Years 7 and 8 Digital Technologies

Learning in Digital Technologies focuses on further developing understanding and skills in computational thinking such as decomposing problems and prototyping; and engaging students with a wider range of information systems as they broaden their experiences …

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

Achievement Standard Digital Technologies Years 7 and 8

By the end of Year 8, students distinguish between different types of networks and defined purposes. They explain how text, image and audio data can be represented, secured and presented in digital systems. Students plan and manage digital projects to …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACTDIP025

designing a search engine query to find specific information on the web and checking its accuracy against information contained in other sources, for example entering instructions such as intitle: and inurl: prefixes to find information within a general …

Elaboration | ACTDIP025 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

ACTDIP026

Analyse and visualise data using a range of software to create information, and use structured data to model objects or events

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACTDIP026 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

ACTDIP031

Evaluate how student solutions and existing information systems meet needs, are innovative, and take account of future risks and sustainability

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACTDIP031 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

ACTDIP032

Plan and manage projects that create and communicate ideas and information collaboratively online, taking safety and social contexts into account

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACTDIP032 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

Learning Area Achievement Standard Digital Technologies Years 7 and 8

By the end of Year 8, students explain how social, ethical, technical and sustainability considerations influence the design of innovative and enterprising solutions to meet a range of present and future needs. They explain how the features of technologies …

Learning Area Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACTDIP031

evaluating the success of information systems in meeting an economic, environmental or social objective, for example interviewing a local business owner to find out how effectively their information system supports a business objective such as increasing …

Elaboration (3) | ACTDIP031 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACTDIP026

using features and functions of software to summarise data to create information, for example calculating a simple budget of income and payments and creating a summary table for analysis

Elaboration | ACTDIP026 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP026

visualising data to create information, for example identify trends and outlier data from spreadsheets using plots, or displaying geocoded data on a map

Elaboration (1) | ACTDIP026 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACTDIP032

discussing policies about the use of information systems in a range of settings, for example using mobile phones for learning and accessing social media websites at school

Elaboration (2) | ACTDIP032 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACTDIP030

creating digital solutions that provide user navigation and prompts with controlled repetitions, for example an information kiosk that has layers of buttons and prompts the user three times before returning to the beginning

Elaboration (3) | ACTDIP030 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACTDIP027

determining the factors that influence proposed solution ideas, for example user age affects the language used for instructions, dexterity affects the size of buttons and links, hearing or vision loss influence captioned or audio-described multimedia …

Elaboration | ACTDIP027 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP032

creating web-based information to meet specific needs, for example modifying an existing website template or using web-authoring software including using HTML and cascading style sheets (CSS) to create a website that allows customers to interact with …

Elaboration (1) | ACTDIP032 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum