Schedule


Assessment
The Student Assessment Guide and Learning Plan describes the evidence required to be competent in this unit.  

You can track your progress by comparing it against unit requirements and at every stage of your learning and study you can get support from your iTAFE mentor and advisor.

Assessment here

Study Guide
There are many ways that you might choose to make your way through the unit. The diagram and suggested sessions (below) will help to plan your learning through the Use Digital Literacy Skills to access the Internet unit. The sessions outlined below are a suggestion only - you may have another way that you prefer to study.




Session 1 – Operate hardware at a basic level – Pink Tiles

This includes:
  • Identifying hardware components required to connect to the internet
  • Setting and checking connectivity of devices
  • Use the hardware components in an OHS compliant way
A few points to think about for your blog:
How do you connect to the Internet?
How have you set up your computer to follow OHS guidelines?


Session 1 – Safe and secure online access - Blue tiles

This includes:
  • Use of relevant internet sites
  • Maintaining privacy and security of personal information
  • Copyright Legislation when accessing the Internet
  • Socially responsible behaviour when using the Internet
  • How to assess the legitimacy of online requests
  • Internet Browser Security settings
  • How to assess emails as secure
  • How to manage your digital footprint
  • Security of payments over the Internet

A few points to think about for your blog:
How do you determine if a website is legitimate?
How do you ensure your information is secure on the internet?
How does copyright apply to information retrieved from the internet?
How can you access and use the internet in a secure manner?
How do you determine if an email is safe to read?
What security would you require from a website to permit payments over the internet?

Session 2: Online Activities – Red tiles
This includes:
  • Searching the Web
  • Online Shopping
  • Facebook
  • Email

A few points to think about for your blog:
What strategies do you use when searching for information on the Web?
What makes you confident your online shopping is secure?
What features about Facebook have you found useful?
What type of attachments do you send via your email?


Session 3: Use Application and Manipulate files - Yellow tiles
This includes:
  • Backing up data to an external device
  • Adobe Connect
  • Skype
  • Uploading and downloading photos using Flickr
  • Downloading videos

A few points to think about for your blog:
What advantages are there to backing up data to an external device or the cloud?
Why would you use Adobe Connect?
Why is Skype such a useful communication tool to use over the internet?
Is there a need to upload pictures to the Internet? Where do you store your pictures on the internet?
How have you downloaded videos from the Internet? 

Would you like to attend some online courses for this unit?


We've planned some web conferences for this unit. Details of time and date are on the VET Open Online Course (VOOC) page of this blog.





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