Year 7 - Digital Technologies (compulsory)
Year 7 - Digital Technologies (compulsory)
OverviewIn Digital Technologies, students are actively engaged in the processes of analysing problems and opportunities, designing, developing, and evaluating digital solutions, and creating and sharing information that meets a range of current and future needs. Students learn to safely and ethically exploit the capacity of information systems to create digital solutions. These solutions and information are created through the application of computational, design and systems thinking, and technical skills.
| Units / Topics | Types of Assessment |
|---|---|
| Networking | Data collection and analysis |
| Programming with Micro:bits | Visual representation of data |
| Online safety | Networks |
| Coding | |
| Computer hardware and digital information |
Future Directions
Satisfactory completion of this subject will provide a sound foundation for students to proceed to Digital Technologies in Year 8 or 9 or to apply for the STEM Academy.