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New Town Secondary School

Information and Communications Technology

Explore how NTSS builds students' digital skills through hands-on workshops and competitions, covering coding, AI literacy, and more.

Last updated 13 August 2026

DEVELOPING DIGITAL LITERACIES @ NTSS

Tier 1 Programmes: Workshops to develop students’ digital literacy

Sec 1: iPad Productivity Skills workshop
Sec 2 and 3 ICT Ambassadors led a hands-on training workshop to guide their juniors on using their Personal Learning Device (iPad) effectively and productively for learning.

A female ICT Ambassador leading a student during the iPad Productivity Skills workshop
Teacher holds a tablet facing a projector screen showing "Capture a Quick Note" while students sit at desks with iPads.

Sec 2: Introduction to coding with Minecraft for Education
Blending gaming fun with coding skills to spark creativity and build computational thinking.

A young male student waves while presenting a Minecraft coding project on a projected screen to seated classmates.
A masked boy at a school desk uses a tablet running Microsoft MakeCode, with a laptop open beside him.

Sec 3: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI literacy.
Students explored the world of AI and prompt engineering, discovering how to use these tools effectively. They then applied their learning by using Teachable Machine to design their own image-recognition bots.

Two students stand presenting to a class in front of a projected slide about vending machine meals for the homeless.
Students in uniforms sit in a classroom while a teacher presents a Teachable Machine webpage on a projector screen.

Tier 2 Programmes: Competitions and training sessions to nurture and strengthen students’ digital literacies.

National Digital Explorer

A student in a blue shirt receives a medal from a woman in a black dress at an NDE Prize Presentation ceremony.
Group photo of students wearing medals and adults at the NDE 2025 Prize Winners National Round event.

National Youth Tech Championship - AI Drone Competition

Group photo of students wearing medals and adults at the NDE 2025 Prize Winners National Round event.
Four students in school uniforms pose before a National Youth Tech Championship banner featuring Google Cloud and Smart Nation logos.
Students in white and navy uniforms stand in a modern indoor hall, with a small drone on the floor nearby.