DIGCOD

Junior Coding Part 1 (1)

Course Description

BIG QUESTION: What creative, online and international options does coding offer me in a digital world?

This is a coding course where students will learn to design and create a website. It is about learning to write basic code from scratch, as well as a bit of image editing. Those students who come with prior experience can / will be extended using Code Avengers. Learning HTML empowers students to create digital content, enhances problem-solving skills, and paves the way for exciting tech-related career paths.

Recommended Prior Learning

This course is suitable for students who have an interest in coding and project-based learning. No prior learning is required in this course. Students will learn coding from scratch through following tutorials and work at their own pace.

Pathway

Assessment Information

MANA REO (COMMUNICATING)

Students will be assessed on their ability to communicate their knowledge, understanding and skills.

• Pre-structural - I need support to describe ideas and/or information.
• Uni-structural - I can describe an idea and/or information.
• Multi-structural - I can describe ideas and information.
• Relational - I link ideas and information together and explain my understanding.
• Extended Abstract - I apply my understanding to discuss my ideas in new ways.

WHAKAARO (THINKING)

Students will be assessed on their ability to develop their levels of thinking in a variety of learning experiences.

• Pre-structural - I need to support to think of an idea.
• Uni-structural - I can think of an idea.
• Multi-structural - I can think of several ideas.
• Relational - I link ideas together to organise my thinking.
• Extended Abstract - I apply my thinking in creative ways.