Digital Literacy and Online Safety (Year 6)

About this unit: Six lessons taken from Common Sense Education’s excellent digital citizenship curriculum, covering a wide range of topics including well-being, privacy and security, online identity, relationships, communication and the media. National Curriculum Links – Computing KS2 The content of this plan cover the following NC strands:  use search technologies effectively, appreciate how results…

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Evaluating the sites

Building Collaborative Websites – Lesson 6 Objectives Through peer and self assessment, evaluate work and make improvements. Develop and use criteria to evaluate design and layout of a website. Lesson Resources Lesson slides  Website evaluation sheet Building Collaborative Websites Pre-lesson guidance – Before you start Lesson 1 – Starting the research Lesson 2 – Planning the website Lessons…

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Planning the website

Building Collaborative Websites – Lesson 2 Objectives To work effectively with others on a collaborative document or application  Recognise the features of good design in electronic media Develop consistency across a piece of work. Demonstrate awareness of the intended audience in their work. Lesson Resources Lesson slides  Group planning documents as described in ‘Before you…

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Starting the research

Building Collaborative Websites – Lesson 1 Objectives Log-in and manage an online account and password safely To work effectively with others on a collaborative document or application  Use appropriate strategies for finding, evaluating, and verifying information, Distinguish between fact and opinion  Understand the concept of plagiarism and the importance of acknowledging and referencing sources. Lesson…

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Building Collaborative Websites

About this unit: Use Google apps for collaborative research as well as planning and creation of a group website, considering the design and consistency of the site. National Curriculum Links – Computing KS2 The content of this plan cover the following National Curriculum strands:  select, use and combine a variety of software (including internet services)…

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A Creator’s Rights and Responsibilities

Digital Literacy and Online Safety (Y5) – Lesson 6 A note about this lesson This lesson is taken from Common Sense Education’s excellent Digital Citizenship curriculum. Their resources are shared for free under A Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial- NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. You can find the original resources HERE.  Objectives Define “copyright” and explain how…

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Be A Super Digital Citizen

Digital Literacy and Online Safety (Y5) – Lesson 5 A note about this lesson This lesson is taken from Common Sense Education’s excellent Digital Citizenship curriculum. Their resources are shared for free under A Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial- NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. You can find the original resources HERE.  Objectives Reflect on the characteristics that…

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Keeping Games Fun and Friendly

Digital Literacy and Online Safety (Y5) – Lesson 4 A note about this lesson This lesson is taken from Common Sense Education’s excellent Digital Citizenship curriculum. Their resources are shared for free under A Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial- NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. You can find the original resources HERE.  Objectives Define “social interaction” and give…

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Our Online Tracks

Digital Literacy and Online Safety (Y5) – Lesson 3 A note about this lesson This lesson is taken from Common Sense Education’s excellent Digital Citizenship curriculum. Their resources are shared for free under A Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial- NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. You can find the original resources HERE.  Objectives Define the term “digital footprint”…

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