The new K-6 Science & Technology Syllabus (from 2019)
includes a Digital Technologies strand.
includes a Digital Technologies strand.
The Digital Technologies strand provides students with opportunities to investigate existing technologies and create digital solutions. They explore the automation of repetitive tasks through developing their own software and by using existing software packages. Through knowledge and understanding of digital technologies, students are encouraged to become critical consumers of information and creative producers of digital solutions.
Digital Technologies explores key concepts from computer science, information systems, software engineering and project management. These key concepts form the intellectual underpinning of Digital Technologies that take it beyond the current technologies and skills students learn in the ICT capability.
Digital Technologies explores key concepts from computer science, information systems, software engineering and project management. These key concepts form the intellectual underpinning of Digital Technologies that take it beyond the current technologies and skills students learn in the ICT capability.
As well as incorporating ICT capabilities across all the strands
Information and Communication Technology Capability
"Students have opportunities to develop ICT capability when they develop design ideas and solutions, research scientific concepts and applications, investigate scientific phenomena, and communicate their scientific and technological understandings. Students access information enabling them to communicate scientific and technological ideas. They collect and analyse and, where appropriate, model and interpret concepts and relationships. Digital technologies, through animations and simulations, provide opportunities to view phenomena, test predictions and visualise designs that cannot be investigated or produced through practical experiences in the classroom and may enhance students' understanding and engagement with science and technology.
The ICT capability enables students to become effective users of information and communication technologies. The Digital Technologies strand is distinguished by providing students with the skills to become confident developers of digital solutions."
"Students have opportunities to develop ICT capability when they develop design ideas and solutions, research scientific concepts and applications, investigate scientific phenomena, and communicate their scientific and technological understandings. Students access information enabling them to communicate scientific and technological ideas. They collect and analyse and, where appropriate, model and interpret concepts and relationships. Digital technologies, through animations and simulations, provide opportunities to view phenomena, test predictions and visualise designs that cannot be investigated or produced through practical experiences in the classroom and may enhance students' understanding and engagement with science and technology.
The ICT capability enables students to become effective users of information and communication technologies. The Digital Technologies strand is distinguished by providing students with the skills to become confident developers of digital solutions."