[Yr7-10it] Mac Units

[Roland Gesthuizen]

Yes I now generally do use OSX and it really doesn't matter, I can jump
between Linux Ubuntu, XP and OSX (we use VirtualBox VM's). Some of the
students are reluctant to change but I think it does them good. For my first
year 11 VCE outcome, I mandated OSX and after a couple of vocal grumbles
they settled down and got their work done without any further drama, the
wiser and none the poorer.

Oddly enough I suspect that girls learning IT are better at adapting when
switching between different operating systems. I have some thoughts about
this but will keep it to myself for now. I guess that what we think of as an
IT savy student is often confused with somebody who has just memorised a
familiar pattern of clicks to change a setting or access a funciton. If
familiarity does breed contempt, then by creating this cognitive dissidence,
I will very probably be helping them all learn IT.

Go for it Steven and enjoy the journey. :-)

On 9 May 2010 17:13, Steven Cole <cole.steven.s at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:

> Hi there fellow IT teachers,
>
> Just wanted to know if there is anyone out there who teaches IT using Macs
> instead of PC's for the entire course. As opposed to a few lessons or a
> short unit. I'm a first year teacher who is a Mac user and am finding it
> difficult to teach using windows xp. If you do teach solely on the macs i
> would be ever so grateful if you could forward me any unit outlines etc that
> you have as i am wanting to put a proposal forward to my school to teach on
> the macs.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steven Cole
> Drama & IT Teacher
> Yarrawonga College P12 - Secondary Campus
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Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au

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