Planning a Digital Project
Students learn to plan their digital projects by setting clear goals, breaking tasks into smaller steps, and thinking about what they need to do first, next, and last.
Key Questions
- Explain why it's important to plan a project before you start building it.
- Compare a project that was planned well to one that wasn't, in terms of outcome.
- Design a simple plan for creating a digital story or game, listing the main steps.
ACARA Content Descriptions
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