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Introduction
Introduction
Welcome to Year 7 and 8 Digital Technologies!
You are lucky enough to now be part of the coolest subject in school - not to mention the coolest classroom!
In Year 7 and Year 8, you get to spend 10 weeks learning DigiTech, for 2 hours a week.
I hope you have a great learning journey!
What we learn
What we learn
You will already have heard my introduction to Digital Technologies talk that explains all about the subject. If you need reminding you can find all the information here.
Over our 10 weeks, you will get to learn the two important Digitech areas. Remember, these are:
Computational thinking: Understanding the science, technology, and processes that lie behind all digital technologies, and how these can help us solve problems
Designing and Developing Digital Outcomes: Using hardware and software to design and create digital solutions for real-world problems (needs, issues, or opportunities)
We like to join these areas together to make the most of our time. This means you will learn more about how computers and other devices work while you are creating your own cool stuff. In other words, lots of doing.
We'll complete two different learning courses in our time together for about 5 weeks each.
Our courses
Our courses
We have lots of different courses that we can offer and we like to mix them up so you get to learn and try different things.
You can find links to our courses in the section below.
Year 7 and 8 Digital technologies Courses
Year 7 and 8 Digital technologies Courses
This year's courses
This year's courses
Welcome to the world of 3D design and printing! Over the next few weeks, you’re going to become a 3D design and printing pro—learning how to turn your ideas into real, physical objects you can hold in your hands.
You’ll start by discovering how 3D printers work, then dive into Tinkercad, a fun and easy tool for creating your own designs. From there, you’ll learn how to prepare your creations for printing using Bambu Studio and watch as the printer brings them to life, layer by layer. Along the way, you’ll design cool, functional objects, picking up skills that could help you in art, science, engineering, or even inventing the next big thing! Get ready to unleash your creativity and see your imagination take shape—literally!
Other courses
Other courses
Block-based Coding is your first step into coding, also called computer programming. Coding is an important skill that empowers you to create your own computer programs, express yourself creatively, and understand how to solve problems.
You will learn the basics of coding through both Blockly and Scratch. These two platforms work in the same way - you build up your "code" using pre-made blocks. You will learn, practice, and apply simple coding concepts for a range of challenges.
You will then have the chance to use these skills to get creative and create programs that do exactly what you want them to do. You will also learn how to solve problems with your code.
Kawaii is an art style that is an important part of Japanese culture.
You will study Kawaii art examples to identify its key features and how it is made up. You will develop basic skills in Adobe Illustrator by creating simple Kawaii feature sets, learning different tools each session. Once you have the key knowledge and character sets, you will use these to develop, improve and complete your own original Kawaii artwork.
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