In Levels 5 and 6, students develop an understanding of the role individual components of digital systems play in the processing and representation of data. They acquire, validate, interpret, track and manage various types of data and are introduced to the concept of data states in digital systems...
Level description | Technologies | Digital Technologies
In Levels 3 and 4, students explore digital systems in terms of their components and peripheral devices such as digital microscopes, cameras and interactive whiteboards. They collect, manipulate and interpret data, developing an understanding of the characteristics of data and their representation.
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Level description | Technologies | Digital Technologies
In Levels 7 and 8, students analyse the properties of networked systems and their suitability and use for the transmission of data types. They acquire, analyse, validate and evaluate various types of data, and appreciate the complexities of storing and transmitting that data in digital systems.
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Level description | Technologies | Digital Technologies
In Digital Technologies, students are actively engaged in the processes of analysing problems and opportunities, designing, developing and evaluating digital solutions, and creating and sharing information that meets a range of current and future needs. Students learn to safely and ethically exploit...
Overview material | Digital Technologies
The Digital Technologies curriculum enables students to become confident and creative developers of digital solutions through the application of information systems and specific ways of thinking about problem solving.
Students acquire a deep knowledge and understanding of digital...
Overview material | Digital Technologies
A range of resources to assist with implementing the Victorian Curriculum F – 10 are available. Please visit the following websites to access these resources (links open in a new window):
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Overview material | Digital Technologies
The curriculum sets out what students are expected to learn and is designed as a continuum of learning. The curriculum is being presented in a scope and sequence chart to support teachers to easily see the progression and assist in planning teaching and learning programs to meet the diverse needs...
Overview material | Digital Technologies
Digital Technologies comprises of three related strands: Digital Systems, Data and Information, and Creating Digital Solutions.
Strands | Digital Systems | Data and Information | Creating Digital Solutions |
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Focuses on the hardware, software and network components of digital systems. Students initially... |
Overview material | Digital Technologies
By the end of Level 2, students identify how common digital systems are used to meet specific purposes.
Students use digital systems to represent simple patterns in data in different ways and collect familiar data and display them to convey meaning.
Students design solutions to simple problems...
Level description | Technologies | Digital Technologies | Foundation to Level 2
By the end of Level A, students recognise common digital systems that are used to meet specific everyday purposes.
Students react to different types of data and how digital systems can be used to represent data as images.
Students recognise that routine tasks involve completing a set of steps.
Level description | Technologies | Digital Technologies | Level A
By the end of Level B, students explore some common digital systems for a purpose.
Students collect data, sort them based on given characteristics and with assistance use digital systems to display findings as images.
Students follow a sequence of steps and decisions needed to solve simple problems.
Level description | Technologies | Digital Technologies | Level B
By the end of Level C, students explore alternative digital systems to meet a purpose.
Students collect and sort different data and identify patterns in data through matching. With assistance, they use digital systems to display findings with pictures and symbols.
Students represent a sequence of...
Level description | Technologies | Digital Technologies | Level C
By the end of Level D, students use key functions of digital systems and indicate their purpose.
Students collect, sort and recognise, with assistance different types of patterns in data. They use digital systems to display results using pictures, symbols and diagrams.
Students use a sequence of...
Level description | Technologies | Digital Technologies | Level D
By the end of Level 10, students explain the control and management of networked digital systems and the data security implications of the interaction between hardware, software and users.
Students explain simple data compression, and why content data are separated from presentation. They take...
Level description | Technologies | Digital Technologies | Levels 9 and 10
By the end of Level 8, students distinguish between different types of networks and their suitability in meeting defined purposes.
Students explain how text, image and sound data can be represented and secured in digital systems and presented using digital systems. They analyse and evaluate data...
Level description | Technologies | Digital Technologies | Levels 7 and 8
By the end of Level 6, students explain the functions of digital system components and how digital systems are connected to form networks that transmit data.
Students explain how digital systems use whole numbers as a basis for representing a variety of data types. They manage the creation and...
Level description | Technologies | Digital Technologies | Levels 5 and 6
By the end of Level 4, students describe how a range of digital systems and their peripheral devices can be used for different purposes.
Students explain how the same data sets can be represented in different ways. They collect and manipulate different data when creating information and digital...
Level description | Technologies | Digital Technologies | Levels 3 and 4