[VELS] A unit for Year 7 IT

Tue Dec 12 02:17:58 EST 2006

Integration is not really a word used by the VELS. I teach my ICT  courses
with oodles of English (theatre plays, creative writing etc) but I dont call
it 'integrating' English into ICT. Perhaps it is my way of thinking but
'embedding' ICT into courses sounds better and a bit more dignified. I think
of it as a way for us all to teach rich and vibrant courses that overlap and
support each other.

Nobody wanted to grab the topic of Internet Safety at our school, it became
a bit of a football that got kicked around with programming with GameMaker,
MovieMaker, Podcasting, Wiki's, Digital Portfolios etc. This isnt all that
suprising with the reluctance of some to adopt 'Web2' technologies.
Similarly, few staff were interested in the finer details of ICT assessment
after discovering that it wasnt just a matter of grinding out the odd
slideshow and three fold brochure to mark. (Read the standards .. Read the
standards)

Integration sounds a bit like divide and conquer, a fight over hardware
instead of a more dignified collaboration and as Jamie McKenzie once
described as 'smushing', a move to cram ICT into a curriculum. Of course how
and when schools can best do this is really up to them to figure out..

Regards Roland

PS: Try this Google search +VELS integrate ICT site:vcaa.vic.edu.au and you
will see what I mean ...

On 11/12/06, DANIELA LUPONE <luponed at columba.vic.edu.au> wrote:
>
>  Hi Roland Is your course integrated with other subjects then taking up
> some of the difficulties they are experiencing? Would be interested to take
> a look at your course
>
> Regards Daniela
>
> D.Lupone
> St Columba's Colege
> Essendon 3040
> luponed at columba.vic.edu.au
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* vels-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:vels-bounces at edulists.com.au]
> *On Behalf Of *Roland Gesthuizen
> *Sent:* Monday, 11 December 2006 4:01 PM
> *To:* Victorian Essential Learning Standards
> *Subject:* Re: [VELS] A unit for Year 7 IT
>
> Odd, we are putting a small IT course back into our year 7 curriculum to
> make life easier for all the other teachers. They can still embed IT into
> their course but relax as the assessment has been done, knowing that a
> competent teacher has got the ball rolling with an IT course that draws its
> context from the other domains. Anybody interested in a course outline?
>
> Regards Roland
>
> On 11/12/06, DANIELA LUPONE <luponed at columba.vic.edu.au> wrote:
> >
> > I know there was some discussion about what people are doing with
> > regards to VELS and It
> >
> > I am putting together a course with regards to Year 7 IT. In putting
> > this together I am conscious that the school will probably get rid of Year 7
> > IT in the following year. I have tried to devleop on our existing course
> > where we use IT applications such as word, powerpoint and outlook.
> >
> > Would appreciate any criticism
> >
> > regards Daniela Lupone
> > St Columba's College
> > Essendon 3040
> > <<Tech_UP_7_Info_Wordprocessing_2007.doc>>
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Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
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