Kindergarten – Grade 2
Parts of a device, careful handling, mouse and touch control, simple drawing and typing games, and supervised use rules.
FutureTech & Computing
Digital Literacy & ICT
Grade bands served: Kindergarten through Grade 12
Digital Literacy gives every learner the practical competence expected in a modern workplace: confident device use, touch typing, word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, file and cloud management, email and professional communication, effective search, and troubleshooting. It is deliberately taught as a skill subject with measurable standards — typing speed, document formatting, spreadsheet formulas — because these skills directly affect employability.
Why this subject matters
Many capable candidates lose opportunities for lack of basic digital fluency. These skills are also the foundation on which the coding and AI strands depend.
Overall learning goals
- • Operate devices and manage files confidently.
- • Type accurately at a functional speed.
- • Produce professional documents, spreadsheets and presentations.
- • Search, evaluate and organise online information.
- • Communicate professionally by email and collaboration tools.
Core competencies & skills
- • Device operation
- • Keyboarding
- • Office productivity suites
- • Information search and evaluation
- • Cloud collaboration and file management
Scope by grade band
Grades 3–5
Keyboarding practice, saving and organising files, word processing, simple slides, safe searching and copyright basics.
Grades 6–8
Spreadsheets with formulas and charts, collaborative documents, research workflows, citation, and email etiquette.
Grades 9–12
Advanced spreadsheets, professional documents and reports, presentation design, workflow automation and troubleshooting.
Typical learning activities
- • Timed typing practice
- • Document formatting tasks
- • Spreadsheet formula drills
- • Search-and-verify challenges
- • Collaborative group documents
Project examples
- • Personal typing-progress tracker
- • Class newsletter produced collaboratively
- • School data spreadsheet with charts
- • Professional CV and cover-letter package
Assessment methods
- • Typing speed and accuracy benchmarks
- • Practical software tasks
- • Portfolio of produced documents
- • Skills checklists
Real-world & career connections
- • Administration and operations
- • Data entry and records
- • Any office or professional role
- • Freelance virtual work
FutureTech & AI integration
Directly supports the Free Productivity Apps directory published on the Stars Ablaze site, so learners practise with tools that remain free to them at home.
Expected learner outcomes
- • Graduates produce professional documents, spreadsheets and presentations unaided.
- • Graduates manage files and collaborate online competently.
Where it appears by grade
Related subjects
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Coding & Software Development
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