[Year 12 IPM] Where do I go...

Thu Nov 16 13:17:21 EST 2006

We need to be clear about what we are discussing here, I think. 

When students are at level 5 they have worked through the progression points=
 4.25, .4.5 and 4.75. Examples of how students can be assessed at these prog=
ression points are in the document http://vels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/downloads/pro=
gressionpts/ict.pdf. 

For example under 4.25, it gives as an example "use of a variety of data typ=
es to record ways in which ICT is used to develop new understandings or solv=
e problems; for example, video recording the use of a data logger to collect=
 scientific data", which lines up pretty well with the sort of thing you are=
 talking about. Similarly for Excel. The art example is the use of image edi=
ting software to explore two-dimensional art.

However, I am not so sure digital portfolios using PowerPoint or web creatio=
n software fits in here.

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Peter O'Connor

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From: ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Andrew Grimshaw
Sent: Thu 16/11/06 11:49 AM
To: Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management Teachers'Mailin=
g List
Subject: Re: [Year 12 IPM] Where do I go...

HI

i agree that the standards are written in pretty heavy jargon - maybe we sho=
uld post up the text of the standards and start discussing how we interpret=
 them? I'll start the first one below

in my school i am coming to create projects (next year), in collaboration wi=
th  teachers from  other KLAs, to ensure we meet all the standards 

I will of course share these projects with the list. 

Level 5: ICT for visualising thinking 

"Students select and apply ICT tools and editing functions that support the=
 filtering, classifying, representing and organising of ideas, concepts and=
 issues. "

As a maths/science teacher my first thought reading this one was using excel=
 to analyse data, create averages, etc and produce charts. We also use some=
 physics data-logging software in yr9-10 that works in will with this. The a=
rt staff use digital portfolios (powerpoint/producer)- the students collect=
 images of their own work and intersperse it with images and text from art h=
istory/theory to show how what they have learnt and how it has influenced th=
eir work. I think Powerpoint in general is a good application for this stand=
ard in the humanities as long as the kids are actually being selective with=
 the info and are presenting it in some kind of logical order. Webpage creat=
ion is also a good application for this standard (here this is currently onl=
y done by about 30% of 9-10s and no 7-8s)

Anyway these are my ramblings. What does everyone else think?

andrew grimshaw
colac college

	----- Original Message ----- 
	From: Brendyn Hancock <mailto:hancobr at nagle.sale.catholic.edu.au>  
	To: ipm at edulists.com.au 
	Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 8:35 AM
	Subject: [Year 12 IPM] Where do I go...

	All

	I have been posting around IPM, VELS, 7-10IT, lists for the last little whi=
le but with little results. I'm not sure as to the reason but have very litt=
le response to what I thought would be a really relatable thread. Help with=
 VELS.

	I accept that I'm a little slow and it has taken me a while to begin to und=
erstand VELS and its structure but I find it difficult to imagine that I'm t=
he only one struggling with the interpretation and implementation of it.

	When I read the Standards for the ICT domain there are lots of gaps in my u=
nderstanding. I appreciated greatly the Standards Audit sheets that Andrew c=
ontributed last week but I struggle to understand what they are asking. I ga=
ve these sheets to 3 faculties to fill out and all of them came back to me s=
aying "what the...."

	Thanks to all those that participated in the 'progression points' thread of=
 a week bk. This is real help. I don't want to go to another vels in service=
 day where someone just stands up the front and reads out the standards agai=
n.

	Has VITTA published anything on interpreting the standards...
	Has VCAA anything to offer here...

	I'm after VELs for dummies but as yet have not found the publisher to buy i=
t from.

	Thanks

	Regards

	Brendyn

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