YEAR 9 ELECTIVE DESCRIPTIONS

Digital Technologies

Digital Technologies (1 unit)

Digital Technologies is an elective offered for one semester with no prerequisite. This study will enable students to build on their critical thinking, problem-solving and technical skills, which will benefit them in any career path they choose.

In the first term, students will work with Microsoft Office applications to create solutions to business problems. Students will acquire a range of knowledge and skills in presenting data information and Infographics that communicate effectively in a business environment.

In the second term, students will have the opportunity of learning Blockly and JavaScript on DroneBlocks.com by coding autonomous missions using the Tello drones. Students will shape their decision-making and cooperation skills while benefiting from exposure to technology.

Creative Digital Media (1 unit)

Creative Digital Media is an elective offered for one semester with no prerequisite. This study will enable students to build genetic multimedia skills, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, which are valuable for all careers.

In the first term, students will be introduced to Adobe Photoshop. Students will acquire a range of knowledge and skills in manipulating photos, creating 3D animations, and editing techniques to create images for web and graphic design.

In the second term, students will learn to build their own 3D creations, animate them with code and explore them in Virtual & Augmented Reality. The online application introduced to students will be CoSpaces Edu, and it will provide students with immersive and embodied learning experiences.

Software Development: Games Programming (1 unit)

Digital Technology - Software Development (Games) allows students to begin software programming in a context they are interested in and can relate to. The programming environment provides the opportunity for creativity, design, problem solving, decision-making, multi-tasking and parallel processing. Students create interactive games initially using Gamemaker and then progress to using other software languages including complex Scratch and VisualBasic. Net. They acquire knowledge and skills that are used in the IT industry. This elective has elements of the Victorian Curriculum: Digital Technologies and leads on to Year 10 Software Development Units 1 & 2 (Foundation & Extension) the following year).