[Year 12 SofDev] Hang on a minute...

[Mark KELLY]

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On 23 April 2012 15:06, Kent Beveridge <kbeveridge at stbc.vic.edu.au> wrote:
> Hey there Mark, what program do ya use for you U4OC1?
> I'm presently lookin at VB.NET
>
> Just havin some fun with arrays in class just now with different data types
> and I/O types.
> Kent
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> Sent from KB's iPAD.
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> On 23/04/2012, at 12:08 PM, "Mark KELLY" <kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au> wrote:
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> Hi Adrian. Yes, I do force kids to use a 'really' mobile device for the SAC.
> Perhaps laptops can be left off the list in the next study design.
>
> On 23 April 2012 10:35, Adrian Janson <janson.adrian.a at edumail.vic.gov.au>
> wrote:
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>> Hi Michael (and all),
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>> You are right – and actually I think in the last few years in particular,
>> the desktop has been trending down and the notebook up (I no longer have a
>> desktop at home – whereas it used to be my ‘power’ machine).
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>> However, ‘laptop’ was put into the study as an ‘easy out’ in some ways –
>> to soften the blow of developing for a mobile device.  If it were not there
>> – the chorus of disapproval would have been more than just your email!
>> There are constraints for Notebooks that are worth considering apart from
>> battery life.  You often have to use a touch-pad instead of a mouse and the
>> resolution is often not as big – small things I know.
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>> Pick something other than a Notebook would be my advice, as it is a lot
>> more interesting!
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>> Cheers,
>>
>> Adrian
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>> Adrian Janson B.Sc, Dip.Ed, M.Ed
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>> From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au
>> [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Howard, David
>> Sent: Monday, 23 April 2012 8:44 AM
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>> To: Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Year 12 SofDev] Hang on a minute...
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>> That’s why you have the choice when writing the SAC. Last year I made
>> prescribed the mobile device as an iPad.
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>> I agree with the sentiments here but you as the teacher can decide what
>> mobile device you are basing your SAC around. When we have run SD here, we
>> base “mobile device” around smart phones & tablets that have constraints of
>> screen size and users fat fingers.
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>> I found this relevant article on flipboard.
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>> http://mashable.com/2012/04/11/mobile-app-design-tips/
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>> Regards
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>> From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au
>> [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Mark KELLY
>> Sent: Monday, 23 April 2012 8:28 AM
>> To: Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Year 12 SofDev] Hang on a minute...
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>> +1.
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>> "Netbooks" makes a bit more sense, but most laptops have no more
>> constraints than do desktops, apart from battery life.
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>> On 23 April 2012 08:19, Michael Wooldridge <mwo at mornsc.vic.edu.au> wrote:
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>> Actually, I’ve always wondered about the position of the laptop in that
>> list. What’s the difference between designing software for a laptop and a
>> desktop? If, as I suspect, there is no difference, doesn’t it make the whole
>> concept of designing for a ‘mobile computing device’ somewhat redundant?
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>> "It is the tragedy of the world that no one knows what he doesn't know -
>> and the less a man knows, the more sure he is that he knows everything"
>> Joyce Cary.
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>> Michael Wooldridge
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>> Information Technology Coordinator
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>> From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au
>> [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Mark KELLY
>> Sent: Sunday, 22 April 2012 11:24 AM
>> To: Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List
>> Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] Hang on a minute...
>>
>>
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>> SD U4O1 KK02- types and characteristics of mobile computing devices,
>> including:
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>> PDAs
>> mobile phones
>> laptops
>> gaming consoles
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>> Gaming consoles (e.g. Xbox, Playstation) are far from mobile - they are
>> strictly limited by the length of their cords.
>> If the study design means to refer to games machines such as the Gameboy,
>> it would have been wiser to add the word "handheld" !
>>
>> --
>> Mark Kelly
>> Manager of ICT, Reporting, IT Learning Area
>> McKinnon Secondary College
>> McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia
>> Direct line / Voicemail: +613 8520 9085, Fax +613 9578 9253
>> kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au (don't use my Edumail account!)
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>> --
>> An E-flat, a C, and a G go into a bar. The bartender says, "I'm sorry, but
>> I can't serve minors."


-- 
Mark Kelly
Manager of ICT, Reporting, IT Learning Area
McKinnon Secondary College
McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia
Direct line / Voicemail: +613 8520 9085, Fax +613 9578 9253
kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au (don't use my Edumail account!)
VCE IT Lecture Notes: http://vceit.com
Moderator: IT Applications Edulist

--
An E-flat, a C, and a G go into a bar. The bartender says, "I'm sorry,
but I can't serve minors."