What's The Difference Between ICT Capabilities & the Digital Technologies Learning Area?
The article describes examples across the primary school curriculum where students create digital solutions, this is used to convey a key difference between Digital Technologies and ICT capability.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | Foundation, 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Web page |
| Keywords | ICT Capability, Digital Technologies, Australian Curriculum, CSER, Dr Rebecca Vivian, Digital solutions |
| Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs | Digital Literacy |
| Organisation | The University of Adelaide |
| Copyright | Dr Rebecca Vivian. May be subject to Copyright Act statutory licence. |
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