[Year 12 SofDev] RE: Ross from Sunbury College

Wed Mar 5 08:35:42 EST 2008

If the task extended across the holidays, make sure the remaining part 
is not given to them beforehand so they can't pre-produce stuff.

Claudia Graham wrote:
> Hi Ross,
> 
>  
> 
> Re the practice SAC not sure who’s that is so can’t help there
> 
>  
> 
> Regarding the use of the internet not something I have done or would do, 
> for me it would be too hard to ‘patrol’. But as long as all students 
> have the same conditions it doesn’t matter (mind you I don’t have a 
> study design or assessment hand book beside me to check re conditions)
> 
>  
> 
> Same for the time frame, I assume you mean a lesson or two prior to the 
> holidays and then some after (or similar), not something I would do just 
> for authentication purposes. I would do it all in a few lessons; I don’t 
> even like weekends between assessment lessons if I can help it.
> 
>  
> 
> Claudia Graham
> 
> Overnewton College
> 
> Keilor
> 
>  
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> *From:* sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au 
> [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] *On Behalf Of *Ogilvie, Ross A
> *Sent:* 4 March 2008 7:50 PM
> *To:* sofdev at edulists.com.au
> *Subject:* Ross from Sunbury College
> 
>  
> 
> Hi all,
> 
>  
> 
> In regard to SD I have a couple of questions.
> 
>  
> 
> 1. I have given my class a **Practice SAC** called **Shagadelic 
> Carpets**  (refer to attachment) (hope the author is OK with this). My 
> question is....does anyone have the solutions so I can check if I am on 
> the right track.
> 
>  
> 
> 2. When I give my students the actual SAC:
> 
>  
> 
>    i. Can/should they access the internet.
> 
>    ii. Would there be a problem (in Vic) if the SAC extended through the 
> Term One holiday period into    Term Two.
> 
>  
> 
> Kindest Regards   
> 
>  
> 
> **Ross Ogilvie **
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> Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:27:07 +1100
> From: Mark Kelly <kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au>
> Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] Algorithms, Netflix, Data mining
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> In October 2006, Netflix announced it would give a cool seven figures to
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> http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/magazine/16-03/mf_netflix
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buy a new bomber.