Heretaunga College Heretaunga College

Junior Digi Citizenship (2)

DIGCIT
Course Description Recommended Prior Learning

This course is suitable for students who have an interest in both computers and digital citizenship. No prior learning is required in this course.


BIG QUESTION: How do I keep myself safe online?

A digital citizen is an individual who engages responsibly, ethically, and safely in the digital world. This course focuses on learning about the good, the bad, and the ugly of the Internet and how to keep ourselves safe.  Students will also learn how to design and create a range of digital products, within the context of digital citizenship. This course is therefore informative and suitable for all Junior students.


Learning Areas:

Technology, Digital Technology & Design


Assessment Information

MANA REO (COMMUNICATING)

Students will be assessed on their ability to communicate their knowledge, understanding and skills.

• Pre-structural - I need support to describe ideas and/or information.
• Uni-structural - I can describe an idea and/or information.
• Multi-structural - I can describe ideas and information.
• Relational - I link ideas and information together and explain my understanding.
• Extended Abstract - I apply my understanding to discuss my ideas in new ways.

WHAKAARO (THINKING)

Students will be assessed on their ability to develop their levels of thinking in a variety of learning experiences.

• Pre-structural - I need to support to think of an idea.
• Uni-structural - I can think of an idea.
• Multi-structural - I can think of several ideas.
• Relational - I link ideas together to organise my thinking.
• Extended Abstract - I apply my thinking in creative ways.