This is the second time somebody is asking this from a country school. A fortnight ago I ran a workshop for some teachers in Bendigo and this issue really sank in. <br><br>If any regional IT teachers are feeling brave, I am willing to have a stab at organizing and helping run a VITTA PD one evening or after school using some of these new cool tools, mirroring what we have done with Melbourne based courses using GameMaker for programing etc. Please post me your name / school to my off list alias
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">rge(at)westallsc.vic.edu.au</span></span> so that I can gauge the level of interest and follow this up with the VITTA COM for you. :-)<br><br>What do you reckon Ian and David?
<br><br>Regards Roland<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 27/02/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Clare, Ian J</b> <<a href="mailto:Clare.Ian.J@edumail.vic.gov.au">Clare.Ian.J@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">I'll jump on my hobbyhorse again. We are teachers of ICT - why don't we start using ICT or PDs especially for those a long way away. I attended the knowledge bank online conference last year and they used Elluminate and it was very useful (and I didn't have to travel 800 km for a PD - = cost, time and risk on the road)
<br><br>Ian Clare<br>Information Technology Teacher<br>Casterton Secondary College<br>Ph 03 5581 1588 Fax 03 5581 1518<br><a href="mailto:clare.ian.j@edumail.vic.gov.au">clare.ian.j@edumail.vic.gov.au</a><br><br>________________________________
<br><br>From: David Eddie [mailto:<a href="mailto:deddie@sjcmda.vic.edu.au">deddie@sjcmda.vic.edu.au</a>]<br>Sent: Tue 27-February-2007 8:22 AM<br>To: 'Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List'<br>Subject: RE: [Year 12 IT Apps] VITTA VCE PD day
<br><br><br><br>Adrian<br><br>Just jumping in here and agreeing with Mel. A little more notice required, especially for those of us a long way away that need to book travel etc. Hopefully will still be able to attend, but less than 2 weeks notice makes it very very difficult. Desperately need the PD and it would be a shame to miss it because of short notice.
<br><br>Are there any others planned?<br><br><br><br>David Eddie<br>St Joseph's College, Mildura<br><br><br><br><br><br>From: <a href="mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au">itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au</a> [mailto:
<a href="mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au">itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>] On Behalf Of Mel Scott<br>Sent: Monday, 26 February 2007 9:24 PM<br>To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List<br>Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] VITTA VCE PD day
<br><br><br><br>Adrian,<br><br><br><br>Would love to go to this day but need 2 weeks notice of PD at my school for approval - are there any days planned later on with more notice??<br><br><br><br>Thanks<br><br>Mel<br><br>
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</a><br>Sent: Monday, 26 February, 2007 3:26:56 PM<br>Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] VITTA VCE PD day<br><br>Hi everyone,<br><br>(and apologies for the cross posts)<br><br>There is an official flyer being release very soon, however, to let you know
<br>what is planned:<br><br>VITTA is holding a PD day at Melbourne Uni on the 9th March for the new<br>study design. There will be sessions on all of the new VCE units as well as<br>the VET units. There will also be special sessions for first time teachers
<br>of the study design as well as group sessions.<br><br>This link will take you to the flyer when it is placed on the VITTA web<br>site.<br><br><a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/calendar/?day=09&month=03&year=2007&event=371">
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</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au">itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>]<br>On Behalf Of Mark Kelly<br>Sent: Monday, 26 February 2007 3:09 PM<br>To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
<br>Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] ITA U3O1<br><br>9 March at Melbourne Uni. I think VITTA is starting to announce it.<br><br>Diane Peat wrote:<br>> Haven't yet started - Week 7 and 8 I think - would love some PD. Please
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<br>> Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] ITA U3O1<br>><br>> Hi all - I'm curious how many of you have already done, or started U3O1<br>> (Database).<br>><br>> I'm doing some VITTA PD on it shortly, and might need to change my
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