User interface design: Controllers for all
In this lesson, students design and implement a new user-interface that allows a user to interact with a digital program. This lesson idea was created by Rebecca Vivian.
Additional details
Year band(s) | 5-6 |
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Content type | Lesson ideas |
Format | Web page |
Core and overarching concepts | Digital systems |
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI6P03
Design a user interface for a digital system
AC9TDI6P06
Evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria and user stories and their broader community impact
AC9TDI6P08
Select and use appropriate digital tools effectively to share content online, plan tasks and collaborate on projects, demonstrating agreed behaviours |
Technologies & Programming Languageās | Electronic programming boards |
Keywords | Makey makey, Programming, Algorithms, Scratch, Technology, Computer program, CSER, Computer Science Education Research Group, Rebecca Vivian |
Organisation | CSER |
Copyright | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated. |
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