<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m =
"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml"><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16587" name=GENERATOR>
<STYLE>@font-face {
font-family: Calibri;
}
@font-face {
font-family: Consolas;
}
@page Section1 {size: 612.0pt 792.0pt; margin: 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt; }
P.MsoNormal {
FONT-SIZE: 11pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"
}
LI.MsoNormal {
FONT-SIZE: 11pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"
}
DIV.MsoNormal {
FONT-SIZE: 11pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"
}
A:link {
COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99
}
SPAN.MsoHyperlink {
COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99
}
A:visited {
COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99
}
SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {
COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99
}
SPAN.EmailStyle17 {
COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-style-type: personal-compose
}
.MsoChpDefault {
mso-style-type: export-only
}
DIV.Section1 {
page: Section1
}
</STYLE>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></HEAD>
<BODY lang=EN-US vLink=purple link=blue>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=538130100-08082008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Adrian and all at Vitta;</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=538130100-08082008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Thank you for a fantastic Expo.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=538130100-08082008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I have been on Ski Camp with my year 9 students since
Sunday morning, so i only found out yesterday that it was one of my students
that ended up winning the Nintendo. (He does not want to
share!)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=538130100-08082008></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff><FONT
size=2>Every student that came on the trip really enjoyed the experience and gain lots of valuable information for their career choices.</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=538130100-08082008>Thanks again Adrian and I hope it runs again in
2009.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=538130100-08082008></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=538130100-08082008>Regards</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=538130100-08082008>Andrew Weir</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=538130100-08082008><o:SmartTagType
namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="Street"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType
namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="PlaceType"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType
namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="PlaceName"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType
namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="address"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType
namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="place"></o:SmartTagType>
<STYLE>st1\:* {
BEHAVIOR: url(#default#ieooui)
}
</STYLE>
<STYLE>@font-face {
font-family: Lucida Calligraphy;
}
@page Section1 {size: 595.3pt 841.9pt; margin: 72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; }
P.MsoNormal {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"
}
LI.MsoNormal {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"
}
DIV.MsoNormal {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"
}
P {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto
}
DIV.Section1 {
page: Section1
}
</STYLE>
<FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face="Lucida Calligraphy" color=navy size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Calligraphy'">Andrew</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT
face="Lucida Calligraphy" color=navy size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Calligraphy'">
Weir<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Information Technology
Co-ordinator</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Thomas</SPAN></FONT></st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Carr</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">35 Thomas Carr
Drive</SPAN></FONT></st1:address></st1:Street>,</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Tarneit, VIC 3029</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy">(P) (03) <SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>8734
2566</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy">(F) (03) 9748
4388<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy">(E)
andrew.weir@thomascarr.vic.edu.au<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=#006666 size=1><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #006666; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">IMPORTANT! This email
and any attachments may be confidential. If received in error, please contact us
and delete all copies. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Thomas</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Carr</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> does not represent
or warrant that the attached files are free from computer viruses or other
defects. The attached files are provided, and may only be used, on the basis
that the user assumes all responsibility for any loss, damage or consequence
resulting directly or indirectly from the use of the attached files, whether
caused by the negligence of the sender or not. Any representations or opinions
expressed in this email are those of the individual sender, and not necessarily
those of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Thomas</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Carr</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
color=navy size=1><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=1><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Please consider the
environment before printing this email <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=538130100-08082008></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left>
<HR tabIndex=-1>
<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au
[mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Adrian
Janson<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, 4 August 2008 9:48 AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Year 12
Software Development Teachers' Mailing List'; 'Year 12 IT Applications Teachers'
Mailing List'; yr11it@edulists.com.au; 'Year 7 - 10 Information Technology
Teachers' Mailing List'<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Year 12 IT Apps] ICT Careers Expo
Report<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV class=Section1>
<P class=MsoNormal>Hi everyone (and apologies for the cross
posts),<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU>Now that I am (almost) fully recovered from
the events of the last couple of days – it is a good time to give you a report
on how the ICT Careers Expo went.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU>In preparation of the Expo, we invited our
exhibitors and presenters to a special networking event which we held on Friday
evening here at MHS during which the event was officially launched by MP Evan
Thornley.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU>The Expo kicked off at 10am and we already
had a good number of students at the registration desk keen to get
involved. Attendance throughout the day was very steady. We had over
1000 registrations on the web-site prior to Saturday – which was
great!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU>Most sessions were very well attended – with
the most popular ones being related to the Games Industry, security and sessions
given by tertiary providers. The day began with the Parents forum – in
which a number of panellists spoke about the state of the ICT job market and
were quizzed by the parents that attended. The session had about 30
attendees and was received very well. A morning tea was provided and there
was a separate prize draw for an iPod Nano.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU>We also had a prize draw at the end of the
day, for which many students stayed for – we gave away 2 USB drives (1 person in
attendance and 1 not), an iPod Nano donated by Computers Now (to a little girl
who was thrilled) and a Nintendo Wii to someone that had come earlier in the day
but had left. Andrew Evans from Monash Uni then did a prize draw for a PSP
– and when the first name drawn was not in attendance decided that he would give
another away to a person that was present (which was very generous and a lovely
gesture). A student who had only arrived at the Expo 30 minutes before
(missing all of the sessions), was the lucky recipient.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU>Brenda Frisk from NextSpace in NZ conducted
a practical workshop to about 20 students in one of our computer labs – and
received a very enthusiastic reception. Some students wanted to ask her
questions – so much so that she was still in the lab 45 minutes after her
session (and going strong!).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU>The Expo wrapped up at 4pm and we had
everything packed up within an hour of this (which was a good effort I
thought).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU>Thank-yous!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU>Thank you to all of our sponsors and
supporters – in particular – MMV and ACS who are both long term supporters of
both VITTA and the IT education community as a whole.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU>I would like to thank Lisa Chadderton (our
VITTA Project Officer) for all of her hard work on this event. Thank you
also to Renee Houreau (VITTA EO) and the VITTA Committee for their support of
this event.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Thank you to all of you who promoted this event, encouraged
your students to attend and/or brought students along.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Events such as these are the way that we can build our
subject area up, raise the profile of IT education and deliver the materials
that our students want and need – without each of us having to reinvent the
wheel and organize numerous guest speakers and uni. visits. We will put
some photos up on the VITTA site shortly for those that weren’t able to attend
(and for those that were!).<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Consolas">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Consolas">Adrian<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Consolas"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Consolas">Adrian Janson,
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Consolas">VITTA
President<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Consolas">Director of ICT,
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Consolas">Melbourne High School,
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Consolas">Forrest Hill, South Yarra 3141
Australia.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Consolas">Phone:
03 9826 0711 International: +61 3 9826 0711<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Consolas">Fax:
03 9826 8767 International: +61 3 9826 8767<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Consolas">E-mail: <A
href="mailto:janson.adrian.a@edumail.vic.gov.au">janson.adrian.a@edumail.vic.gov.au</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Consolas">Website: <A
href="http://www.mhs.vic.edu.au">http://www.mhs.vic.edu.au</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Consolas">Blog:
<A
href="http://jansona.edublogs.org/">http://jansona.edublogs.org</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV>
<P></P>
<P><B>Important - </B>This email and any attachments may be confidential. If
received in error, please contact us and delete all copies. Before opening or
using attachments check them for viruses and defects. Regardless of any loss,
damage or consequence, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not,
resulting directly or indirectly from the use of any attached files our
liability is limited to resupplying any affected attachments. Any
representations or opinions expressed are those of the individual sender, and
not necessarily those of the Department of Education and Early Childhood
Development.</P>_______________________________________________ <BR><A
href="http://www.edulists.com.au">http://www.edulists.com.au </A>- FAQ,
resources, subscribe, unsubscribe <BR>IT Applications Mailing List kindly
supported by <BR><A
href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/infotech/itapplications3-4.html ">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/infotech/infotechindex.html
</A>- Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority and <BR><A
href="http://www.vitta.org.au">http://www.vitta.org.au </A>- VITTA Victorian
Information Technology Teachers Association Inc </BODY></HTML>