Technology by Jessica Meggs https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources All resources en-us 2017-08-30 22:58:22 UTC 2017-09-15 11:38:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Diskette.png Scratch: Coding Lesson Plans jessica_meggs https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/183828411 Years 3 & 4 - Digital Technologies

The lesson plan and activities in the link below outline the processes involved in teaching students how to code and how to follow algorithms. As students progress through their learning they will be required to create simple algorithms to make programs react to their instruction. Students will also use visual diagrams and pictures to model their processes.

Curriculum links:
  • Define simple problems, and describe and follow a sequence of steps and decisions (algorithms) needed to solve them (ACTDIP010)
  • Implement simple digital solutions as visual programs with algorithms involving branching (decisions) and user input (ACTDIP011)
]]> 2017-08-30 23:01:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/183828411 Finding Patterns within Patterns jessica_meggs https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/183828785 P-2 - Digital Technologies

This activity explores patterns within patterns. As students participate in the activity they are encouraged to think critically and creatively about data, using skip counting and number sequences to describe patterns.

Students can use an app (Shadow Puppet EDU) to record their thinking about the patterns they see in the numbers.

Curriculum links:
  • Recognise and explore patterns in data and represent data as pictures, symbols and diagrams (ACTDIK002)
]]> 2017-08-30 23:06:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/183828785 Working with Wind Energy jessica_meggs https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/183830552 Years 5 & 6 - Design and Technologies

This activity explores wind energy and how it is used to generate or augment energy. During the activity, students work in teams to design and build their own windmill out of everyday items. Students will then test their windmill, evaluate their results, and present reflections to the class.

Curriculum links:
  • Investigate how electrical energy can control movement, sound or light in a designed product or system (ACTDEK020)

]]> 2017-08-30 23:24:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/183830552 Video: Pushing and pulling jessica_meggs https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/183831535 P-2 - Design and Technologies

This student friendly video explores how the principles of push and pull are used and how certain material properties are appropriate for particular designed solutions.

Curriculum links:
  • Explore how technologies use forces to create movement in products (ACTDEK002)
]]> 2017-08-30 23:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/183831535 Game: Pushing and pulling jessica_meggs https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/183835356 P-2 - Design and Technologies

This student friendly game explores the difference between pushing and pulling. As students progress through the game, they are able to trial the effects of pushing and pulling and discover which motion will move an object more effectively.

Curriculum links:
  • Explore how technologies use forces to create movement in products (ACTDEK002)
]]> 2017-08-31 00:05:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/183835356 Design and record the processes involved in building a raft jessica_meggs https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/183839258 P-2 - Design and Technologies

In this task, students are required to identifying, gather and play with materials, components, tools and equipment, designing and recording solutions to building a raft that is able to travel across water.

Curriculum links
  • Explore needs or opportunities for designing, and the technologies needed to realise designed solutions (ACTDEP005)
  • Generate, develop and record design ideas through describing, drawing and modelling (ACTDEP006)
  • Use materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques to safely make designed solutions (ACTDEP007)
  • Use personal preferences to evaluate the success of design ideas, processes and solutions including their care for environment (ACTDEP008)
  • Sequence steps for making designed solutions and working collaboratively (ACTDEP009)

]]> 2017-08-31 00:43:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/183839258 Jellybean Maths *ADAPTED jessica_meggs https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/183843824 P-2 - Digital Technologies 

"Jellybean Maths" is a learning activity, where students collect and explore data through play. Within the activity, students calculate and tally the different combination of jellybean colours within their lolly bag and record their data in a table. As this activity was originally designed for the implementation of the Mathematics Curriculum, it explores mathematical concepts, such as number sense and predicting, however, through further adaptation, it would also effectively align with the Technologies Curriculum, building on students' Digital Technologies, Processes and Production skills. 

Within Foundation to Year 2, students are required to “collect, explore and sort data, and use digital systems to present the data creatively”. As the activity, “Jellybean Maths”, already caters to the first part of the content descriptor, “collecting, exploring and sorting data”, an additional activity would need to be integrated to allow students the opportunity to present their data using digital systems. One way in which this could be achieved is through an activity that requires students to utilise digital technologies to record their data in a simple column graph or picture graph. "Graphing for kids" is one app that would be particularly effective for this task. This graphing app is an easy learning tool used to support students, as they use digital systems to present their data in a graph, thus, meeting the requirements of the Australian Curriculum: Technologies.

Curriculum links:
  • Collect, explore and sort data, and use digital systems to present the data creatively (ACTDIP003)

]]> 2017-08-31 01:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/183843824 Use the CTRL F function on your key board to search for and find key terms jessica_meggs https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/183843944 What is CTRL F? When pressing CTRL F (or command F) on your keyboard, a search box will appear. This function allows you to search for keywords, terms or content descriptors etc, that are on this page.]]> 2017-08-31 01:25:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/183843944 Egg drop jessica_meggs https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/183845551 3-4 - Design and Technologies

In this task students experiment with materials, tools and equipment, investigating different solutions that will prevent an egg from breaking when it is dropped from a certain height. 

Curriculum links:
  • Investigate how forces and the properties of materials affect the behaviour of a product or system (ACTDEK011)

]]> 2017-08-31 01:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/183845551 Graphing for kids jessica_meggs https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/184099906 P-2 - Digital Technologies

An easy learning tool (app), designed to assist students through the processes involved in designing a graph.

Curriculum links:
  • Collect, explore and sort data, and use digital systems to present the data creatively (ACTDIP003)
]]> 2017-08-31 22:07:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/184099906 Video: Thoughtful design jessica_meggs https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/184103474 P-2 - Design and Technologies

An ABC friendly video that explores how houses can be specially designed to support a person in a wheelchair. This video requires students to consider design solutions for a person who requires wheelchair access.

Curriculum links:
  • Identify how people design and produce familiar products, services and environments and consider sustainability to meet personal and local community needs (ACTDEK001)
]]> 2017-08-31 22:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/184103474 Return home jessica_meggs https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/184103686 Return to home page]]> 2017-08-31 22:50:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/184103686 USING BINARY TO CREATE ON/OFF PICTURES jessica_meggs https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/184109721 Years 5 & 6 - Digital Technologies

This resource introduces the use of binary, by exploring the ways in which computers store and send digital images so that they are able to represent images in a digital format.

Curriculum links:
  • Examine how whole numbers are used to represent all data in digital systems (ACTDIK015)
]]> 2017-08-31 23:58:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/184109721 Materials and their properties jessica_meggs https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/184114781 Years 3 & 4 - Design and Technologies

Students explore the properties different materials have, and  how these properties make them suitable for a range of purposes.

Curriculum links 
  • Investigate the suitability of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment for a range of purposes (ACTDEK013)
]]> 2017-09-01 00:48:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/184114781 Lunch box blitz jessica_meggs https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/184134910 Years 5 & 6 - Design and Technologies

This resource highlights the importance of healthy eating. As students progress through the learning content they will be involved in designing posters, recipes and activities that support a healthy lifestyle.

Curriculum links
  • Investigate how and why food and fibre are produced in managed environments and prepared to enable people to grow and be healthy (ACTDEK021)
]]> 2017-09-01 04:30:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/184134910 Cotton Australia jessica_meggs https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/184447593 Years 3-4 - Design and Technologies

This resource explores the processes involved in producing cotton. As students view the slideshow, they will identify and record the steps in a mass production process (the cotton industry), learning about the preparation for the cotton crop; seed planting; irrigation and the efficient use of water by Australian cotton farmers; integrated pest control; harvesting; separating the fibre from the seeds in the cotton gin; exporting cotton from Australia to Asia; combing and spinning cotton fibre; weaving and sewing cotton textiles, including denim; and cotton's use in jeans.

Curriculum links:
  • Plan a sequence of production steps when making designed solutions individually and collaboratively (ACTDEP018)
]]> 2017-09-04 00:36:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/184447593 Fashion design: quality control jessica_meggs https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/184448257 Years 5 & 6 - Design and Technologies

Through this interactive video, students explore the steps and processes involved in meeting a design brief, need or opportunity.

Curriculum links: 
  • Critique needs or opportunities for designing, and investigate materials, components, tools, equipment and processes to achieve intended designed solutions (ACTDEP024)
]]> 2017-09-04 00:45:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/184448257 Cooking food in the past and present jessica_meggs https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/184450049 Years 5 & 6 - Design and Technologies

This ABC video explores the ways in which food is prepared in Aboriginal cultures.

Curriculum links:

  • Investigate how and why food and fibre are produced in managed environments and prepared to enable people to grow and be healthy (ACTDEK021)
]]> 2017-09-04 01:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/184450049 Communicating and sharing resources online jessica_meggs https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/184453162 P-2 - Digital Technologies

This website lists the most suitable, child friendly websites that can be used for students as they participate in safe, online environments.
Including:
Edublogs
Weebly for Education
Kidblog

Curriculum links:
  • Create and organise ideas and information using information systems independently and with others, and share these with known people in safe online environments (ACTDIP006)
]]> 2017-09-04 01:49:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/184453162 Collect and record data jessica_meggs https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/184454162 Years 3 & 4 - Digital Technologies

This resources steps students through the processes involved in surveying and collecting data. This data is then used to demonstrate the ways in which data can be presented in a variety of different ways.

Curriculum links:
  • Recognise different types of data and explore how the same data can be represented in different ways (ACTDIK008)
]]> 2017-09-04 02:00:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/184454162 Google CS First: Game design jessica_meggs https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/184455743 Years 5 & 6 - Digital Technologies

In this free program, students move through eight activities that focus on an aspect of computer games and develop computer science skills. Activities include creating a racing game, a maze game, a platform game, and escape game and a quest game. Each activity is supported by a video and project starters which students use to remix and create their own stories. Lesson plans accompany the student activities.

Curriculum links:
  • Design, modify and follow simple algorithms involving sequences of steps, branching, and iteration (repetition) (ACTDIP019)
  • Implement digital solutions as simple visual programs involving branching, iteration (repetition), and user input (ACTDIP020)
]]> 2017-09-04 02:15:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/184455743 Survey Monkey jessica_meggs https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/184456964 Years 5 & 6 - Digital Technologies

Survey monkey can be used as a tool to assist students in collecting, using and interpreting data and information. Using this online website, students can create a survey of their own to collect and analyze data.

Curriculum links:
  • Acquire, store and validate different types of data, and use a range of software to interpret and visualise data to create information (ACTDIP016)
]]> 2017-09-04 02:24:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/184456964 Cybersafety: Game On jessica_meggs https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/184458391 Years 3 & 4 - Digital Technologies

Game On is a cybersafety video of a group of students who find themselves in situations that catch them off-guard and teach them the consequences of making poor decisions online.

Topics include cyberbullying, excessive gaming, sharing passwords, free downloads and online friends.

Curriculum links:
  • Plan, create and communicate ideas and information independently and with others, applying agreed ethical and social protocols (ACTDIP013)
]]> 2017-09-04 02:37:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_meggs/technology_all_resources/wish/184458391