Not all computational thinking is done on the computer in class. Some times it is good to physically manipulate devices and equipment to learn how computers work.

Our Year 8 Digital Technologies students are learning how to read binary; the way computers transmit data. Students have learnt how to put numbers and letters into binary, spell words using binary cards, read a binary clock and have also spelt their name using different colours to show bits being turned on and off.

In Year 10 students are working on their ‘passion project’ – something that they are passionate about and want to learn more about. Currently, we have students learning coding in Scratch and Python, image manipulation in Gimp, Storyboarding, Blender and robotics. One student has even downloaded an app and is running the programming of his robot from his phone.

It’s great to see students really engaging in their learning and having fun.