Year 9 Option - Digital Technologies Outcomes - Half Year

WHAT THE COURSE WILL COVER:

INTRODUCTION TO:

• Gaming design and programming
• Website creation
• Image manipulation
• Vector Graphics
• Laser printing

INCLUDING:

• Learning lots of new skills
• Designing and creating digital technologies outcomes
• Problem solving and lateral thinking
• Understanding the positive and negative impacts of digital technologies on society 
• How to share, test and debug your digital outcome

APPLICATIONS MAY INCLUDE:

Scratch, Notepad ++, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Presentations, Spreadsheets, Blogger.

METHODS OF LEARNING:

• Practical hands on approach using a range of materials
• Group work
• Self/peer evaluation
• Project based learning

WHERE DOES THE SUBJECT LEAD:

• Year 10 Digital Technologies - half year option
• Year 10 Digital Technologies, Create, Collaborate & Connect - full year option
• Year 11 Digital Technologies - students can specialise in areas of programming or media or a combination of both
• Year 12 Digital Technologies - students can specialise in areas of programming or media or a combination of both
• Year 13 Digital Technologies - students can specialise in areas of programming or media or a combination of both