(July 2009)  This resource has been offered to PPTA, to share with teachers throughout the country.   It was developed as a result of work done at a Curriculum Support Day workshop.   The resource provides some ideas about how teachers of ICT/Computing might develop students’ Key Competencies through the subject, and how students might demonstrate the Key Competencies.  It was shared with ICT/Computing teachers at the Hutt Valley Curriculum Support Day, and has since been modified further.Author:  Robyn Lassey (Heretaunga College)

(April 2009)  The unit is worth re-working because the topic has been engaging for the students: they took ownership of what was being produced so we felt it was worthwhile keeping – a digital technology popular with the students.   The new unit we have written has been derived from an earlier unit (see Section 2) that was assessment driven and the students had to work completely independently of others throughout the process.  The new unit has been driven by relevant context with the student perspective in mind. The range of activities/skills gives ample opportunity for students to demonstrate digital technological competencies in both a collaborative, interconnected (see attached diagram) scaffolded way. We think this unit also embraces how the DTG http://dtg.tki.org.nz/  can be aligned with the New Zealand Curriculum and then implemented in the classroom.   (The template used has been taken from the DTG and modified for thinking about where we fit into the curriculum.)     Authors:  Katrina Reedy and Joyce Speedy