Online safety: Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability

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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.  

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Typically by the end of Year 6, students:

Apply personal security protocols

identify the risks to identity, privacy and emotional safety for themselves when using ICT and apply generally accepted social protocols when sharing information in online environments, taking into account different social and cultural contexts

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 6, students:

Apply digital information security practices

independently apply strategies for determining and protecting the security of digital information and assess the risks associated with online environments

Apply person security protocols

identify the risks to identity, privacy and emotional safety for themselves when using ICT and apply generally accepted social protocols when sharing information in online environments, taking into account different social and cultural contexts

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 6, students:

Apply digital information security practices

independently apply strategies for determining and protecting the security of digital information and assess the risks associated with online environments

Apply person security protocols

identify the risks to identity, privacy and emotional safety for themselves when using ICT and apply generally accepted social protocols when sharing information in online environments, taking into account different social and cultural contexts

Collaborate, share and exchange

select and use appropriate ICT tools safely to share and exchange information and to safely collaborate with others