Ethics, Issues and ICT
The following relates to the QCAR cross-curriculum priority: Students understand the role and consider the impact of some ICT in society. They develop and apply ethical, safe and responsible practices when working with ICT in online and stand-alone environments.
By the end of Year 5 students:
Use ethical, safe and responsible practices when working with ICT; they:
- apply codes of practice that promote safety, responsibility and respect when working in online and stand alone ICT environments
- identify and acknowledge the owner/creator of digital sources and cite online references consistently following agreed conventions
- use and maintain personal passwords for access to files and the school network
- respect the privacy of others understand safety strategies including those relating to stranger danger in online environments
- use positive social skills consistently in ICT communications
- consolidate their understanding of netiquette, such as showing respect for others when communicating in online environments
- comply with school expectations and protocols when using ICT
Reflect on how ICT are used in the community and identify ways they can impact people; they:
- reflect on experiences and evaluate practices in terms of being socially aware, safe, responsible and respectful
Use ethical, safe and responsible practices when working with ICT
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Participate in an online chat. Introduce yourself, be considerate of differing opinions, don't type in capitals, make a positive contribution to the chat, don't use sarcasm, use text message abbreviations when appropriate. Then, create a 'chatiquette' poster outlining these issues. |
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Participate in a class discussion about the rationale and implications of common netiquette guidelines. Collaboratively engage in an online environment such as a virtual classroom (available through The Learning Plane) using wikis, blogs and chats. Develop a class code of practice including guidelines for safe, responsible and respectful behaviour while working in an online environment at school and at home. |
HPE: Health |
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Examine the classification ratings used for movies and computer games. Write a report, participate in a debate or create a persuasive photo story with audio voiceover highlighting the features that make specific computer games suitable or unsuitable for different age groups. |
English: Writing and Designing |
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Use a teacher-provided template and record details about the authors or creators of a range of digital information accessed and used while undertaking research. List these details in a bibliography. |
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Use appropriate attribution methods for Creative Commons-sourced materials (such as images, music and video) in student-created multimedia works. |
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Create a poster highlighting health and safety tips while using ICT such as don't place flammable material on electrical equipment, disconnect ICT equipment during storms, and how to safely remove USB devices. |
HPE: Health |
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Use a website sourcing document to identify and record Internet sites accessed during investigations. |
English: Reading and Viewing |
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Reflect on their use of ICT and identify ways to improve their effectiveness of communication
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Examples of reflective statements made by students:
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