Year 10 Digital Technologies
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms O. Liddle.
Year 10 Digital Technology is a wide ranging and challenging course that will appeal to all creative high achieving students. Students are introduced to subjects that lead directly into higher level computing courses at Secondary School and eventually into Tertiary subjects such as Computer Science, Information Systems and Media Designs.
Major components of the course are desktop publishing, programming and developing a website. There are options for including animation and video also.
Topics covered will include:
Web development - HTML and basic CSSOutcome Design/Development Cycle | Digital photography and image editing in Photoshop (Small proportion) |
Scratch programming | Desktop Publishing – InDesign |
C Sharp programming | Design Principles |
Computer Science Concepts | Outcome Design/Development Cycle |
Course Overview
Term 1
Outcome development focus.
You will use PhotoShop and InDesign to design and develop a poster. The focus is on strong design principles and making improvements to further your outcome.
We then revise the programming principles using Scratch and introducing coding in C Sharp
Term 2
You will develop your programming skills in C Sharp to make a basic chatbot or quiz.
You will learn about HTML and how it is used to create a website. You will then learn some basic ways to style and change your content using CSS.
Term 3
Outcome development focus.
You will use PhotoShop and InDesign to design and develop a poster. The focus is on strong design principles and making improvements to further your outcome.
We then revise the programming principles using Scratch and introducing coding in C Sharp
Term 4
You will develop your programming skills in C Sharp to make a basic chatbot or quiz.
You will learn about HTML and how it is used to create a website. You will then learn some basic ways to style and change your content using CSS.
Recommended Prior Learning
It's recommended that students have completed the Year 9 computing course and/or have done some programming using Scratch or some other programming language.
Equipment/Stationery
Ear phones with a 3.5mm Audio jack
Example: https://www.noelleeming.co.nz/shop/audio/headphones-earphones/wired-earphones/sony-mdre9lpb-in-ear-headphones-black/prod111362.html?gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8LrQl_fN6wIVSHZgCh3b9gN_EAQYAiABEgISk_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Pathway
Pathway Tags
Animator/Digital Artist, Mechanical Engineering Technician, Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, Software Developer, Sound Technician, Electronics Engineer, Biomedical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Graphic Designer, Telecommunications Engineer, Information Technology Helpdesk/Support Technician, Systems Administrator, Graphic Pre-press Worker, Information Technology Architect, Game Developer, Project Manager, User Experience Designer, Test Analyst, Network Administrator, Penetration Tester, Security Consultant, Data Analyst, Scrum Master,
Disclaimer
this information may vary