Foundation 

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Foundation  Achievement Standard (From VCA Digital Technologies Scope and Sequence website

Teachers: The first unit in this level is open and free. Click here.

• Students start at Level D and advance up to Level A
• Each level focuses on:
  • Digital Systems.
  • Data and Information.
  • Creating Solutions.
• Within each Level we have offered:
  • Teacher directed learning ideas and content.
  • Student Assisted Learning ideas and content.
  • Independent student learning content.
  • Audio support is provided for Assisted and Independent learners.

   Referenced from: VCAA Website

Level D:

Digital Systems

• Carry out some key functions on digital systems (hardware and software components) to meet a purpose.

Data and Information

• Collect, sort, and recognise, with assistance, different types of patterns in data, and use digital systems to represent data as pictures, symbols and diagrams.

Creating Digital Solutions

• Follow and represent a sequence of steps and decisions (algorithms) needed to solve simple problems.

Level D:

Digital Systems

• The Internet. The world's biggest digital system

Data and Information

• What is the Internet?
• Awareness of Browsers.
• Kiddle.co safe search

Creating Digital Solutions

• Problem solving with computers
• Robot building fun.

Level C:

Digital Systems

• Initiate some basic functions on common digital systems (hardware and software components) to meet a purpose.

Data and Information

• Collect, sort and recognise simple patterns in data, and assist with the use of digital systems to represent data as pictures and symbols.

Creating Digital Solutions

• Follow, and with assistance, represent a sequence of steps and decisions (algorithms) needed to solve simple problems.

Level C:

Digital Systems

• Brief history of computing and word processing

Data and Information

• Importance of posture when using computers
• Basic typing awareness.
• Classifying and sorting data

Creating Digital Solutions

• Problem solving skills and approach.

Level B:

Digital Systems

• Explore the purpose and use of some common digital systems (hardware and software components).

Data and Information

• Collect and sort familiar data, and with assistance use digital systems to represent the findings as images.

Creating Digital Solutions

• Follow a sequence of steps and decisions needed to solve simple problems.

Level B:

Digital Systems

• Important computer words (vocabulary).
• Explore the purpose and use of some common digital systems (hardware and software components)
• Use of iPad to take a photo
• Add audio recording to a photo using Fotobabble App.
• Become aware of the online sharing options.

Data and Information

• Awareness of binary data.
• Types of data.
• Different ways to represent data.
• Simple survey.

Creating Digital Solutions

• Following and writing simple step by step instructions.

Level A:

Digital Systems

• React to the use of some common digital systems, (hardware and software components), as they experience their purpose.

Data and Information

• React to patterns and different types of data and experience how data is sorted and represented as images using digital systems.

Creating Digital Solutions

• Experience steps involved in completing a routine task.

Level A:

Digital Systems

• Students will have had opportunities to experience and react to a range of digital solutions through explorative learning and guided play and integrated learning.
  • Awareness of good posture when using digital devices
  • Mouse control or touch screen control through jigsaw play
  • Control a simple online game
  • Use and become aware of the basic operational functions of an iPad

Data and Information

• Students experience different types of data such as sound
  • Create sound data
  • Create sound data matched to a visual pattern using the Singing Fingers App

Creating Digital Solutions

• Students experience the concept of abstraction to identify significant steps involved in everyday routine activities
  • Define and sequence a routine task
  • Become aware of the meaning and importance of the word 'algorithm' in the context of digital systems
  • Modify a routine task or sequence to solve a simple problem