Year 8 Digital Technology
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Topic 1. Introduction to File Types & HTML
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Students investigate differnt file types and summarise their understanding and knowledge by publishing their notes using HTML in a web site. Students use Grok Learning to learn a wide range of HTML tags and techniques.
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Topic 2. Programming concepts – programming in Python & application in microbits
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Students continue to use the Grok Learning environment to learn how to program using Python code. The implement their programming onto micro:bit devices to create a virtual pet.
Topic 3. Digital Images; Raster VS Vector
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Students investigate digital images and use the Adobe products, Illustrator to create and edit vector images and Photoshop to create and edit raster images.
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Topic 4. Excel Spreadsheets & Infographics​​​​​​​
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Students use Spreadsheets to manipulate data taken from online data sets. Using their data sets they will create an infographic to report on their findings.