Digital Technologies

Students in New Zealand need opportunities to develop knowledge and skills with Digital Technologies so they are equipped to respond to rapid changes in our society. This subject has the potential to strengthen the appeal to students of Digital Technologies as a specialist subject and to connect students with a range of enterprising and innovative employment opportunities and tertiary pathways.

Digital Technologies are embedded across all curriculum areas. Students will use a range of devices, either BYOD personal devices or school owned, to enhance their learning experience. Digital Citizenship will be fostered through deliberate teaching.

Today’s learners leave school and enter into a digital world, so let us prepare you for this. YOU, are the future generation. Get a head start now by taking this exciting, creative, inspiring and essential subject. Participate in the digital world as digitally capable thinkers, producers and creators.

Let us give you the skills and confidence so you can use digital skills in a variety of situations – school, clubs, work etc.

During the two year course we will introduce you to a wide range of software applications. Examples include:

• Digital Information: (eg Word, Excel, Access)
• Digital Media: Adobe (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)
• Coding: (e.g. Scratch, Python, Visual Basic, HTML/CSS)

Extension Activities – Competitions Available

• Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge in Terms 1 and 2
• INTERFACE Minecraft competitions
• New Zealand Informatics Competition
• UBER Global Hackathon
• Break The Code 2.0 Competition
• Moonhack

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Digital Technologies Media: This class focuses on using media tools to produce a media outcome. The tools used are Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Microsoft Word and Microsoft Access are also used.

Digital Technologies Programming: This class focuses on CODING, using PYTHON as its programming language, HTML/CSS for website design and development, documenting the design and development process of digital outcomes using Google Docs and Slides. Human Computer Interaction and some basic computer science concepts such as search and sorting algorithms is covered.

Note: When choosing this subject please be very specific as to whether it is MEDIA or PROGRAMMING, or BEGINNERS. You cannot choose both.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Digital Technologies Media: this class focuses on using advanced media tools using In Design, Illustrator and Photoshop to produce a media outcome. Microsoft Word and Microsoft Access are also used.

Digital Technologies Programming: this class focuses on using Python as its programming language, HTML/CSS for website development including Bootstrap, Databases with PHP and mySQL, documenting the design and development process of digital outcomes using Google Docs and Slides, and also looks at computer science concepts.

When choosing this subject please be very specific as to whether it is MEDIA or PROGRAMMING.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course prepares students to have an understanding of real life business documents.

• Consolidation of text entry skills and techniques
• Understanding and use of Word Processing, Spreadsheet, Database and Powerpoint applications
• Introduction to Adobe Creative Suite software
• Basic document layout and enhancement

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Digital Technology Media: This class focuses on using complex procedures to produce a digital media outcome using interactive In-Design and relational databases.

Digital Technology Programming: This class focuses on using a programming language of choice, relational databases and some aspects of Computer Science.

When choosing this subject please be very specific as to whether it is MEDIA or PROGRAMMING.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course covers Word Processing, Desktop Publishing, Spreadsheet and Database skills in a business situation. Skills in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and In Design are also taught.