ICT

YEAR 10 INFORMATION SYSTEMS

In Term 3, so far this Semester, the Year 10 Information Systems class have learnt how computers store data in Binary and Hexadecimal and use this with ASCII and Unicode. We are undertaking a unit on Algorithms and how to represent them by creating Flowcharts and Pseudocode. This also involves some hands-on activities making the learning fun and practical.

This is what some of the students had to say about it:

This term we learned many things. We started with a daunting topic: Binary and Hexadecimal, which are more commonly referred to as the language of computers. However, throughout the topic, we could thoroughly understand it and confidently solve different problems by applying what we had learned.

After completing the first topic, we moved on to 'Algorithms'. We started off by learning what algorithms are and how we can visually represent them with flowcharts. While learning about flowcharts, we were challenged to follow the flowcharts made by our peers and see the result. After we became familiar with the structure of flowcharts, we were asked to make a flowchart on 'Instructions to making fairy bread'. Once we completed this, we partnered up with a friend and followed exactly what their flowchart said to do. No matter how it ended up, we had to follow the exact instructions.

Our covered topics have been enjoyable, interactive, and engaging. I look forward to learning more about how computer systems work, how we can understand them, and how they work to make them more efficient for others.

Aryan Julka Year 10

Our Year 10 Information Systems class recently made fairy bread for their new unit on computer algorithms. It was a very fun and interesting experience since we got to test out our flowcharts in real life. This was a great way for us to find our mistakes and fix them since machines aren't able to interpret things or think for themselves. Overall, this was a great learning experience, and I recommend this for future classes.

Julia Si Year 10

I came into information systems expecting to code and suffer. Still, instead, I've been met with an incredible teacher and supportive and fun classmates that come together to make Information Systems an incredible learning environment. 

Throughout the short weeks, I've learnt how to read and write in binary, which I've always been interested in. Additionally, we learnt how to make flowcharts and the appropriate shapes and requirements to make an adequate one. Adding onto flowcharts, we've recently learnt about pseudocode, which is coding in simple English.

Information systems have provided knowledge that builds on itself in an easy-to-understand way.

Anne Min Year 10

After Algorithms, we will be Coding in Python using GROK, where students will be assigned levels depending on their prior knowledge. Further updates later this Semester.

Mr Frank Russo

ICT and Information Systems