NCEA L1 Digital Tech case studies
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NCEA Level 1 Digital Technologies is the first-year NCEA subject within the New Zealand Curriculum's Technology learning area, administered by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA). It is designed for Year 11 students and any other learners working at Level 1 of the National Certificates of Educational Achievement, and it is assessed through a mix of internal assessment and external assessment (exams). The NCEA L1 Digital Tech case studies are 5 cases and about 3,570 words.
1Quiz app fails at the open day
At the school open day, a Year 11 student's Python quiz runs on a laptop in the library. The quiz reads 40 questions from questions.txt in the format question answer, shows them one at a time, and keeps a running score.
735 words, about 4 min2Micro:bit watering system overwaters the bed
A community garden group installs a micro:bit-controlled watering system in a raised bed. A soil-moisture sensor on pin 1 returns 0 (dry) to 1023 (wet).
765 words, about 4 min3Canteen lunch orders move to a shared sheet
At a school of 780 students, the canteen takes lunch orders on paper forms collected at 9:00 am. The manager wants to move to a Google Sheet shared with three staff.
712 words, about 4 min4Prizegiving video from mixed phone footage
The school's media team is making a 90-second video for prizegiving, to be projected on the hall's 1920×1080 projector. Footage comes from three phones: 4K at 60 fps (two clips), 1080p at 30 fps (most clips), and two clips shot in portrait at 1080×1920.
688 words, about 3 min5Podcast episode over the upload limit
The school's digital media class publishes a 20-minute podcast episode on the school website each term. This term's episode includes a phone interview with a local MP, a music bed, and a segment recorded in the gym during a basketball game.
670 words, about 3 min