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yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au] <=
b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Mick Conlan<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, 20 June 2007=
 9:55
AM<br>
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n">Year
 7 - 10 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Yr7-10it]
Cross-school online discussion</span></font><span lang=3DEN-US><o:p></o:p></=
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yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au on behalf of Clare, Ian J<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Mon 6/18/2007 11:11 AM<=
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n">Year
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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Yr7-10it]
Cross-school online discussion</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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Hi
Russell<br>
<br>
Probably too busy with reports at present to look at (I'm reports<br>
co-ordinator as well). I like the idea but others things are pressing my<br>
time at present.<br>
<br>
Ian Clare<br>
Information Technology Teacher<br>
<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Casterton</st1:PlaceName>=
 <st1:PlaceName
 w:st=3D"on">Secondary</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">College</s=
t1:PlaceType></st1:place><br>
Ph&nbsp;&nbsp; 03 5581 1588 Fax 03 5581 1518<br>
clare.ian.j@edumail.vic.gov.au<br>
-----Original Message-----<br>
From: yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au<br>
[<a href=3D"mailto:yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au">mailto:yr7-10it-bounces=
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On Behalf Of Russell Edwards<br>
Sent: Monday, 18 June 2007 10:37 AM<br>
To: <st1:PersonName w:st=3D"on">Year 7 - 10 Information Technology Teachers'
 Mailing List</st1:PersonName><br>
Subject: Re: [Yr7-10it] Cross-school online discussion<br>
<br>
Dear List,<br>
<br>
Is nobody interested in an inter-school ICT discussion forum??<br>
<br>
Russell<br>
<br>
<br>
On 06/06/2007, at 9:50 AM, Russell Edwards wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; Dear List,<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; partly motivated by level 6 of VELS ICT for Communicating,
I'm&nbsp;<br>
&gt; looking at introducing an ongoing unit to my elective 9/10 IT next&nbsp=
;<br>
&gt; semester on, basically, internet skills and citizenship--- search&nbsp;=
<br>
&gt; strategies, net history, useful sites, evaluating reliability of&nbsp;<=
br>
&gt; information, nettiquette, intellectual property, etc etc. As a&nbsp;<br=
>
&gt; learning strategy and for assessment the kids will have to actively&nbs=
p;<br>
&gt; take part in online discussions of the issues raised in the unit.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;&nbsp; Last night I had a thought -- it would be more engaging and&nbsp;=
<br>
&gt; stimulating for the students if they were really interacting with&nbsp;=
<br>
&gt; people they didn't have face-to-face contact with.&nbsp; I think it&nbs=
p;<br>
&gt; would be excellent if two or three schools could buddy up and&nbsp;<br>
&gt; participate in combined discussions.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Would anybody be interested in doing this?&nbsp; Is this sort of
thing&nbsp;<br>
&gt; being done already?<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; How I'd envisage it working is as follows. Teachers would agree to&nbsp=
;<br>
&gt; cover, in class, selected topics around the same time. Once a week&nbsp=
;<br>
&gt; or so they would post one or two new threads in the forum, inviting&nbs=
p;<br>
&gt; discussion on a particular point. Students could pick and choose&nbsp;<=
br>
&gt; which threads they get involved in. As long as they make a&nbsp;<br>
&gt; meaningful contribution to, say, five or more threads, they meet&nbsp;<=
br>
&gt; the VELS requirement that students<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; &quot;communicate regularly online with peers, experts, and others,&nbs=
p;<br>
&gt; expressing their messages in language appropriate to the selected&nbsp;=
<br>
&gt; form of communication, and demonstrating respect for cultural&nbsp;<br>
&gt; differences. &quot;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Looking forward to your responses,<br>
&gt; Russell<br>
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