[Yr7-10it] New National Curriculum

Sun Sep 13 18:06:55 EST 2009

Well done Brendyn! I must try this with my year 7's before and after your
activity. I did hear about a research project that asked different
generations to draw what they thought the inside of a radio looked like
(iPod, mobile phone etc..) Apparently the younger kids had absolutely no
idea.

We now have a throw-away, black box generation that has trouble visualising
a circuit board, describing a computer chip or understand basic electronics.
Not hard to see why when we are surrounded by so much equipment that cannot
be serviced, opened and the decline in school based technology activities
that once provided some hands-on experiences. Compare us with a family in
India that can service and repair their own mobile phones and consider where
real innovation is going to happening.

Arthur C. Clarke once remarked "Any sufficiently advanced technology is
indistinguishable from *magic*."

I would like my students to appropriate and embrace technology with reasoned
understanding, not cloak it in commercial mysticism then worship it with a
misplaced awe.

Regards Roland

PS: The OLPC computers can be repaired by a child with a screwdriver. Google
the videos on YouTube for details. Try that with a Netbook ;-)

2009/9/9 Brendyn Hancock <BHancock at nagle.vic.edu.au>

>  *Me? Finally have access to some now superseded hardware formerly from
> our network and am using about a half dozen machines as "sacrifices" to
> learn about the fun of ripping apart and rebuilding hardware...the kids LOVE
> it!***
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> Your right Kent. I have just finished a semester y9 subject called “Buying
> and Maintaining a Computer”. We pulled old computers a part etc. The kids
> think its great. They have no idea whats in a computer or what the parts are
> called or more importantly what effect they have on output and
> effectiveness.
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> I have attached several of the worksheets I used.
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> Cheers all.
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> *From:* yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:
> yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au] *On Behalf Of *Kent Beveridge
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 8 September 2009 8:59 AM
> *To:* Year 7 - 10 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List
> *Subject:* RE: [Yr7-10it] New National Curriculum
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> "Scope and Sequence" documentation...
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> some of us love that sentence..and some dont!  I really hope it includes
> year levels TOGETHER WITH 'VELS' levels.
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> However, given the extremely wide gap in what is taught in various schools
> with their differing available tools and skillsets, there will, no doubt,
> STILL be discussions....
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> eg. mid school multi-media subjects offered at some schools, whilst others
> still are just able to offer basic WP, SS and DB apps perhaps with a little
> multi-media thrown in for good measure.
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> Me? Finally have access to some now superseded hardware formerly from our
> network and am using about a half dozen machines as "sacrifices" to learn
> about the fun of ripping apart and rebuilding hardware...the kids LOVE it!
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> Cheers all..
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> Must get back to writing my curriculum docs and doing interim reports..ho
> hum...oh, and teaching too!
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> Kent.
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> *From:* yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of
> stephen at melbpc.org.au
> *Sent:* Mon 9/7/2009 10:50 PM
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> yr7-10it at edulists.com.au
> *Subject:* Re: [Yr7-10it] New National Curriculum
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> Hi all,
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> Good to read Paula say today, "The good news is that at the moment ICT,
> like literacy and numeracy, are high on ACARA’s agenda for development."
>
> Great .. a well integrated, and still flexible, ICT scope and sequence,
> with content & achievment, across Australia. Sounds like a kid SuperNet
> coming up? A SelfHelp Community of kids taking Australia's ICT Sequence
> education, which would soon be a big bonus for them and .Au if well run.
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> > From: "Paula Christophersen"<christophersen.paula.p at edumail.vic.gov.au>
> > To:   "Year 7 - 10 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List"
> >       <yr7-10it at edulists.com.au>
> > Date:   Mon, 7 Sep 2009 09:22:41 +1000
> > Subject:   RE: [Yr7-10it] New National Curriculum
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> [Yr7-10it] New National Curriculum
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> Hi Anne and colleagues
>
> I understand that there will be a scope and sequence developed for ICT
> (content and achievement standards). How it will appear in the curriculum
> documents is still under consideration. For example, in the current four
> study areas being developed, it is possible that in some instances ICT
> may actually be embedded in the content of these studies e.g. use ICT to
> represent data in graph form (in maths); in other instances the ICT
> content may be illustrated through the content elaborations (examples) in
> each of these studies. How the rest will be handled, I’m not certain. The
> good news is that at the moment ICT, like literacy and numeracy, are high
> on ACARA’s agenda for development.
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> Regards
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> Paula
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> Paula Christophersen
> ICT Curriculum Manager
> VCAA
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> 41 St Andrews Place
> EAST MELBOURNE 3002
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> www.vcaa.vic.edu.au
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> > From: Bruce and Anne ..
> > Sent: Sun 6/09/2009 8:43 AM
> > To: Year 7 - 10 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List
> > Subject: [Yr7-10it] New National Curriculum
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Just wondering whether anyone has been invited to look at the proposed
> > New national curriculum and if so, what impact will that have on ICT
> > type subjects? .. Anne (P12 College, Vic)
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Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
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