Technology

Technology is about the processes of purposefully applying knowledge, skills and resources to create goods and services that satisfy the needs and wants of people and communities. Technology is as old as civilisation and arose out of the fundamental human needs for shelter, food and clothing. These needs and wants determine what technologies are created and how they are used. Cultural issues including the values, experiences, locations and backgrounds of different people and communities, and environmental factors influence decisions about them. Hence consideration of the potential environmental and social impact of any product (solution) must be undertaken as part of the design process.The process of designing, making and appraising is at the heart of the Technology Key Learning Area with students exploring, applying and developing information, materials and systems. The Technology curriculum provides an opportunity and place for students to learn how to meet the challenges that confront them increasingly at school and in their future paid and unpaid work where competency with many technologies is required.