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English Unit: Creating Digital Texts
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English Unit: Creating Digital Texts

This unit plan is a comprehensive resource for teaching and assessing computer skills in your Foundation classroom. The unit includes a presentation, digital activities, classroom display, and group assessment task. The detailed and engaging unit plan requires minimal preparation time and is designed to be progressive and engaging for your class. The ICT aspects of this unit are also suitable for Year 1 and Year 2.
 

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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 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

ST1-11DI-T old Identifies the components of digital systems and explores how data is represented ST1-3DP-T old Describes, follows and represents algorithms to solve problems ST1-2DP-T old Uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity STe-7DI-T old Identifies digital systems and explores how instructions are used to control digital devices STe-2DP-T old Develops solutions to an identified need 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 ENE-CWT-01 new Creates written texts that include at least 2 related ideas and correct simple sentences ENE-UARL-01 new Understands and responds to literature read to them ENE-HANDW-01 new Produces all lower-case and upper-case letters to create texts ENE-VOCAB-01 new Understands and effectively uses Tier 1 words and Tier 2 words in familiar contexts ENE-SPELL-01 new Applies phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies to spell taught familiar and high-frequency words when creating texts
VCDTCD017 Follow, describe and represent a sequence of steps and decisions (algorithms) needed to solve simple problems VCDTDS013 Identify and explore digital systems (hardware and software components) for a purpose 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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