
FOUNDATION levels:
What kids think about old computers

The world's BIG digital system. Digital means numbers. Computers use numbers to work. A system is anything that works with something else. The biggest digital system in the world is the Internet (International network). The Internet is made up of over 8 billion connected devices (computers). This is why it is called the WWW (World Wide Web). All these digital devices are connected via cables, telephone lines and wireless using sattelites.
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Data and information? With so many digital devices connected through the Internet it is almost impossible to image the volume of information and uses for the information (data). We call this the Internet of Things (IOT) Click here to see a small selection of the many IOT's connected to the Internet. Discuss how all the data can be very useful.
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The Internet of Things .
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Creating Digital Solutions. Why bother having computers in our lives? The answer is simple, to solve problems and improve our lives. Using digital technology to solve problems is less than 100 years old, yet so much of our world involves digital devices, and data. We all love to solve problems. Using digital technology to do so is just the most recent way to do it.
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Independent Student Learning
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By the end of Level D, students use key functions of digital systems and indicate their purpose.
- Students collect, sort and recognise, with assistance different types of patterns in data. They use digital systems to display results using pictures, symbols and diagrams.
- Students use a sequence of steps and decision making processes to solve a simple problem.