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Computing at Mercury Bay Area School
Is a combined course working with a number of areas of the Digital Technologies.
- Digital Concepts and Tools - An overview.
Programming and Computer Science
Digital Information
Digital Media
The strand of Electronics is not really being covered in Mercury Bay Area School in 2010. Hopefully this will become more integrated in 2011.
- Students also have the opportunity to work on the module Digital Infrastructure by becoming involved in the extra curricular group the Tech Devils. is not currently running in 2010 but will hopefully be re-established in 2011.
Learning Intentions for Computing at Mercury Bay Area School.
The aim is for students to develop a broad technological literacy that will equip them to participate in society as informed citizens and give them access to technology related careers.
The New Zealand Curriculum. (2007) Pg.32.
- We aim to develop within our students a solid foundational knowledge of some of the main Productivity Applications so that students can use these applications in a wide range of contexts across all subject areas.
- We aim to develop an understanding of Digital Media and how to create and design this media to fulfill a purpose.
- We aim to develop an understanding of the underlying concepts and ideas that allow the student’s knowledge of computing to be transfered across applications and contexts.
- It is important that the children develop an understanding of safety issues, privacy issues and other cyber-safety concepts so that our students can be safe users of current and emerging technologies.
Year Level Overview at Mercury Bay.
Computing is compulsory for all students from years seven to nine. After year nine computing becomes an option.
