[Yr7-10it] More great value PD - Introduction to Scripting inGame Maker

Wed Jul 28 12:46:41 EST 2010

Guys, VITTA has been active in setting up PLNs throughout Victoria.  This is not a solution but certainly part of the solution.  VITTA provides seeding money to help you organize PD events in your region.  We know it's not enough but the realities is that VITTA does everything it can as a not for profit organization to provide support and encouragement for IT in education in regional areas. 

Adrian as President, myself as Vice President, the rest of the Executive and the Committee all put into countless hours to keep the association going. The staff in the VITTA Office are A1.  I can vouch for that personally.  VITTA punches above its weight in national and state issues in matters relating to ICT in education.  We are all passionate in trying to support regional members. Adrian travelled to Horsham to outline the changes to the study design.  VITTA gave as much support as we could for the Slide2Learn conference in Shep precisely because of its innovation and location and learning opportunities for regional members. 

Next year, we plan to run a regional conference and we hope that you will support it in a pro active and constructive way.  More about that later.  As you know, there are considerable expenses in running any PD in rural settings but we do as much as is feasible and we continue to be mindful of providing professional learning opportunities for our regional colleagues. 

The bottom line is we need to have a critical mass to be able to run more regional events.  VITTA would simply cease to exist in any form if we run events for groups that are small.   

If you have constructive and creative ways in which VITTA can help you that are logistically  possible and meet your professional learning needs, we are listening and always ready to hear. 

Best wishes 

Phil  

Phil Callil
Faculty Head ICT 
Xavier College
9855-4163
www.xavier.vic.edu.au

Vice President VITTA
www.vitta.org.au/

>>> "Hutchison, Geoffrey G" <hutchison.geoffrey.g at edumail.vic.gov.au> 7/28/2010 12:14 PM >>>
Join the conversation. Been going on these boards for 3+ years. Going
nowhere.

Geoff Hutchison
McGuire College (Shepp)

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[mailto:yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Hall, Rod M
Sent: Wednesday, 28 July 2010 12:00 PM
To: Year 7 - 10 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Yr7-10it] More great value PD - Introduction to Scripting
inGame Maker

Do know that those teachers in "rural" settings are striving also to
deliver an inclusive and engaging curriculum. Often learning many
software applications by themselves as the faculty may not be large
enough to share learning and spending considerable time to do so.
Enthusiasm is a driving force and the opportunity to share PD and
learning helps to refire the enthusiasm when it can wane because the
skill set  may not be as up to date as desired. PD opportunities are
highly welcomed - YET once again all PD for terrific (say)  Gamemaker
applications remains city based and (currently) from 4.30pm to meet the
needs of the city folk. Here us loud and clearly in the country - PLEASE
consider opportunities for Regional PD - we will drive an hour to get to
a location but a 7 hour return trip is just not an option for 2 hours of
sharing.
Get on line country teachers and put your thinking  to VITTA - maybe the
power of the numbers may well stir those talented people to offer their
travel time with VITTA support to come nearer to you .
One can only hope so.
Yours in frustration

Rod Hall
Bright P-12 College

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[mailto:yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Kent Beveridge
Sent: Wednesday, 28 July 2010 8:53 AM
To: Year 7 - 10 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Yr7-10it] More great value PD - Introduction to Scripting
in Game Maker

Anything on for us up here in the country that we dont need to travel
etc...etc...???
Scripting PD's etc.

Or do we miss out yet again....

Kent.

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To: Yr7-10it
Subject: [Yr7-10it] More great value PD - Introduction to Scripting in
Game     Maker

Hi folks and sorry for the cross-posts,

Fabulous value Professional Learning: You pay less for this quality
event due to a subsidy provided by Multimedia Victoria.

"Excuse me... How do we use these scripting functions?"

Introduction to Scripting in Game Maker
This PD session will introduce participants to scripting in Game Maker
by creating drag-and-drop games. VITTA and experienced teacher Nat
Bradshaw present a practical session of learning where you will explore
Game Maker in order to inspire and engage. Game Maker allows you to
quickly create exciting computer games. Gain confidence in programming
skills and develop an exciting game to showcase to your students.

Game Maker's simple drag and drop interface is friendly enough to use
with as young as Year 3, but through its powerful scripting language, it
is suitable for students at all levels. With Game Maker you can easily
create games such as top view, platform games, first person shooters, 3D
and networked multiplayer games. It is a fully fledged programming
language capable of non game applications such as physics simulations
and databases.

This Professional Learning session will be on:
Date: Wednesday 18th August 2010

Time: 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm

Venue: Melbourne High School, Forrest Hill, South Yarra, Victoria 3141
Melways Map Reference: 2L J3

For more info and registration go to:
http://www.vitta.org.au/events/event/introduction-to-scripting-in-game-m
aker
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