Digital Technology

Digital Technology students learn to effectively find, create, communicate and use information in a digital context. Students are also provided with an excellent introduction to the world of information communication technology.

You probably make use of technology in your everyday lives at home, in school and on the go. Through Digital Technology you will develop skills which will be beneficial to you throughout your school career and beyond. Digital Technology courses include aspects of the following: software packages and their use, hardware and programming. The skills you learn are universal and can take you anywhere in the world.

Digital Technologies Courses include:

Digital Citizenship: Etiquette, communication, literacy, access, commerce, law, rights and responsibilities, health and wellbeing (text entry skills and safe working practices) and security (self-protection). Exploring the impact of digital technologies on society and builds to discussing, analysing, and comparing digital solutions for contemporary issues.

Digital Information: Computer functions, file management, computer applications and applying digital information skills.  Focusing on the use of productivity software and the use of digital technologies to support everyday life. 

Digital Media: Encompasses a number of different areas of knowledge, such as web design, interactive media, animation, and graphic design. Students would be expected to produce solutions that communicate effectively through one or more digital media applications. It includes the characteristics of digital media, tools and techniques, applications, design elements and principles, procedures, ethical considerations and the integration of digital media types.

Computer Science and Computer Programming: Learning the tools and techniques of logical thinking, technological modelling and problem solving to produce a solution to a technological problem. This will involve the designing, planning and writing of programmes and applications to solve a problem.

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