[Year 12 SofDev] sofdev Digest, Vol 128, Issue 6

Wed Nov 11 11:35:04 AEDT 2015

Hi all,
I'm not teaching VCE 2016, but a suggestion for those wondering of things to do...
1. Give the kids a copy of the VCAA  study design for the first outcome task they will be doing to get them to familiarise themselves with the key skills and key knowledge required for the task....discuss as a class....
2. Perhaps they might do a small introductory programming task for skills practice.
3. Perhaps they might use the time to come up with some topical tasks of their own so they "take ownership" of some of their learning.
4. Discuss and / or set up a planner for the unit together as a class..accounting for breaks, holidays etc so students can help themselves be organised with teacher guidance...
5. Discuss some real world examples relating to the topics or content to be covered, and perhaps review one in more detail.
6. Think about or discuss some excursion options ?
7.....
These are just some thoughts for those who may be at a loss for ideas...on top of just reading a text book!

Kent Beveridge
Teacher

> On 11 Nov 2015, at 11:18 AM, Vella, James <jvella at mackillop.vic.edu.au> wrote:
>
> We have a whole two weeks with them so I'll be broadly going through the SAT requirements as outlined in the Study Design, and starting work on Outcome 1. Not 100% on whether I might tackle project management or not.
>
> As for holiday homework, I'm getting the kids to start brainstorming their ideas for the SAT as well as some revision on programming theory.
>
> Regards
>
> JV
>
>
> James Vella
> Digital Technologies Learning Area Leader eLearning Leader
> MacKillop College
> Russell Street Werribee VIC 3030
>
> T:  +61387345200
> F:  +61387345261
>
> http://www.mackillop.vic.edu.au
>
> Please consider the environment before printing.-----Original Message-----
> From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of sofdev-request at edulists.com.au
> Sent: Wednesday, 11 November 2015 10:21 AM
> To: sofdev at edulists.com.au
> Subject: sofdev Digest, Vol 128, Issue 6
>
> Send sofdev mailing list submissions to
> sofdev at edulists.com.au
>
> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
> http://www.edulists.com.au/mailman/listinfo/sofdev
> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
> sofdev-request at edulists.com.au
>
> You can reach the person managing the list at
> sofdev-owner at edulists.com.au
>
> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of sofdev digest..."
>
>
> Today's Topics:
>
>   1. Re: 2016 Transition for Software Development (Matheson, Geoff J)
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2015 23:21:22 +0000
> From: "Matheson, Geoff J" <matheson.geoff.j at edumail.vic.gov.au>
> Subject: Re: [Year 12 SofDev] 2016 Transition for Software Development
> To: "Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List"
> <sofdev at edulists.com.au>
> Message-ID: <9E13D9C3-5257-40EA-8EBA-CDF38DE0D575 at edumail.vic.gov.au>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>
> With the new study design, I?ll be focusing on broad brush strokes of what the SAT will entail (don?t really feel like I?ve got the detail for much more than speaking pretty broadly), as well as getting them started on some basic programming concepts. With the first outcome being focused on building their programming skills, it feels pretty important to get them moving on coding.
>
> We?re moving to PHP next year, so that way my more motivated students can have some direction on picking up PHP skills through doing some self-paced Codecademy etc. type tutorials.
>
> Hope that helps
>
>
> Geoff Matheson
> Leading Teacher: Teaching and Learning Coach ? Classroom Support [cid:3392357119_3062448]
>
> From: <sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au<mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au>> on behalf of "Kyriakou, Stacey D" <kyriakou.stacey.d at edumail.vic.gov.au<mailto:kyriakou.stacey.d at edumail.vic.gov.au>>
> Reply-To: Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List <sofdev at edulists.com.au<mailto:sofdev at edulists.com.au>>
> Date: Wednesday, 11 November 2015 at 10:11 AM
> To: "sofdev at edulists.com.au<mailto:sofdev at edulists.com.au>" <sofdev at edulists.com.au<mailto:sofdev at edulists.com.au>>
> Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] 2016 Transition for Software Development
>
> Hi all
>
> I am hoping there might be some people on here that could provide me with some ideas/resources/activities etc for Software Development Orientation/Transition? Year 12 Transition begins next week for us and even though I will not be the teacher of this subject next year, I will be taking the orientation classes. I have never taught this subject before and don?t even know where to start. As it is a new study design, just wondering if anyone has thought about what they will be doing for orientation time and might be so kind to share with me (and others).
>
> I know the PSM overlap with IT Apps(Informatics) which is what I have taught in the past, so I know I can cover this with the students?.but any other ideas would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Thanks in advance! :)
>
> Stacey Kyriakou
> Maths/IT/EAL Teacher
> Footscray City College
> 1 Kinnear Street | Footscray | 3011
> (T) +61 3 8387 1527 | (F) +61 3 8387 1599 www.footscray.vic.edu.au<http://www.footscray.vic.edu.au/>
> kyriakou.stacey.d at edumail.vic.gov.au<mailto:kyriakou.stacey.d at edumail.vic.gov.au>
>
> [cid:image003.jpg at 01CCA6A0.D03D7AD0]
>
>
> Important - This email and any attachments may be confidential. If received in error, please contact us and delete all copies. Before opening or using attachments check them for viruses and defects. Regardless of any loss, damage or consequence, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not, resulting directly or indirectly from the use of any attached files our liability is limited to resupplying any affected attachments. Any representations or opinions expressed are those of the individual sender, and not necessarily those of the Department of Education and Training.
>
> Important - This email and any attachments may be confidential. If received in error, please contact us and delete all copies. Before opening or using attachments check them for viruses and defects. Regardless of any loss, damage or consequence, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not, resulting directly or indirectly from the use of any attached files our liability is limited to resupplying any affected attachments. Any representations or opinions expressed are those of the individual sender, and not necessarily those of the Department of Education and Training.
> -------------- next part --------------
> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
> URL: http://www.edulists.com.au/pipermail/sofdev/attachments/20151110/21bbb52f/attachment.html
> -------------- next part --------------
> A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
> Name: 13413F1F-6F61-4734-9AF4-284256D3395A[6].png
> Type: image/png
> Size: 40670 bytes
> Desc: 13413F1F-6F61-4734-9AF4-284256D3395A[6].png
> Url : http://www.edulists.com.au/pipermail/sofdev/attachments/20151110/21bbb52f/13413F1F-6F61-4734-9AF4-284256D3395A6.png
> -------------- next part --------------
> A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
> Name: image003.jpg
> Type: image/jpeg
> Size: 2619 bytes
> Desc: image003.jpg
> Url : http://www.edulists.com.au/pipermail/sofdev/attachments/20151110/21bbb52f/image003.jpg
>
> ------------------------------
>
> _______________________________________________
> sofdev mailing list
> sofdev at edulists.com.au
> http://www.edulists.com.au/mailman/listinfo/sofdev
>
>
> End of sofdev Digest, Vol 128, Issue 6
> **************************************
>
> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE
> This e-mail contains confidential information intended only for the use of the name addressee. It may also be subject to professional privilege. If you are not the named recipient any disclosure, copying, forwarding or using any part of this e-mail or its attachments is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us by telephone on 0387345200. MacKillop College does not warrant that this e-mail or any attachments are error or virus free and recommends that all attachments be checked for viruses and other defects. Similarly, MacKillop College does not warrant that this e-mail has been free of interception by a third party and may store the content sent to us, if we believe that we have a legal requirement to do so.
>
> _______________________________________________
> http://www.edulists.com.au - FAQ, Subscribe, Unsubscribe
> IT Software Development Mailing List kindly supported by
> http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au - Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority and
> http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/infotech/softwaredevel3-4.html
> http://www.vitta.org.au  - VITTA Victorian Information Technology Teachers Association Inc
> http://www.swinburne.edu.au/ict/schools - Swinburne University
St. Brigid's College
97 Robinson Street, Horsham VIC 3400
T 03 5382 3545   F 03 5382 0757
ABN 72 749 438 155
www.stbc.vic.edu.au<http://www.stbc.vic.edu.au/>
        [http://library.stbc.vic.edu.au/StBCLogo.jpg]
P Please consider the environment before printing this email or attachment.
IMPORTANT! This email and any attachments may be confidential. If received in error, please contact us and delete all copies. St. Brigid's College does not represent or warrant that the attached files are free from computer viruses or other defects. The attached files are provided, and may only be used, on the basis that the user assumes all responsibility for any loss, damage or consequence resulting directly or indirectly from the use of the attached files, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not. The liability of St. Brigid's College is limited in any event to either the resupply of the attached files or the cost of having the attached files resupplied. Any representations or opinions expressed in this email are those of the individual sender, and not necessarily those of St. Brigid's College.

This message has been scanned for malware by Websense. www.websense.com