Sorry to return top this old thread. We did the same with a compulsory year 7 IT course and it has gone well. I even manged to add in some keyboarding as a skill with rewards of joining in a Moodle session (ten fingers and don't look at the home keys folks) I decided to go with calling it Netiquette instead of cybersafety, thinking that we would do better to start with something positive about what they should be doing rather than focussing on what can go wrong (ala calling it a unit on spelling instead of misspelling)<br>
<br>To keep it VELS friendly, it is good to explore links with other subjects. Integrated Studies teachers are happy there is no need to assess for ICT and can concentrate on just having fun teaching the units with ICT rich content. Way to go :-)<br>
<br>Regards Roland<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/8/17 <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jtabone@aitkencollege.edu.au">jtabone@aitkencollege.edu.au</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi all,<br>
<br>
After some intensive lobbying it looks like I might be successful in<br>
making I.T. a core subject in year 7 with a time alllowance of 2<br>
hours a fortnight.<br>
<br>
My curriculum director wants to know what are the essential skills<br>
that a student should have achieved at year 7 level.<br>
<br>
Some essential skills could include:<br>
1. File Management<br>
2. Word processing skills<br>
3. Powerpoint presentations<br>
4. Internet safety<br>
<br>
I need to write up a proposal by the end of the week, so I was<br>
looking for some feedback as to what you would consider essential IT<br>
skills.<br>
<br>
Thanks for your help,<br>
<br>
Joyce<br>
<br>
Joyce Tabone<br>
Aitken College<br>
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