10DTE

Year 10 Digital Technology 2025

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Rowena Bullock.

Students are likely to work on four major units of work. They will design, develop and evaluate digital outcomes and learn computational thinking skills as a preparation for life in this digital age.

Image Manipulation: This unit is an introduction to Digital Images and File Management. Students create animated pixel art then use Photoshop to create a poster based on their own Respect Matrix.

Programming: Students will learn computational thinking skills and how to program a Sphero robotic ball. They assemble and programme an mBot robot using its many input & output sensors (LED matrix, light & sound). Python programming is also introduced.

Digital Media - Web Design: Students will learn basic HTML and CSS skills. They apply these skills in the creation of a single page web site about themselves and their family history.

Computer Science and Digital Information: Students will learn basic spreadsheet and word processing skills to manage data. Computer Science concepts such as binary numbers, algorithms, error handling and data checking are learnt and taught to Year 7 students.

Recommended Prior Learning

There is no recommended prior learning for this course

Pathway

Disclaimer

  • Availability of all courses is subject to student numbers and staffing
  • Some courses will not be available if numbers are too small 
  • Some classes may be combined by Year level (e.g. Year 11 and 12 in one class) if numbers do not make separate classes viable 
  • It may not be possible to accommodate all choices and combinations of subjects 
  • Parents/Caregivers and students need to satisfy themselves that a chosen course meets the student’s goals for the following year and beyond