Digital Technology (DGT) Department
The Digital Technology Department encourages students to use technology, mainly computers, to present information in a clear and appropriate manner through the use of a variety of software packages eg Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint, Access and Photoshop. Students use communication and information technologies such as email and Internet to gather appropriate information efficiently. This information can then be sifted through and used to produce presentations, either visual or hard copy.
Other technologies used in DGT classes throughout the year are digital cameras, colour and black and white printers and video cameras.
Students are able to take a number of different courses from Year 10 upwards. These courses are as follows:
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Year 10 DGT - in this course students learn basic computer skills including keyboarding and file management. They are encouraged to use a variety of software packages to produce documents
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Year 11 DGT - this course is an NCEA Level 1 course and is 50% internally assessed and 50% externally assessed. Students build on the skills learnt at Year 10 and also use the Technology Design Process to complete work
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Year 12 DGT - this course is an NCEA Level 2 course and is fully internally assessed. Students are taught at an intermediate to advanced skill level and complete a variety of assessments eg PowerPoint and Web Design
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Year 13 DGT - this course is an NCEA Level 3 course and is fully internally assessed. Students are taught at an advanced skill level and complete a variety of complex assessment tasks eg Desktop Publishing and Web Design
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Year 12 Computer Studies - this course is an NCEA Level 2 course and is a fully internally assessed. The main focus of this course is multi-media and the manipulation of image and audio files, as well as computer theory, spreadsheets and database
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Year 13 Computer Studies - this course is an NCEA Level 3 course and is a fully internally assessed. The main focus of this course is more advanced multi-media skills and the manipulation of video files, as well as computer theory and spreadsheets.
