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Creating Digital Texts - Student Reference Card
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Creating Digital Texts - Student Reference Card

Print these reference cards for your students so they can easily refer back to the key computer skills of scrolling, selecting and typing. Each card provides examples and elaborations on how to use these skills and why they are important.

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Learning goals

  • We are learning to create and edit short written texts to record and report ideas and events using capital letters, punctuation and correct spelling of CVC words.
  • We are learning to construct texts using software including word processing programs, e.g. MS Word.
  • We are learning to create, re-read and edit short written and multimodal texts to report on a topic, express an opinion or recount an event using capital letters, punctuation and correct spelling.
  • We are learning to use software, e.g. MS Word to construct texts and add images.
  • We are learning to create short imaginative, informative and persuasive multimodal texts using text structures, language and grammatical features appropriate to the audience and purpose.
  • We are learning to use software, e.g. MS Word or PowerPoint to construct texts which include visual and audio elements.
  • We are learning to recognise and explore digital systems.
  • We are learning to identify and explore digital systems.
  • We are learning to follow and describe algorithms.
  • We are learning to follow, describe and represent a sequence of steps and decisions (algorithms) needed to solve simple problems.
  • We are learning to use the basic features of common digital tools to create, locate and communicate content.
  • We are learning to use the basic features of common digital tools to share content and collaborate, guided by trusted adults.
  • We are learning to access our school account with a recorded username and password.
  • We are learning to create and organise ideas and information using information systems independently, with a known adult.

Curriculum alignment

AC9E1LY06 9 Create and re-read to edit short written and/or multimodal texts to report on a topic, express an opinion or recount a real or imagined event, using grammatically correct simple sentences, some topic-specific vocabulary, sentence boundary punctuation and correct spelling of some one- and two-syllable words AC9TDIFK01 9

Recognise and explore digital systems (hardware and software) for a purpose

 AC9E2LY06 9 Create and edit short imaginative, informative and persuasive written and/or multimodal texts for familiar audiences, using text structure appropriate to purpose, simple and compound sentences, noun groups and verb groups, topic-specific vocabulary, simple punctuation and common 2-syllable words AC9TDI2K01 9

Identify and explore digital systems and their components for a purpose

 AC9TDI2P02 9

Follow and describe algorithms involving a sequence of steps, branching (decisions) and iteration (repetition)

 AC9EFLY06 9 Create and participate in shared editing of short written texts to record and report ideas and events using some learnt vocabulary, basic sentence boundary punctuation and spelling some consonant–vowel–consonant words correctly AC9TDI2P06 9

Access their school account with a recorded username and password

 AC9TDI2P05 9

Use the basic features of common digital tools to share content and collaborate demonstrating agreed behaviours, guided by trusted adults

 AC9TDI2P04 9

Use the basic features of common digital tools to create, locate and communicate content

 ACTDIK001 8.4

Recognise and explore digital systems (hardware and software components) for a purpose

 ACTDIP004 8.4

Follow, describe and represent a sequence of steps and decisions (algorithms) needed to solve simple problems

 ACTDIP006 8.4

Create and organise ideas and information using information systems independently and with others, and share these with known people in safe online environments

 ACELY1674 8.4 Construct texts featuring print, visual and audio elements using software, including word processing programs ACELY1664 8.4 Construct texts that incorporate supporting images using software including word processing programs ACELY1654 8.4 Construct texts using software including word processing programs
STe-2DP-T old Develops solutions to an identified need STe-7DI-T old Identifies digital systems and explores how instructions are used to control digital devices ST1-2DP-T old Uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity ST1-3DP-T old Describes, follows and represents algorithms to solve problems ST1-11DI-T old Identifies the components of digital systems and explores how data is represented ENe-2A old Composes simple texts to convey an idea or message ENe-3A old Produces most lower case and upper case letters and uses digital technologies to construct texts EN1-3A old Composes texts using letters of consistent size and slope and uses digital technologies EN1-2A old Plans, composes and reviews a small range of simple texts for a variety of purposes on familiar topics for known readers and viewers EN1-CWT-01 new Plans, creates and revises texts written for different purposes, including paragraphs, using knowledge of vocabulary, text features and sentence structure EN1-UARL-01 new Understands and responds to literature by creating texts using similar structures, intentional language choices and features appropriate to audience and purpose EN1-HANDW-01 new Uses a legible, fluent and automatic handwriting style, and digital technology, including word-processing applications, when creating texts EN1-PHOKW-01 new Uses initial and extended phonics, including vowel digraphs, trigraphs to decode and encode words when reading and creating texts EN1-SPELL-01 new Applies phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies when spelling words in a range of writing contexts EN1-VOCAB-01 new Understands and effectively uses Tier 1, taught Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary to extend and elaborate ideas ENE-CWT-01 new Creates written texts that include at least 2 related ideas and correct simple sentences ENE-SPELL-01 new Applies phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies to spell taught familiar and high-frequency words when creating texts ENE-VOCAB-01 new Understands and effectively uses Tier 1 words and Tier 2 words in familiar contexts ENE-HANDW-01 new Produces all lower-case and upper-case letters to create texts ENE-UARL-01 new Understands and responds to literature read to them
VCDTDS013 Identify and explore digital systems (hardware and software components) for a purpose VCELY233 Construct texts featuring print, visual and audio elements using software, including word processing programs VCELY231 Reread and edit text for spelling, sentence-boundary punctuation and text structure VCELY230 Create short imaginative, informative and persuasive texts using growing knowledge of text structures and language features for familiar and some less familiar audiences, selecting print and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purpose VCELY197 Construct texts that incorporate supporting images using software including word processing programs VCELY195 Reread student's own texts and discuss possible changes to improve meaning, spelling and punctuation VCDTCD017 Follow, describe and represent a sequence of steps and decisions (algorithms) needed to solve simple problems VCELY194 Create short imaginative and informative texts that show emerging use of appropriate text structure, sentence-level grammar, word choice, spelling, punctuation and appropriate multimodal elements VCDTDI016 Independently and with others create and organise ideas and information using information systems, and share these with known people in safe online environments VCELY163 Construct texts using software including word processing programs VCELY160 Create short texts to explore, record and report ideas and events using familiar words and beginning writing knowledge VCELY161 Participate in shared editing of students’ own texts for meaning, spelling, capital letters and full stops

Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.

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