Digital Technologies

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With the upcoming introduction of a Digital Technologies Learning Area in the Australian Curriculum  there are many resources appearing to support teachers in the implementation.  Here are a few I have located.

A good simple summary from Paula Christopherson

Some wonderful resources from DETVic

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and from NSW 

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 codeclub

cser The Computer Science Education Research Group, CSER, at the University of Adelaide, have developed a number of open, online courses designed to assist teachers in addressing the new Digital Technologies learning area.

cseryt You Tube Channel with heaps of wonderful videos covering many of the Digital technologies terms and tools. 
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SCRATCH – a wonderful introductory site from Chris BetcherscrCode Monster uses Script not visual editing but introduces it in a very simple process
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Or Pencil Code
Screen Shot 2014-12-02 at 9.54.30 pm Play lab Really simple Intro to Visual programming
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some great examples blending Google Apps for Ed tools and Digital technologies curriculum
View more lists from Jon Samuelson

Attribution to Kodable for this graphic. from  https://www.kodable.com/infographic

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  1. Hi Celia,
    I would like to invite you to present at our conference this year on the 14th August at Kingswood Primary School in Dingley Village Victoria. Please see our website from last year’s conference at:

    http://iii2014.kingswoodps.com.au/

    Could you please reply so that I can forward on details to you?

    Regards,

    Anna Danson

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