
Digital Technologies
Levels 1 to 4

NZC Achievement Objectives

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Learning Intentions

Integration Ideas
Learning Intentions are from the Ministry of Education
Integration ideas are from the Ministry of Education
Levels 1 to 4
Produce technological solutions in a range of technological areas and contexts.
Level 1
Share ideas about the ways in which familiar technologies affect their lives eg. the use and disposal of plastics
Level 3
Identify and consider different views and feelings of people in relation to some specific technological developments or effects eg. noise pollution
Describe and identify the positive and negative effects of some instances of technologies on people’s lives and the environment eg. the effects of fast ferries on shorelines.

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Resources

This activity assists teachers and students who are new to coding to get started with block coding or programming. Students can create simple code, choosing a digital sprite/character and using block instructions to make it move.
Level
2-4
Type
Lesson Plan
Block coding for beginners
Genesis School-Gen
This activity assists teachers and students who are new to coding to get started with block coding or programming. Students can create simple code, choosing a digital sprite/character and using block instructions to make it move.

Bill Nye the Science Guy has downloaded the “Computers” episode into his Random Access Memory.
Link to video: https://www.schooltube.com/media/1_en0xw8er
Level
1-4
Type
Video
Computers
Bill Nye The Science Guy
Bill Nye the Science Guy has downloaded the “Computers” episode into his Random Access Memory.
Link to video: https://www.schooltube.com/media/1_en0xw8er

Air pollution is a problem in many cities, including Christchurch. After the 2011 earthquake, a team of researchers used technology and big data to help make Christchurch a healthier, smarter city to live in.
Level
4
Type
Book
Connected 2017 Level 4: ‘Sensing Data’
Ministry of Education NZ
Air pollution is a problem in many cities, including Christchurch. After the 2011 earthquake, a team of researchers used technology and big data to help make Christchurch a healthier, smarter city to live in.

This article introduces and explains the concept of algorithms in a simple and engaging way. It supports understanding of this abstract concept by providing concrete examples from everyday life, mathematics, and computer programming.
Level
2
Type
Book
Connected 2018 Level 2: ‘Amazing Algorithms’
Ministry of Education NZ
This article introduces and explains the concept of algorithms in a simple and engaging way. It supports understanding of this abstract concept by providing concrete examples from everyday life, mathematics, and computer programming.

Ryan Kothe, an animator from Auckland, uses stop-motion animation to make short videos and advertisements. In this article, he explains how to create your own stop-motion animation movie.
Level
2
Type
Book
Connected 2018 Level 2: ‘Animation Creations’
Ministry of Education NZ
Ryan Kothe, an animator from Auckland, uses stop-motion animation to make short videos and advertisements. In this article, he explains how to create your own stop-motion animation movie.

Students at Fernridge School have created a digital light display for Matariki using Raspberry Pi computers. This article shows how the students created the light display, providing a real-life context for exploring how computers work.
Level
2
Type
Book
Connected 2018 Level 2: ‘Lighting the Sky with Raspberry Pi’
Ministry of Education NZ
Students at Fernridge School have created a digital light display for Matariki using Raspberry Pi computers. This article shows how the students created the light display, providing a real-life context for exploring how computers work.

The focus in this issue of Connected is on computational thinking for digital technologies and designing and developing digital outcomes.
Level
2
Type
Book
Connected 2018 Level 2: ‘Step By Step’
Ministry of Education NZ
The focus in this issue of Connected is on computational thinking for digital technologies and designing and developing digital outcomes.

The focus in this issue of Connected is on computational thinking for digital technologies and designing and developing digital outcomes.
Level
3
Type
Book
Connected 2018 Level 3: ‘Cracking the Code’
Ministry of Education NZ
The focus in this issue of Connected is on computational thinking for digital technologies and designing and developing digital outcomes.

The focus in this issue of Connected is on computational thinking for digital technologies and designing and developing digital outcomes.
Level
4
Type
Book
Connected 2018 Level 4: ‘Digital Space’
Ministry of Education NZ
The focus in this issue of Connected is on computational thinking for digital technologies and designing and developing digital outcomes.

This article describes how three Kiwi companies have used digital technology to help solve health or social problems. It demonstrates how digital technologists think through a problem and how a seemingly abstract issue can be turned into a series of tasks that digital technologies can solve.
Level
4
Type
Book
Connected 2018 Level 4: ‘Saving the World, One Swipe at a Time’
Ministry of Education NZ
This article describes how three Kiwi companies have used digital technology to help solve health or social problems. It demonstrates how digital technologists think through a problem and how a seemingly abstract issue can be turned into a series of tasks that digital technologies can solve.

This article uses real-world examples to show how mathematics can be used to predict the possible outcomes of a range of human and environmental activities. It describes how mathematical models are created by defining and measuring key variables, designing an equation that shows how the variables interact, and using the equation to make predictions.
Level
3
Type
Book
Connected 2019 Level 3: ‘Predicting Possibilities’
Ministry of Education NZ
This article uses real-world examples to show how mathematics can be used to predict the possible outcomes of a range of human and environmental activities. It describes how mathematical models are created by defining and measuring key variables, designing an equation that shows how the variables interact, and using the equation to make predictions.

This activity encourages students to explore various aspects of complex issues. It encourages students to consider the interaction of science and diverse community views.
Level
3-4
Type
Activity
Establishing priorities for solving problems
Ministry of Education NZ
This activity encourages students to explore various aspects of complex issues. It encourages students to consider the interaction of science and diverse community views.

Try a fun robot building project. Make a robot from household parts or take it a step further with real robotic equipment and challenges.
Level
1-4
Type
Experiment
Make a Robot
Science Kids
Try a fun robot building project. Make a robot from household parts or take it a step further with real robotic equipment and challenges.

Being able to make your own website is an extremely useful skill to have. This lesson will teach you the skills you need to know. Learn the basics of web design using Dreamweaver.
Level
1-4
Type
Activity
Make a Website
Science Kids
Being able to make your own website is an extremely useful skill to have. This lesson will teach you the skills you need to know. Learn the basics of web design using Dreamweaver.

Movie making is a fun activity that kids will love to learn about. Use Windows Movie Maker to teach students about important movie making techniques before burning their finished work to DVD for them to take home.
Level
1-4
Type
Activity
Movie Making
Science Kids
Movie making is a fun activity that kids will love to learn about. Use Windows Movie Maker to teach students about important movie making techniques before burning their finished work to DVD for them to take home.

Have fun learning about Photoshop as you try a range of fun activities and challenges. Edit digital photos using a range of cool effects that will impress your friends and family.
Level
1-4
Type
Activity
Photoshop
Science Kids
Have fun learning about Photoshop as you try a range of fun activities and challenges. Edit digital photos using a range of cool effects that will impress your friends and family.