Digital technologies in the classroom can be extremely interactive and engaging for the 21st century child. In today’s classroom it is our job as future teachers to inspire the children to think innovatively and creatively in all aspects of technology. There are an increasingly amount of resources available to assist teachers and one of these resources is Pinterest.
This resource can be modified and used for a range of ages. iDesign an App is one of the resources that caught my eye when scrolling through this website. This resource is a fun and creative way for students to think about what app’s they would design and what it would be used for. This project ensures students to draft an app of their choosing and write about what their app would include. For older students they might research what apps are on the market and how their apps could benefit children in today’s society.
The link to this wonderful resource is below:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/iDesign-an-App-1417254
In the Australian curriculum in directly links to these strands:
Digital Technologies-
- Identify, use and explore digital systems (hardware and software components) for a purpose (ACTDIK001)
- Explore and use a range of digital systems with peripheral devices for different purposes, and transmit different types of data (ACTDIK007)
- Investigate the main components of common digital systems, their basic functions and interactions, and how such digital systems may connect together to form networks to transmit data (ACTDIK014)
