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        Listed under:  Technologies  >  Information and communication technologies
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        What makes the internet run reliably?

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        Watch this clip to see software engineer Lynn Root and co-creator of the internet Vint Cerf explain what keeps the internet running reliably. When information is sent on the internet, it is broken down into packets that are able to take a number of routes to get from one computer to another. Why might this be important? ...

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        What are IP addresses?

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        Meet Vint Cerf, the co-creator of the internet! In this clip, Vint and software engineer Paola Mejia explore the way computer networks talk to each other. Find out what an IP address is and why it's similar to a street address. What's the domain name system? And how does your computer find out the IP address of a website ...

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        Learning about computer languages

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        What happens when you type a web address or url into your computer and press enter? Watch this clip to find out! Computers and servers talk to each other in a language called HTTP. What are the messages they send and recieve mostly about? HTML is another language, one that tells a web browser how to make a web page look. ...

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        How do computers get hacked?

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        What are some examples of cyber crime? Watch this clip to find out how viruses, denial of service attacks (DDoS) and phishing scams work. What is a botnet? And how are they used by hackers to bring down websites? Most of the time computers get hacked because of simple mistakes users make. What can users do to better protect ...

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        How is your personal information kept secret on the internet?

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        Lots of private data is exchanged over the internet. What are some examples? As Mia Epner explains, cryptography allows for the secure transfer of data online. How does encryption work? And what is a key? Today information is encrypted using 256 bit keys. This keeps information safe because it means there are way too many ...

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        Precision Sheep Management: video

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        This is a video (4:09 min) about the University of New England’s Kirby Research Station and how its work with sheep has been transformed by technology, particularly the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag. The video is presented by members of the Enhanced sheep wellbeing and productivity research program and includes ...

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        What are pixels?

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        Meet Kevin Systrom and Piper Hanson as they explain how digital images work. What are pixels, those tiny dots of light, made from? How are colours created and represented? What does Kevin say about the way mathematical functions are used to create different image filters. What is the difference between image resolution ...

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        Refugees welcome here

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        This resource embeds the use of online collaboration tools and 21st century learning skills in a student-centered hands-on project designed to welcome refugees into their community. The syllabus outcomes are aligned to NSW Stage 4 English, Geography or Visual Arts but this could be used with older or younger students by ...

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        Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies Years 7–10 achievement standards and aligned content descriptions on a page

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        This PDF presents content descriptions and achievement standards for the Digital Technologies subject in the Australian Curriculum

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        Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies key concepts mapping: years 3-4

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        This PDF uses colour coding to provide a line of sight between key concepts, content descriptions and achievement standards in the Digital Technologies subject in the Australian Curriculum.

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        Board and card games for exploring Digital Technologies concepts

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        This PDF suggests board and card games that are useful for exploring Digital Technologies key concepts and key ideas.

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        Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies: years 9-10

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        This PDF provides a line of sight from content descriptions to achievement standards in the Digital Technologies subject in the Australian Curriculum.

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        Digital Technolodgies in Focus: external evaluation - findings on a page

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        This PDF is a one-page summary of the key findings of an external evalation of the Digital Technologies in Focus project in Australia’s most disadvantaged schools.

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        Supporting implementation of Digital Technologies and the ICT Capability: part 3

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        This video explains ways in which the Digital Technologies curriculum and the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) General Capability can be implemented in schools. This video is the last in a series of three.

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        Newsletter – October 2020

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        This newsletter from the Digital Technologies in Focus project includes information about schools' projects, the Australian Curriculum, and useful resources.

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        Newsletter – April 2019

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        This newsletter from the Digital Technologies in Focus project includes information about school projects, data representation, the Australian Curriculum, and useful resources.

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        School stories

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        This webpage provides users with a menu of schools whose experiences with Digital Technologies are described in detail.

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        Faith Lutheran College – PL ecosystem

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        This document illustrates the network of people and resources that make up Faith Lutheran College's Professional Learning ecosystem.

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        Mossman State School – PL ecosystem

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        This document illustrates the network of people and resources that make up Mossman State School's Professional Learning ecosystem.

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        St Mary’s Primary School – Progress report 4

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        This video explains the progress that Bethany Christian School has made in the Digital Technologies in Focus project. It is the last in a series of four.

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