[Yr7-10it] Year 7-10 IT structures

[Robert Minato]

Prior to 2007, all our yr7 classes did 2-3 periods a week for a semester.
This year, it is expected that IT is integrated into other subjects. We have
found that students arrive here with a good grasp of applications. The yr7
do one or two periods intro to IT mainly to familiarise non-apple students
with the mac system. IT is available as electives at yr9.

Rob

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Robert Minato
Technology Leader
Catholic College Wodonga
1 Bowman Crt
Wodonga 3690
02 6043 5546




On 11/10/07 8:58 PM, "Colin SUTTON" <oz.sutton at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all
> 
> My school, Montmorency SC, has NO compulsory ICT!
> 
> A student can go through 6 years of schooling here and do NO formal IT.
> 
> No other school I have ever taught in (2 in Vic, 3 in QLD and 4 in the UK)
> have ever had this!
> 
> It seems unbelievable that in the Information Age students are not formally
> taught ANY ICT.
> 
> They have to learn another language, do wood, metal, cooking and sewing -
> useful and even essential - but the ONE thing none of them can avoid is ICT!
> 
> Sure, many can play games and surf to sites, but they are not formally taught
> a wide range of other useful or essentail skills.
> 
> Schools I have taught in elsewhere had at least one semester of ICT at Year 7
> (Yr 8 in QLD as secondary starts in Yr8).
> 
> Most had an elective system that required them to do at least ONE or more
> units at 8/9 or even again in Yr 10.
> 
> Comments anyone?
> 
>  
> Regards
> 
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