The resources below have either been developed by the Digital Technologies in focus curriculum officers to support their project schools in the implementation of the Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies or by teachers participating in the project.
In the Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies, computational thinking is one of the key ideas. It is a problem-solving method that involves various techniques and strategies that can be implemented by digital systems. Techniques and strategies may include organising data logically, breaking down problems into parts, defining abstract concepts and designing and using algorithms, patterns and models. This infographic illustrates the skills and concepts needed by a student to think computationally.
Print the computational thinking infographic on A3 for a classroom poster and as separate cut-out cards for a classroom activity (print on A4 double-sided, flip on short edge, for best results).
These books are useful for exploring Digital Technologies key concepts and key ideas Explore computational thinking in Years 2-4 with this classroom resource.
These board and card games are useful for exploring Digital Technologies key concepts and key ideas.
Line of sight documents
The line of sight documents provide the curriculum on a page. They give a line of sight from content descriptions to achievement standards. They are useful for planning and mapping activities such as making connections between content descriptions and achievement standards.
Digital Technologies Design and Technologies
Line of sight documents colour coded for Digital Technologies key concepts
These line of sight documents have been colour coded to indicate key concepts in the Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies. The key concepts are common ideas that grow in their complexity from the early years to Years 9 and 10. The documents and their colour coding give a line of sight from achievement standards to content descriptions.
Action research presentation
The Digital Technologies in focus project involves schools developing an action research project. Below is an abridged version of the DTiF Introductory workshop. It provides some activities that other schools can use to plan and develop their own action research.
Teacher self-assessment matrices
The following matrices are designed for teachers to self-assess their ICT Capability and Digital Technologies proficiency. They include a notes section for teaches to plan future professional learning.
Scratch is a visual programming language that uses graphic elements (or blocks) rather than just text to translate logic. This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions and images to support the learning of this visual programming language. The tutorial is designed for educators who would like to learn how to use Scratch.
In the Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies, students are required to study a general-purpose programming language at Years 7 and 8. Python is one example of this type of language. It closely resembles the English language. The tutorial is designed for educators who would like to learn how to use Python.
Connecting Digital Technologies to food and fibre
The following vodcast explores how students can develop and apply Digital Technologies knowledge, understanding and skills to create a digital solution through the Curriculum connection of food and fibre. This vodcast is designed for educators who would like to learn how to use a BBC micro: bit to manage the water requirements of a garden.
Automated soil moisture sensor unit of work presentation
Author: Trudy Ward, Clarendon Vale Primary School, Tasmania
Sample assessment rubrics guide
The sample assessment rubrics guide resource illustrates how to assess students’ achievements in a design process to implement a digital solution.
Author: Cindy Thornton, Flinders Island District High School, Tasmania
Student work samples in portfolio form that demonstrate student learning in relation to the achievement standard. Compare a range of assessment tasks illustrating satisfactory, above satisfactory and below satisfactory student achievement.
The Curriculum connections resources allow educators to draw connections across the dimensions of the Australian Curriculum on various conceptual themes. Explore content by subject including Digital Technologies.
ACARA’s STEM Connections project aimed at investigating a cross-disciplinary approach to the teaching of STEM disciplines. In collaboration with the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers, ACARA supported 13 schools from around the country to develop an integrated STEM project that had its basis in the real world and incorporated the Australian Curriculum learning areas of Mathematics, Science and Technologies.
The University of Sydney leads the Australian Computing Academy to provide practical support for understanding and implementing the Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies.
- Unpack the curriculum
- Resources including coding tutorials, posters and games
- Digital Technologies Challenges to use in your classroom
- Professional learning
The University of Adelaide leads the CSER Digital Technologies MOOCs (massive open online courses). These are free online professional learning courses designed to support Australian teachers with implementing the Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies F–10.
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A website for school leaders, teachers, students and parents with a wide range of resources and opportunities related to the Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies.
- Unpack the Digital Technologies curriculum
- Learn the difference between ICT and Digital Technologies
- Lesson ideas linked to the curriculum
- Strategies and advice from Australian primary and secondary schools
- Professional learning opportunities
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The Queensland STEM Education Network is a consortium of Queensland universities providing a range of high-quality programs and initiatives designed to build STEM capacity for educators. These resources focus on careers that involve Digital Technologies.
- STEM infographic posters
- ‘Play Your Cards Right’ STEM (includes Digital Technologies) career posters and cards
- Useful links STEM and Digital Technologies related websites
Scootle is a national digital learning repository which provides Australian teachers with access to more than 20,000 digital learning items, provided by a wide array of contributors and aligned to core areas of the Australian Curriculum. Search by Australian Curriculum subject Digital Technologies or by Australian Curriculum code to find related teaching resources.