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Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability
Students develop knowledge, skills and dispositions around ICT and its use, and the ability to transfer these across environments and applications. They learn to use ICT with confidence, care and consideration, understanding its possibilities, limitations and impact on individuals, groups and communities. As students develop the Information and Communication Technology capability, they learn to apply social and ethical protocols to stay safe online, manage online relationships and identify strategies to protect the rights, identity, privacy and emotional safety of themselves and others.
Typically by the end of Year 8, students:
Apply personal security protocols
identify and value the rights to identity, privacy and emotional safety for themselves and others when using ICT and apply generally accepted social protocols when using ICT to collaborate with local and global communities
Collaborate, share and exchange
select and use appropriate ICT tools safely to share and exchange information and to safely collaborate with others
Typically by the end of Year 8, students:
Apply digital information security practices
independently apply strategies for determining the appropriate type of digital information suited to the location of storage and adequate security for online environments
Apply person security protocols
identify and value the rights to identity, privacy and emotional safety for themselves and others when using ICT and apply generally accepted social protocols when using ICT to collaborate with local and global communities
Collaborate, share and exchange
select and use appropriate ICT tools safely to lead groups in sharing and exchanging information, and taking part in online projects or active collaborations with appropriate global audiences
Typically by the end of Year 8, students:
Apply digital information security practices
independently apply strategies for determining the appropriate type of digital information suited to the location of storage and adequate security for online environments
Apply person security protocols
identify and value the rights to identity, privacy and emotional safety for themselves and others when using ICT and apply generally accepted social protocols when using ICT to collaborate with local and global communities
Collaborate, share and exchange
select and use appropriate ICT tools safely to lead groups in sharing and exchanging information, and taking part in online projects or active collaborations with appropriate global audiences