Learning in Digital Technologies

Prep - This term our Prep students have really been getting the hang of using the digital technologies for a particular purpose. We have been learning how to use the school iPads, and specifically, the Seesaw app. On Seesaw, the students have been completing activities that focus on how to use the camera to add photos, how to use the draw and erase tools, how to record using the microphone and how to create a little video. The clever cookies have done a wonderful job!

Year 1/2 - The Year 1/2 students have had so much fun using our Beebots and Bluebots this term. They have started to learn how to use simple algorithms to express instructions for others to follow. Using Beebot mats, the students had the challenge of making their Beebot go through the zoo to see specific animals, or navigate an island with obstacles to get the treasure. Once more confident with programming the Beebots, small groups of students are now working together to create their own Beebot neighbourhood. Once complete, students will be able to place all their maps down to create one huge class Beebot mat to program their Beebots around. 

Year 3/4 - Term Two has been an exciting one for the Year 3/4 students who started the term with planning and constructing Beebot obstacle courses. Each pair planned a course that contained balloons for the Beebot to collect (bump). Once complete, they wrote down an algorithm that could solve the problem before another group had a go at solving the challenge. Students realised pretty quickly that it was important to always face the same way as the Beebot’s face to correctly use the left and right instructions. 

Year 5/6 - Our Year 5/6 students have had a busy term learning how to create flow charts to create their very own digital choose your own adventure story. The students started off brainstorming simple fables or stories they could use (or created their own from scratch) and then used this premise to create their own choose your own adventure story. To do this they needed to follow the format of a scenario that led to 2-4 choices. Each choice leads to its own specific outcome, which leads to a new scenario with another 2-4 choices and so on. They needed to do this at least 3 times which means their stories needed to finish with at least 8 different story outcomes (endings). They then started turning their work into a digital story using Google Slides with hyperlinks linking each choice to its intended outcome.