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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Thanks heaps for your advice and such a quick response Mark.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I am starting at a new school this year so don’t know the kids at all.&nbsp; Think I will take on-board your suggestion of giving them the
 option to choose or choosing from a list I create. To stop students ‘borrowing’ from each other I think I will attempt to put a bit of a different spin on the same topic. Pitching to older or younger stakeholders or something like that. Will think on that
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"> yr11it-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:yr11it-bounces@edulists.com.au]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 23 January 2016 10:27 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Year 11 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List &lt;yr11it@edulists.com.au&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Yr11 Information Technology] Computing Unit 1 Outcome 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Hi Margaret.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Yes, this is the year 11 Computing list.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">I think what strategy you choose for U1O1 will depend a lot on what your students are like.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">If they are independent and with strong skills, they would probably appreciate being able to choose their own topics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">But since they are just starting VCE, some might be overwhelmed by the challenge of choosing one and locating data.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">(I can imagine even unit 3 Informatics kids being scared of choosing a topic for their hypothesis.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">If you give the same topic to everyone, there is greater chance of them &quot;borrowing&quot; work and resources from each other.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Perhaps you could give them the option of choosing a topic or using a topic from a short list you provide?&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">See how many take each option and use that to decide what to do in 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">2.2c worth... (at current GST rates. This may soon change)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Mark<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 23 January 2016 at 09:55, Graham, Margaret M &lt;<a href="mailto:graham.margaret.m@edumail.vic.gov.au" target="_blank">graham.margaret.m@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>&gt; wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I am not sure if I am using the right list here or if this one has been replaced with a new Computing
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">My question is about the Unit 1 Assessment Task.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Set the topic for all students</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Provide a list for students to choose from</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Let students choose their own.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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