Years 3 and 4 · Technologies · Processes and production skills

AC9TDI4P07

use the core features of common digital tools to share content, plan tasks, and collaborate, following agreed behaviours, supported by trusted adults

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The rest of Processes and production skills in Years 3 and 4.

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9TDI4P07 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Years 3 and 4.

1. Years 1 and 2AC9TDI2P01investigate simple problems for known users that can be solved with digital systems
2. Years 1 and 2AC9TDI2P02follow and describe algorithms involving a sequence of steps, branching (decisions) and iteration (repetition)
3. Years 1 and 2AC9TDI2P03discuss how existing digital systems satisfy identified needs for known users
4. Years 1 and 2AC9TDI2P04use the basic features of common digital tools to create, locate and communicate content
5. Years 1 and 2AC9TDI2P05use the basic features of common digital tools to share content and collaborate demonstrating agreed behaviours, guided by trusted adults
6. Years 1 and 2AC9TDI2P06access their school account with a recorded username and password
7. Years 1 and 2AC9TDI2P07discuss that some websites and apps store their personal data online
8. Years 5 and 6AC9TDI6P01define problems with given or co-developed design criteria and by creating user stories
9. Years 5 and 6AC9TDI6P02design algorithms involving multiple alternatives (branching) and iteration
10. Years 5 and 6AC9TDI6P03design a user interface for a digital system
11. Years 5 and 6AC9TDI6P04generate, modify, communicate and evaluate designs
12. Years 5 and 6AC9TDI6P05implement algorithms as visual programs involving control structures, variables and input
13. Years 5 and 6AC9TDI6P06evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria and user stories and their broader community impact
14. Years 5 and 6AC9TDI6P07select and use appropriate digital tools effectively to create, locate and communicate content, applying common conventions
15. Years 5 and 6AC9TDI6P08select and use appropriate digital tools effectively to share content online, plan tasks and collaborate on projects, demonstrating agreed behaviours
16. Years 5 and 6AC9TDI6P09access multiple personal accounts using unique passphrases and explain the risks of password re-use
17. Years 5 and 6AC9TDI6P10explain the creation and permanence of their digital footprint and consider privacy when collecting user data