10 Digital Information Technology

10 Digital Information Technology

Year 10 Digital Information Technology is a broad generic course preparing students for the Computer Science, Digital Information and Digital Media strands of the senior Digital Technology curriculum. Students extend their Digital Design skills using a range of software including Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. Programming skills are taught using Python and coding skills for Websites using Notepad++. A Term is also dedicated to learning Computer Science concepts such as Algorithms, Programming Concepts and Binary. Students also learn how to plan, create and query a flat file database using Microsoft Access. 

Important note: The topics above will be slightly updated for 2021 to include JavaScript for Websites, In-depth Human Computer Interaction and 3D Printing.

Assessments
There are three major projects which are assessed both practically and theoretically.
Three assessment are unit standards with the possibility of gaining 3 credits at Level 2 in total. To meet the technology curriculum strands, students are also assessed on their ability to critically analyse, evaluate and conceptualize their design ideas.

Topic assessments are graded and awarded in line with the new Digital Technologies Progress Outcomes. Students will be assessed on their ability to be Working Towards, Working At or Working Beyond their expected year level in Designing and Developing Digital Outcomes and Computational Thinking. Pre-assessment will be carried out to establish existing student skill levels.

This course leads to further DIT and CSI courses for Level 1 NCEA and develops students Digital skills/knowledge to support other areas of the curriculum.