Multimedia: Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability

Typically, by the end of Year 8, students:

Recognise intellectual property

apply practices that comply with legal obligations regarding the ownership and use of digital products resources

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 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

Identify the impacts of ICT in society

explain the benefits and risks of the use of ICT for particular people in work and home environments

Define and plan information searches

use a range of ICT to analyse information in terms of implicit patterns and structures as a basis to plan an information search or generation

Select and evaluate data and information

assess the suitability of data or information using appropriate own criteria

Locate, generate and access data and information

locate, retrieve or generate information using search facilities and organise information in meaningful ways

Generate ideas, plans and processes

use appropriate ICT to collaboratively generate ideas and develop plans

Generate solutions to challenges and learning area tasks

design and modify simple digital solutions, or multimodal creative outputs or data transformations for particular audiences and purposes following recognised conventions

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

Understand computer mediated communications

understand that there are various methods of collaboration through computer mediated communications that vary in form and control

Select and use hardware and software

independently select and operate a range of devices by adjusting relevant software functions to suit specific tasks, and independently use common troubleshooting procedures to solve routine malfunctions

Understand ICT systems

identify and compare networked ICT system components including between hardware, software and data

Manage digital data

manage and maintain data for groups of users using a variety of methods and systems