Communicating with ICT
The following relates to the QCAR cross-curriculum priority: By the end of Year 7 students experiment with, select and use ICT across key learning areas to collaborate and enhance communication with individuals, groups or wider audiences in local and global contexts for an identified purpose and audience.
By the end of Year 7 students:
Explore different digital media to communicate and collaborate; they:
- send and receive email messages with relevant files attached to personal acquaintances
- collaborate online to solve problems, share ideas and communicate with people in different social and cultural contexts
- select and use a variety of digital media to improve communication by matching tools to purpose, social context and audience
- use digital devices to collect and share ideas and information
- understand the purpose and relevance of text messaging as a form of communication
Apply standards and conventions when using ICT to communicate; they:
- design and produce digital texts, products and online publications using styles and templates
- suitable for a specific audience consistently use the editing features of software to improve the effectiveness of communication
- apply agreed communication conventions and protocols and netiquette when communicating online
Reflect on their use of ICT and identify ways to improve their effectiveness of communication; they:
- justify the purpose for email communication
- reflect on their participation in a collaborative online project
Explore different digital media to communicate and collaborate
| Examples of how ICT can enhance learning | Key learning area | Sample resource |
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Use a wiki to collaborate on writing a script for a short play. Develop and share ideas, improve writing and gain feedback, with the aim of performing the finished product in front of an audience. |
English: Writing and Designing |
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Participate in a wiki conversation with peers as part of an inquiry to find out: 'What is a global citizen? Refer to the Year 6/7 Q150 online unit, 'Journey of Understanding' at 'Curriculum Exchange'. Use comments from the wiki to create a graffiti wall using a Wordle . |
SOSE: Political and Economic Systems |
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Write a persuasive exposition responding to an editorial or blog published in a local newspaper. Use the online blog to actively participate in the debate. |
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Produce a video to help other students prepare to appropriately meet and greet a family in a specific language and culture. |
English: Writing and Designing, Speaking and Listening |
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Create a slide show to share information about Australian school dress codes with international students. |
LOTE |
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Use a blog to present a diary of events, written from the perspective of a character in a class play, school musical or other significant event. |
English: Writing & Designing |
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Rewrite a piece of text using text message language. Compare texts and discuss any differences that may result in comprehending the true meaning. |
English: Writing & Designing |
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Collaboratively choreograph and perform a dance routine. Use a digital video recorder to record the performance and view the footage. Communicate with team members via a blog or wiki to share ideas about how to improve the routine. |
The Arts: Drama |
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Investigate ways to assist the sustainability of a natural local or global environment. Use a digital voice recorder to record interviews with local experts, using the material to create a podcast to share information with peers. |
Science: Science as a human endeavour |
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Use a digital voice recorder to interview community members about an important community issue. Analyse the recorded information, compare differing opinions and present a report advocating a particular course of action. |
SOSE: Place and space, Political and Economic Systems |
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Create an editorial cartoon depicting a local issue. Scan the image and email to the school principal for possible inclusion in the school newsletter. |
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Use the online Comic Creator tool to create a comic to communicate the sun safe message to a younger audience. |
Health and Physical Education: Health |
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Set-up and maintain a 'fitness and nutrition' blog detailing preparation for future school cross country/athletics event. Record students' goals, personal best times, as well as their preparation and fitness schedules. Present data as a graph using spreadsheet software and email to the teacher. |
Health and Physical Education: Health |
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Use a blog journal to reflect on work and observe changes during a study of photosynthesis. Evaluate the success of the investigation and record ways in which problems were solved and work modified. |
Science: Life and living |
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Plan, write and publish a ballad on an online space and invite peers to provide feedback. For example, publish a ballad in the class' Virtual Classroom. |
English: Writing and Designing |
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Establish an email address book, adding friends, family members and other useful contacts. Using the database, email the class newsletter, selecting only specific recipients within the address book. |
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Use concept mapping software to communicate understanding of the relationships of organisms within an ecosystem. For example, create a food web using the visual map option within Inspiration8. |
Science: Life and Living |
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Create an animation communicating the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. |
Health and Physical Education: Health |
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Participate in an online chat with an expert to gain a better understanding of a specific concept or event. For example, chat with WW2 veterans and war historians to learn more about ANZAC commemorations. |
SOSE: Time, continuity and change |
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Apply standards and conventions when using ICT to communicate
| Examples of how ICT can enhance learning | Key learning area | Sample resource |
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Use publishing software to design an advertisement for a product/service available at a school fete or market day. Select appropriate templates and use digital images and persuasive text to appeal to a specific audience. |
English: Writing and Designing
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Photograph toys and add images to a slide show. Use custom animation and arrows to demonstrate force in action. |
Science: Energy and Change |
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Write the agenda for the student council meeting. Send as an attachment to all interested parties. |
English: Writing and Designing |
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Use publishing software to create a class newsletter. Assign individual roles and responsibilities to students, select a suitable template, discuss design layout; decide on articles and images for inclusion. |
English: Writing & Designing |
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Write a set of procedures explaining how to operate a specific ICT device. Collaboratively create a website to communicate and share the, 'How to... documents' with other students. |
English |
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| Use templates within presentation software to create a personal profile for a younger buddy - add to it as the year progresses. Share the profile with your buddy's peers and family members. | ||
Write an autobiography and, select and scan photos to accompany the text. Present the publication as a digital photo story to be shared with peers and parents. |
English: Writing and Designing |
Reflect on their use of ICT and identify ways to improve their effectiveness of communication
| Examples of how ICT can enhance learning | Key learning area | Sample resource |
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Examples of reflective statements made by students:
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