ICAS Digital Technologies

Students are assessed across the key learning areas of:

• Digital systems: understand and recognise hardware, software, operating systems, cloud computing and data representation
• Word processing: use basic and advanced operations in word processing including formatting, tables, style sheets, animations and referencing
• Graphics and multimedia: create presentations; use multimedia applications and data visualisation
• Internet use and email programs: use search engines, emails, social media, and online collaboration; apply social and ethical protocols and practices in the use of digital technologies
• Spreadsheets and databases: understand the functions of spreadsheets and databases; use the tools of formatting, formulae and filters etc. to manage information
• Programming: understand basic principles and concepts of programming including block-based coding, flowcharts, sequence, loops, pseudocode, and algorithms.