Digital Technology

As technology continues to permeate our society in an ever-increasing way, Mazenod College continues to develop its Digital Technology curriculum to meet the future needs of our students. The comments from the students outline the wide and varied activities undertaken in the Digital Technology classes this year.

VCE IT - Data Analytics / Software Development 3&4 Our first introduction to the Mazenod IT department was through Year 9 Green Energy Robotics, where we discovered how to merge software and hardware to overcome problems. The following year, in Year 10 Software Development, we learned the foundations of coding through Visual Basic, which culminated in the creation of our own adventure game.

In Software Development Unit 3 & 4, we further developed our understanding of computers and cybersecurity through more technical definitions and understandings. Finally, we put our skills into practice by creating an actual program for clients to use. This year, in Data Analytics, we learned the process of analysing data and creating subsequent visualizations through tools such as Excel and Access. Overall, Mazenod’s wide range of IT courses are a great introduction to the world of computing as they provide an engaging and applicable experience. Ben Chmielewski & Matthew Nield (Year 12)

VCE VET - Creative & Digital Media 1&2 Year 11 Creative & Digital Media in 2021 was a big learning experience for us all. We enjoyed developing our knowledge on the many applications within the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite. We used Photoshop to create posters and we studied the development of film with Premiere Pro. We finished the year with creating a website through Dreamweaver. James Russo (Year 11) Year 10 IT - Software Development Year 10 Software Development was an interesting introduction into the world of programming. At the start of the year, we began to learn Visual Basic, and have been learning new skills throughout this year. We started with learning programming conventions and other basic skills, and we have slowly been learning new things in Visual Basic, culminating in creating a text-based adventure game. Overall, Software Development was very enjoyable and engaging. Jared Wigley (Year 10)

Year 9 IT - Software Development (Games) During this year in Software Development, we were able to learn how to do simple coding using the software, Scratch. Unlike other classes, Software Development was not affected during Online Learning. As we neared the end of Semester 1, we enjoyed making our own games using elements studied across the entire Semester. Jake D’Rozario (Year 9)

Year 7 Digital Technology I believe Digital Technology is a great and exciting subject at Mazenod College because Digital Technology allows the creative, expressive or even just average student of Mazenod College to express themselves in various ways using websites and art, which can be great for building up or enhancing careers and abilities. Alastair Caciolo (Year 7)