First TermJSS 3Digital Technology
First Term lessons
This term begins senior secondary work: advanced programming, functions and arrays, object-oriented programming, database systems, computer networks and internet technologies, web development, the software development life cycle, electronic commerce, cybersecurity and emerging digital technologies. Requirements are higher than junior secondary: precise technical vocabulary, worked calculations, inspectable programs and formal algorithms. The term ends with the Basic Education Certificate Examination preparation.
- Weeks
- 12 weeks
- Lesson notes
- 12 note sets
- Teacher plans
- 12 teacher plans
- Curriculum outlines
- 12 curriculum outlines
Weekly lessons
Open a week to read the notes, the teacher plan and the curriculum outline.
W01Senior Review and Computational Problem SolvingNotesPlanMonday 7 September 2026 to Friday 11 September 2026What is a Computer Network; Types of Networks; The Internet and How it Works; Digital Citizenship and Online Safety; Personal Online-Safety Plan; Systems Diagnostic ActivityW02Advanced ProgrammingNotesPlanMonday 14 September 2026 to Friday 18 September 2026The Internet and ISPs; IP Addresses; URLs and the World Wide Web; Web Browsers; Search Engines and Safe SearchingW03Functions, Arrays and Data StructuresNotesPlanMonday 21 September 2026 to Friday 25 September 2026Types of Networks in Detail; Network Devices; How Data Travels Across a Network; Benefits of Networking; Network Hardware Architectures and Network Terms; Network Interconnection Devices in Detail; Core Internet Protocols and A...W04Object-Oriented ProgrammingNotesPlanMonday 28 September 2026 to Friday 2 October 2026Network Devices in Depth; Network Protocols; TCP/IP; HTTP and HTTPS; DNS and Putting It All Together; The Digital Economy: Old Ways versus New Ways; Digital Literacy and Responsible Digital Citizenship; Intellectual Property, C...W05Database SystemsNotesPlanMonday 5 October 2026 to Friday 9 October 2026What is a Number System; The Binary System; Converting Decimal to Binary; The Octal System; The Hexadecimal System; Converting Between SystemsW06Computer Networks and Internet TechnologiesNotesPlanMonday 12 October 2026 to Friday 16 October 2026Bits and Bytes; Reading Binary Place Values; Converting Between Binary and Decimal; How Text is Stored; How Images are Stored; How Sound is Stored; Reading a Simple Binary Message; Binary Data Representation; Storage Metrics an...W07Web Development and Web DesignNotesPlanMonday 19 October 2026 to Friday 23 October 2026What is a Logic Gate; The AND Gate; The OR Gate; The NOT Gate; How Gates Combine Inside a Computer; Logic Gate Principles; Truth Tables for AND, OR and NOT; Combined Gate Circuits: NAND, NOR and XORW08Software Development Life CycleNotesPlanMonday 26 October 2026 to Friday 30 October 2026What is an Algorithm; Characteristics of a Good Algorithm; What is a Flowchart; Drawing Simple Flowcharts; Algorithmic Thinking; Flowchart Symbols and Their Meanings; Reading a Flowchart; Constructing Flowcharts for Everyday Ta...W09Electronic CommerceNotesPlanMonday 2 November 2026 to Friday 6 November 2026What is Programming; The Input, Process, Output Model; Writing and Debugging a Simple Program; Programming Basics and Language Levels; Simple Program Structures and Pseudocode; Programming Environments and CareersW10Cyber Security and Emerging Digital TechnologiesNotesPlanMonday 9 November 2026 to Friday 13 November 2026Parts of an Email Message; How Email Travels; Composing and Sending; Attachments and Responsible Use; Uses of Presentation Software; Parts of the Presentation Window; Layouts and Placeholders; Sequencing SlidesW11RevisionNotesPlanMonday 16 November 2026 to Friday 20 November 2026Review of Networks and the Internet; Review of Number Systems and Data Representation; Review of Logic, Algorithms and Programming; Answering Examination QuestionsW12ExaminationNotesPlanMonday 23 November 2026 to Friday 27 November 2026Before the Examination; During the Written Paper; During the Practical Paper; After the Examination