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slidy looks terrific! Quite similar to Eric Meyer's S5, I think.<BR>
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Maggie<BR>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">On Mon Aug 17 14:30 , Donna Benjamin <donna@cc.com.au> sent:<BR>
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</donna@cc.com.au></span><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(245, 245, 245); margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 0px;">On Mon, 2009-08-17 at 13:49 +1000, Dr Paul Chandler wrote:<BR>
> Given my current role, I'd also be vying for a good chunk of visual<BR>
> literacy; it might look like a unit on powerpoint, but it'd actually<BR>
> be a unit on visual literacy.<BR>
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Also - Powerpoint is just one application, from one Vendor - there are<BR>
so many ways to present information to an audience.<BR>
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Including web based presentation tools such as google docs, S5 and Slidy<BR>
<a href="parse.pl?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2FTalks%2FTools%2FSlidy" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">http://www.w3.org/Talks/Tools/Slidy</span></a><BR>
<a href="parse.pl?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fmeyerweb.com%2Feric%2Ftools%2Fs5%2F" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/</span></a><BR>
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Is there room for more basic computing fundamentals here?<BR>
hardware: desktops, laptops, phones, printers, displays, discs,<BR>
devices, peripherals, components, networking gear (wireless routers etc)<BR>
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how to build a computer from parts...<BR>
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software: <BR>
operating systems<BR>
applications - desktop (office) vs server & web based (moodle)<BR>
plugins, widgets, extensions<BR>
viruses, malware, anti-virus, firewalls etc...<BR>
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basic troubleshooting / diagnostic skills<BR>
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basic programming (scratch, squeak, alice)<BR>
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File management strategies would be useful as this is something kids are<BR>
unlikely to explore and learn on their own through trial and error.<BR>
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Software changes so fast, and is constantly updated.<BR>
applications are learnt in the process of using them, and ideally<BR>
students should be exposed to more than one version of an application -<BR>
so they learn to appreciate there is more than one way to achieve<BR>
something, and learn to 'learn' about software, how to get familiar with<BR>
different applications.<BR>
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Internet Safety, search strategies, critical information literacy.<BR>
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Copyright and Creative Commons:<BR>
What's safe and free to use, versus what's not.<BR>
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Just a few thoughts :)<BR>
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- Donna<BR>
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