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Digital Technologies

Courses in the Digital Technologies Department offer the development of knowledge and skills using a wide range of exciting, modern technologies. The courses are designed to ignite a passion for information technology, and to lead students into a rewarding and fulfilling future.

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Student Work and Events

Department News

This year the Year 10 Information Technology class is again involved in a virtual conferencing project with Warrandyte High School, Melbourne, Australia. The students have paired up with pairs of students from Warrandyte to create webzines about social networking.

This project was showcased late 2009 on the Techlink website. View WEGC students� work.

2010 Year 10 WEGC students skyping with Australian partners

2009 Year 10 WEGC students virtual conferencing with Australian students

Read the article in the online Tearaway Magazine in February 2010.

Komputer Kooks

The Komputer Kooks (Wellington East Girls� College Computer Club) are closely affiliated with the Digital Technologies Department because the club is populated predominantly by girls studying Digital Technology courses.

Their enthusiasm abounds and the department is alive with Kooks activities. They meet every week and are involved in many varied initiatives, including entering competitions and tutoring parents and teachers. Find out more about this club.

Department Events

Visiting Client for Year 13 Website Development

Mark Roughton from The Radio Network visited the senior Computing class to outline requirements and important specifications for the website the class was developing for him.

Head of Department

Cris Roughton: cris.roughton@wegc.school.nz

Programme

New cutting edge Digital Technologies Achievement Standards will be introduced into the senior curriculum, beginning at Level 1 NCEA in 2011. They will be developed to Level 2 for 2012 and Level 3 for 2013. The standards have been developed to lead students seamlessly into either the tertiary training required to meet the demands of the jobs servicing an increasingly technologically literate society; or the employment available in an increasingly technologically literate society.

Progression

Course titles of the pathways through the year levels, for 2011, 2012 and 2013 as the Achievement Standards are introduced.

Course Outlines

Year 9 Information Technology Course

Year 10 Information Technology Course

Year 11 Information Management - Level 1 IM100

Year 11 Alternative Information Management - Level 1 IM111

Year 12 Computer Studies - Level 2 CS200

Year 12 Alternative Computer Studies - Level 1 & 2 CS201

Year 13 Computer Studies - Level 3 CS300

Year 13 Alternative Computer Studies - Level 2 CS301

Links

Komputer Kooks

www.techlink.org.nz Techlink is a site dedicated to Technology teachers, student and all those with an interest in technology education in New Zealand. It showcases examples of contemporary teaching and learning in Technology and provides curriculum support and encouragement for teachers.