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Structure Digital Technologies

The Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies (F–10) comprises two related strands: Digital Technologies knowledge and understanding – the information system components of data, and digital systems (hardware, software and networks) Digital Technologies …

Structure | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACTDIK001

exploring and using digital systems for downloading and storing information, for example knowing how to download images from a website and inserting them into a document; saving and retrieving data

Elaboration (1) ACTDIK002

making generalisations about data sets, for example comparing different ways of travelling to and from school using classroom data, discussing results and finding patterns in modes of travel

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP003

locating and purposefully using visual or text data, for example searching through a digital photo library to select an image, taking into account cultural considerations such as awareness of appropriate use of images and audio recordings of deceased …

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP004

writing and entering a simple set of instructions jointly to sequence events and instructions, for example scanning personal photographs and collating and ordering significant personal events or milestones and describing the steps involved in the pro …

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP005

recognising and discussing the need for cyber-safety when using online information systems, for example recognising that shared personal information can be used for undesirable purposes and that using a password is a means of protecting identity

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP006

planning and creating text, drawings and sound files to share online, for example jointly creating a photo story to illustrate a fable or fairy-tale from the Asia region or a local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community story

Elaboration (1) ACTDIK007

using specific peripheral devices to capture different types of data, for example using a digital microscope to capture images of living and non-living things

Elaboration (1) ACTDIK008

using a table to reorganise information that includes sentences, and/or words, and/or numbers and/or images

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP009

using different techniques to present data as information, for example creating a column chart in a spreadsheet by colouring cells to represent different items

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP010

describing, using drawings, pictures and text, the sequence of steps and decisions in a solution, for example to show the order of events in a game and the decisions that a player must make

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP011

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 (1) ACTDIP012

imagining and considering alternative uses and opportunities for information systems used in the classroom, for example visiting a virtual museum and being able to feel the texture of historical Asian objects or to view Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander …

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP013

using a range of online tools to share information and being aware that information may be received at different times, for example adding entries to a class blog, participating in a web conference or online chat with an author, or participating in a …

Elaboration (1) ACTDIK014

explaining how data may be transmitted between two digital systems in different ways, for example that wires or cables are used in wired networks to transfer data from one digital system to another, and radio waves are used to transmit data in wireless …

Elaboration (1) ACTDIK015

explaining that binary represents numbers using 1s and 0s and these represent the on and off electrical states respectively in hardware and robotics

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP016

selecting and using peripheral devices suitable to the data, for example using a data probe to collect data about changing soil temperatures for plants, interpreting the data and sharing the results as a digital graph

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP017

investigating characteristics of user interfaces that are common for particular types of problems, for example, touch screens – many people respond more intuitively than when using a keyboard or stylus; and the consistent placement of symbols helps with …

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP018

applying the principles and elements of design to a set of requirements in order to produce a user interface for a system that addresses an identified need, for example to emphasise or highlight an area of the screen to draw the viewer’s attention to …

Elaboration (1) ACTDIP019

following, modifying and describing the design of a game involving simple algorithms represented diagrammatically or in English, for example creating a flowchart with software that uses symbols to show decisions, processes and inputs and outputs

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