Integrate Digital Technologies (F-3)
There are two new Technologies subjects being introduced into primary schools as part of the new Australian Curriculum for Prep to Year 6: Digital Technologies, and Design and Technologies.
Here are the Digital Technologies class activities that can be integrated into your classroom for Prep and Years 1-3.
How to sign up to Scratch
Students are required to sign up to Scratch and have a Scratch account. This allows them to save their projects online in their own personal profile. At home, they can show you their projects on your home computer. This is how to sign up to…
Accessible and inclusive learning
Coding Mentor Shawn Phua is deaf. But this does not stop him from learning and even teaching coding, computational thinking, design thinking and robotics classes in Brisbane, and delivering the Digital Technologies curriculum.
Kick start Digital Technologies like a digital guru
Roll out the new Digital Technologies subject like a digital guru. Here are a couple of tips on what not to do and what to do.
Bring coding into the classroom (4 of 4) & teach kids to code
This is Part 4 in a 4 part series: Designing classes
Bring coding into the classroom using Scratch (Part 3 of 4)
This is Part 3 in a 4 part series: Designing an 8-week course
Bring coding into the classroom using Scratch (Part 2 of 4)
This is Part 2 in a 4 part series: Designing course levels.
Bring coding into the classroom using Scratch (Part 1 of 4)
This is Part 1 in a 4 part series: Part 1) Learning outcomes with Scratch
Download your child’s Thunkable app onto your mobile
Here we show you how to download your child’s Thunkable app onto your mobile phone. Then you can both play with the app your child made themselves. Thunkable is a fantastic website that allows a child to make their mobile app. They can make simple…
Who says coding isn’t for girls?
Check out some of our super fun, girly, empathetic tech projects.