Digital Technolog

Digital Technologies

There is lots happening in Digital Technologies at Belmont HS!

In the classroom:

Our Year 7’s are exploring the Micro:bit devices and learning all about digital systems, data and block coding. With the Micro:bit, they are making games and collecting sound, light and moisture data. 

Our Year 8’s are learning to code in Python. Solving game-based challenges in Code Combat as well as designing and creating digital images using code. Can you pick which image the code below will produce?? Soon they’ll be working in teams to create a website for a fictional event. 

Year 9 & 10 Semester 2 subjects have begun – Games Programming and Computer & Web Applications. Students studying Living in a Digital World recently studied Artificial Intelligence, creating their own Machine Learning apps – using interesting datasets to train a model to make a decision, prediction or recommendation. 

Web.Comp

A handful of students recently completed the National Computer Science School Web.Comp – Congratulations to the following students:

• Morgan L  (8N) – High Distinction (Year 7 & 8 Level) and a PERFECT score (Year 9 & 10) level. 
• Atharva P (8P) - High Distinction
• Jordan C & Conor Q (8P) - Participation

Girls Programming Network – Coding workshops for high school girls and gender minorities

Whether you’re just starting out or you’re a programming pro, we’re sure you’ll have a great time at GPN! Each school term around Australia we run free, full-day programming workshops hosted by local technologists and teachers. Our events are all about learning together, making new friends and having fun with tech. The next GPN is on Saturday 31st August at Melbourne Uni. Think you might be interested? Come and talk to Mrs Butler or email butlerk@bhs.vic.edu.au by the end of the term. Transport options available.