Years 5 and 6 Digital Technologies
Learning in Digital Technologies focuses on further developing understanding and skills in computational thinking such as identifying similarities in different problems and describing smaller components of complex systems. It also focuses on the sustainability …
Years 5 and 6 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Foundation to Year 2 Digital Technologies
Learning in Digital Technologies builds on concepts, skills and processes developed in the Early Years Learning Framework. It focuses on developing foundational skills in computational thinking and an awareness of personal experiences using digital systems. By …
Foundation to Year 2 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACTDIK001
constructing a model of a real or imaginary digital systems device for use in role-play scenarios and explaining the features of the device to an adult
Elaboration (5) | ACTDIK001 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACTDIK002
learning about how data are represented by changing pixel density (resolution) in a photograph with support and noting the change in file size to successfully email to a friend
Elaboration (5) | ACTDIK002 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACTDIP003
using common software to present data creatively, for example as a slideshow, movie, sounds, image, chart, word art, poster or drawing
Elaboration (5) | ACTDIP003 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACTDIP009
recognising that all types of data are stored in digital systems and may be represented in different ways such as files and folders with names and icons
Elaboration (5) | ACTDIP009 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACTDIP013
making ethical decisions when faced with reporting inappropriate online behaviour or acknowledging digital products created by others, for example making a decision based on how individuals would like to be treated by others
Elaboration (5) | ACTDIP013 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACTDIK015
representing the state of an object in a game as active or inactive using the respective binary values of 1 or 0
Elaboration (5) | ACTDIK015 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACTDIP016
using data visualisation software to help in interpreting trends, for example uploading data to a web application and building a visualisation of the dataset
Elaboration (5) | ACTDIP016 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACTDIP019
using different design tools to record ways in which digital solutions will be developed, for example creating storyboards or flowcharts to record relationships or instructions about content or processes
Elaboration (5) | ACTDIP019 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACTDIP020
experimenting with different ways of instructing to make choices and repeat instructions, for example using ‘IF’ statements to allow for making choices and iterations (repeat instructions) until a goal is achieved
Elaboration (5) | ACTDIP020 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACTDIP021
considering opportunities and consequences of decisions for future applications, for example practices to save energy and other resources when using information systems, such as switching off when not in use, ensuring electronic devices are in energy-saving …
Elaboration (5) | ACTDIP021 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACTDIP022
using a range of communication tools to share ideas and information, for example participating in collaborative online environments
Elaboration (5) | ACTDIP022 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACTDIK024
explaining ways media elements are presented, for example the difference between embedded and linked media elements
Elaboration (5) | ACTDIK024 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACTDIP026
modelling the attributes of real-world objects for a computer game
Elaboration (5) | ACTDIP026 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACTDIP031
comparing cloud-based information systems to client-based information systems
Elaboration (5) | ACTDIP031 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACTDIP032
devising and applying protocols to manage the collaborative creation of solutions, for example planning to use cloud computing to store common files and establishing virtual meetings that acknowledge time zone differences
Elaboration (5) | ACTDIP032 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACTDIK034
explaining encryption of data as a means of protecting data, for example secret keys and ‘exclusive or’ (XOR) and hashing algorithms to digitally sign data
Elaboration (5) | ACTDIK034 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACTDIP037
interpreting schemas that represent relationships between entities and querying data across tables, for example using foreign keys to represent relationships and joining tables in structured query language (SQL) SELECT statements
Elaboration (5) | ACTDIP037 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACTDIP038
testing a range of text and graphical user interface designs with clients who have different needs on the basis of time taken to complete the task and the number of errors made
Elaboration (5) | ACTDIP038 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum