[Year 12 Its] Picture from 1954 Popular Mechanics Magazine...

[Steve Colley]

Hi Con

Most enlightening. This will make a very good example for class now.
Impressed that you were able to locate the hoax so quickly. Well done.

Yours 
Stephen Colley 
Special Projects Manager

The Peninsula School 
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scolley at tps.vic.edu.au 
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-----Original Message-----
From: is-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:is-bounces at edulists.com.au] On
Behalf Of Con Zymaris
Sent: Tuesday, 16 August 2005 10:38 AM
To: Year 12 Information Technology Systems Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Year 12 Its] Picture from 1954 Popular Mechanics
Magazine...

On Tue, Aug 16, 2005 at 10:25:14AM +1000, Steve Colley wrote:
> You might like this to show to your class.
> 

Before you do...

 http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/computer.asp

This may however, be an excellent opportunity to introduce your students
to the levels of critical thought we need as a free and open society to
cope with the coming century. ;-)


Cheers,

Con Zymaris

- CEO, Cybersource Pty. Ltd.
- Director, Open Source Industry Australia, Limited.
- Convenor, Open Source Victoria (A Government-funded industry cluster.)

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