DTech 4.1 bundle – Exploring Digital

$35.00

Bundle containing all components of Digital Technologies Year 4 unit 4.1

Teacher handbook with complete lesson plans, student research homework sheets, plus all the resource PDFs for

  • Digital Technologies
  • Year 4 Unit 1 “Exploring Digital”
  • Minimum time requirement: Integrated with English/Maths curricula.
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Tux Paint

Tux Paint is a free, award-winning drawing program for children ages 3 to 12, it is used in schools around the world as a computer literacy drawing activity. It combines an easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot who guides children as they use the program. Available for Windows, OSX, Linux, Android and iPad.

You can download the Windows and OSX versions from here as well as the source code; on Linux, Android or iPad search for Tux Paint in your software installation tool. Free/Open Source software, by New Breed Software.

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Tux Typing

Help penguin Tux catch fish by typing the correct letters or words, many challenges all the way from getting to know the keyboard and the alphabet. Available for Windows, OSX and Linux.

You can download the Windows and OSX versions from here as well as the source code, on Linux search for TuxTyping in your software installation tool. Free/Open Source software, part of Tux4Kids.

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Tux of Math Command

Defend penguins from incoming comets by answering various sums right, many challenges all the way from learning numbers to highschool level. Available for Windows, OSX and Linux.

You can download the Windows and OSX versions from here as well as the source code, on Linux search for TuxMath in your software installation tool. Free/Open Source software, part of Tux4Kids.

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Description

Bundle containing all components of Digital Technologies Year 4 unit 4.1

Teacher handbook with complete lesson plans, student research homework sheets, plus all the resource PDFs for

  • Digital Technologies
  • Year 4 Unit 1 “Exploring Digital”
  • Minimum time requirement: Integrated with English/Maths curricula.

In this unit we start with a quick recap on computers and other digital devices, their main parts, keyboard and mouse usage – ensuring there are no knowledge/skill gaps from Prep-level up.

We then start exploring categories and algorithms, based on the English curriculum Procedures.
Finally students learn about Files and Folders, and apply these essential insights when using a Word Processor and a Spreadsheet.

Optionally, students start exploring how everything in a computer is made up of numbers.

Multi-Year Level Integration

This Year 4 Unit can be used alongside (or replaced by) the Year 5 Unit “Algorithms to ASCII”.

Additional information

Tux Paint

Platform

Windows, Mac OSX, Source

Tux Typing

Platform

Windows, Mac OSX, Source

Tux of Math Command

Platform

Windows, Mac OSX, Source

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