[Yr11 Information Technology] [WARNING - NOT VIRUS SCANNED] RE: U1O1 SAC / SAT?

[Ciotti, George W]

This SAC is time consuming. There a re quite a few tasks that students will need to spend time in and out of class completing.
With regard to excel, what I did was give them a refresher on Excel concentrating on using Excel to make charts. Then I pointed out a set of tutorials that students with absolutely no experience in excel could undertake in their own time. I have given my students approx 10 sessions to work through the SAC but this time also includes me providing them with timely instruction on the different sections of the SAC for short periods of time. I find this keeps everyone focussed on the task at hand when needed most.

The good thing about the new course outline is that it indicates what will be useful to cover at some point in year 10 IT in preparation for yr11. My Year 10IT students have just completed a set of tutorials in Excel.

I wouldn’t fret too much as this year will be a suck it and see year, especially with time allocation to SACs. But it’s always best to allocate a comfortable task time and temper this with milestone targets.

Getting the textbooks so late in the piece hasn’t helped at all.

Cheers

George

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From: Chris Valmadre <Chris.Valmadre at sjc.vic.edu.au<mailto:Chris.Valmadre at sjc.vic.edu.au>>
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Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2016 02:26:57 +0000
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Subject: [Yr11 Information Technology] [WARNING - NOT VIRUS SCANNED] RE: U1O1 SAC / SAT?

I’m in the middle of this assessment task and have found the time I set aside for data manipulation in Excel (3 periods) was inadequate for my class.

As we had only 2 periods to learn Excel – I have needed to hold their hands through this and will have to adjust the marks in this area. I will produce a number of charts that they can use for their infographic. Gathering data for this first task and then manipulating it in Excel has required a lot more time than I allowed.

I’m finding it very difficult getting through the content of this new course with very little time for skill development in the applications.

Looking at “Networks” with the help of the new text and I can see I will need to extend my time again here and reduce it in the final outcome.

Cheers
Chris

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Subject: [Yr11 Information Technology] U1O1 SAC / SAT?

Please feel free to use this – it is based on the DLTV sample SAC but I have teased out the questions to assist the students in completing the sections.

Note that not all suggested answers have been added as I’m still working on it. Just thought some of you might like a look at it now.

I’ve also made it so that they all produce a survey but it only goes to me. My survey will go to all students and staff in order to reduce the pestering of staff and students and to get enough data in a short time frame. The students will then do their individual manipulation of the data and produce their own infographic. I just thought this was more practical and manageable at this stage.

Cheers
Chris Valmadre
St Joseph’s College Geelong
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