Year 9 Digital Information Technology

The new curriculum recognises that it is not enough that young people be users of digital technology. To have any value in the future workforce they must also be creators of digital technology.

Digital Technologies is all about creativity and problem solving. Students learn how to make a variety of apps and programs, as well as how to design websites. They learn to express a task sequentially in such a way that a computer might be programmed to complete it. Students work individually and in groups to solve problems and understand what the end-user wants. They produce things that are going to be useful. Importantly, as their first year at High School, they also learn how to stay safe online, including what to do about bullying.

WHAT WILL STUDENTS KNOW BY THE END OF YEAR 9?

• How to stay safe online.
• How to use tools such as slides and documents to support other subjects.
• Coding Scratch.
• Creating websites.

By the end of Year 9 students will see digital technologies as a toolbox and be adept at both choosing and using the right tool/tools for the problem to be solved.

COMPUTATIONAL THINKING - PROGRAMMING

The future of work is uncertain but we can best provide our young people with resilience and adaptability through competence in problem solving and digital technology.