Prep start page (STACC)
Welcome to the start page for prep students learning Digital Technologies at St. Andrews Christian College. All continuous learning resources will be published here and content may change regularly. If your child is in a different year level you should find appropriate links in the menu on this page.
My name is Gary Ong and I own and control this website which I’ve been using to help students make digital creations during class. Due to health and safety restrictions this website will now be the primary resource for students to continue their learning in Digital Technologies. Of course, for prep students who are just learning how to use computers it is expected that parents/caregivers will assist them by reading the guidance on this site and helping them to navigate to the appropriate resources.
During this term (3) I will communicate directly with parents via ClassDojo and use this website to provide further instructions. I will add links to the ClassDojo messages, but you can always return to this page to locate them below. They may not be in the correct order, so please check the titles. If you have any questions you can contact me via email or ClassDojo.
Kind regards
-Mr. Ong
Padlet
https://padlet.com/staccmrong/prep
Keyboarding
Learning to touch type on a standard QWERTY keyboard is still an important skill, but things have changed recently with on screen keyboards, autocorrect, speech recognition technology and mobile devices. Whilst it has commonly been taught in IT or digital technology...
Introduction to code.org
Most of my students are very familiar with code.org and have used it extensively to learn coding concepts in class. This introduction is for parents to be able to help students login and navigate around the website to complete puzzles. Each class has been setup in...
Pixel Art Animations
Introduction Being good at art does not mean you have to be great at drawing or painting. If you don't see yourself as the 'artistic' type this also does not mean that you are not creative. This is where technology plays an important role by giving students tools to...
Creating posters
Creating a poster using normal computer software can be pretty complicated and even harder to do with remote learning as each family may not have access to the same apps. The good news is that the website we are using is free and is quite easy to use for students so...
Online Safety
Online safety is something everyone needs to know about. Younger students may not have the ability to publish things online, but the age at which they are capable of doing this is constantly decreasing. Talking about the dangers of using technology should not result...
Starting out with Scratch Junior
I've heard that some parents are finding Scratch Junior a little daunting. So I thought I would put together a few different resources to help you get started. https://youtu.be/ciWPaEgscr0 This is a great introduction video to Scratch Junior The Scratch Junior website...
Scratch Junior Project
Welcome to term 3. This term we are going to start with a Scratch animation project. We will work on this over a few weeks so encourage your student not to rush through it, but to take their time, experiment, modify their design, even do multiple versions. If you need...
Creating with Scratch Junior
Younger students at St. Andrews love creating things with the Scratch Junior app. It is a free app available on most mobile platforms including iPad and Android devices. You can find the links to install this app on the Scratch Junior home page:...