InformationandCommunicationTechnology(ICT)CapabilityLearningContinuum(ACARA)

Organising Elements
Recognise intellectual property

Stagee
Typicallybytheendof FoundationYear,students:

Stage1

Stage2

Stage3

Stage4

Stage5

TypicallybytheendofYear2, TypicallybytheendofYear4, TypicallybytheendofYear6, TypicallybytheendofYear8, TypicallybytheendofYear10, students: students: students: students: students: acknowledgewhentheyuse digitalproductscreatedby someoneelse,andstartto indicatethesource identifythelegalobligations regardingtheownershipand useofdigitalproductsand applysomereferencing conventions applypracticesthatcomply identifyanddescribeethical withlegalobligationsregarding dilemmasandconsciously theownershipanduseof applypracticesthatprotect digitalproductsresources intellectualproperty

ApplyingsocialandethicalprotocolsandpracticeswhenusingICT

recogniseownershipofdigital productsthatothersproduce recogniseownershipovertheir andthatwhattheycreateor owndigitalwork providecanbeusedor misusedbyothers

Applydigital followclassrulesaboutusing applyingselectedstandard information digitalinformation guidelinesandtechniquesto securitypractices securedigitalinformation

followclassrulesabout

independentlyapplystrategies independentlyapplystrategies fordeterminingthe independentlyapplystandard fordeterminingandprotecting appropriatetypeofdigital guidelinesandtechniquesfor thesecurityofdigital informationsuitedtothe particulardigitalsystemsto informationandassessthe locationofstorageand securedigitalinformation risksassociatedwithonline adequatesecurityforonline environments environments

usearangeofstrategiesfor securingandprotecting information,assesstherisks associatedwithonline environmentsandestablish appropriatesecuritystrategies andcodesofconduct

Applypersonal security protocols

followclassruleswhensharing personalinformationwith knownaudiencesand demonstrateanawarenessof applyingsocialprotocolswhen usingICTtocommunicate

followclassguidelineswhen sharingpersonalinformation andapplybasicsocial protocolswhenusingICTto communicatewithknown audiences

applystandardguidelinesand takeactiontoavoidthe commondangerstopersonal securitywhenusingICTand applyappropriatebasicsocial protocolswhenusingICTto communicatewithunknown audiences

identifytheriskstoidentity, privacyandemotionalsafety forthemselveswhenusingICT andapplygenerallyaccepted socialprotocolswhensharing informationinonline environments,takinginto accountdifferentsocialand culturalcontexts

independentlyapply identifyandvaluetherightsto appropriatestrategiesto identity,privacyandemotional protectrights,identity,privacy safetyforthemselvesand andemotionalsafetyofothers whenusingICT,and otherswhenusingICTand applygenerallyacceptedsocial discriminatebetween protocolssuitablefordifferent protocolswhenusingICTto communicationtoolswhen collaboratewithlocaland collaboratingwithlocaland globalcommunities globalcommunities assesstheimpactofICTinthe explainthebenefitsandrisks workplaceandinsociety,and oftheuseofICTforparticular speculateonitsroleinthe peopleinworkandhome futureandhowtheycan environments influenceitsuse

Identifythe identifyhowtheyuseICTin impactsofICTin multiplewaysonmultiple devices society

identifyhowICTisusedat homeandatschool

identifythevalueandroleof ICTuseathomeandschool

explainthemainusesofICTat school,homeandinthelocal community,andrecogniseits potentialpositiveandnegative impactsontheirlives

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Organising Elements

Stagee
Typicallybytheendof FoundationYear,students:

Stage1

Stage2

Stage3

Stage4

Stage5

TypicallybytheendofYear2, TypicallybytheendofYear4, TypicallybytheendofYear6, TypicallybytheendofYear8, TypicallybytheendofYear10, students: students: students: students: students: usearangeofICTtoidentify andrepresentpatternsinsets ofinformationandtopose questionstoguidesearching for,orgenerating,further information selectandusearangeofICT usearangeofICTtoanalyse independentlyand informationintermsofimplicit collaboratively,analyse patternsandstructuresasa informationtoframequestions basistoplananinformation andplansearchstrategiesor searchorgeneration datageneration

Defineandplan useICTtoidentifywhere information informationislocated searches

useICTtoidentify,recordand classifytextualandgraphic informationtoshowwhatis knownandwhatneedstobe investigated

useICTtoplananinformation searchorgenerationof information,recognisingsome patternwithintheinformation

InvestigatingwithICT

Locate,generate useiconstolocateorgenerate locateinformationfroma andaccessdata requiredinformation givensetofdigitalsources andinformation

locate,retrieveorgenerate informationfromarangeof digitalsources

locate,retrieveorgenerate informationusingsearch enginesandsimplesearch functionsandclassify informationinmeaningful ways

locate,retrieveorgenerate informationusingsearch facilitiesandorganise informationinmeaningful ways

useadvancedsearchtoolsand techniquesorsimulationsand digitalmodelstolocateor generateprecisedataand informationthatsupportsthe developmentofnew understandings

Selectand explainhowlocateddataor evaluatedata informationwasused andinformation

explaintheusefulnessof locateddataorinformation

explainwhylocateddataor informationwasselected

developandusecriteria assessthesuitabilityofdataor assessthesuitabilityofdataor systematicallytoevaluatethe informationusingarangeof informationusingappropriate quality,suitabilityand appropriategivencriteria credibilityoflocateddataor owncriteria informationandsources selectanduseICTtoarticulate

CreatingwithICT

Generateideas, useICTtopreparesimpleplans useICTeffectivelytorecord useappropriateICTto useICTtofolloworcontribute ideasandconcepts,andplan useICTtogenerateideasand tofindsolutionsoranswersto ideas,representthinkingand collaborativelygenerateideas plansand toasimpleplanforasolution thedevelopmentofcomplex plansolutions questions plansolutions anddevelopplans processes solutions Generate solutionsto challengesand learningarea tasks
experimentwithICTasa useICTasacreativetoolto creativetooltogenerate generatesimplesolutions, simplesolutions,modifications modificationsordata ordatarepresentationsfor representationsforpersonalor particularaudiencesor schoolpurposes purposes createandmodifysimple digitalsolutions,creative outputsordata representation/transformat ionforparticularpurposes independentlyor collaborativelycreateand modifydigitalsolutions, creativeoutputsordata representation/transformat ionforparticularaudiences andpurposes

designandmodifysimple Design,modifyandmanage digitalsolutions,ormultimodal complexdigitalsolutions,or creativeoutputsordata multimodalcreativeoutputsor transformationsforparticular datatransformationsfora audiencesandpurposes rangeofaudiencesand followingrecognised purposes conventions

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Organising Elements

Stagee
Typicallybytheendof FoundationYear,students:

Stage1

Stage2

Stage3

Stage4

Stage5

TypicallybytheendofYear2, TypicallybytheendofYear4, TypicallybytheendofYear6, TypicallybytheendofYear8, TypicallybytheendofYear10, students: students: students: students: students: selectanduseappropriateICT toolssafelytoleadgroupsin useappropriateICTtools selectanduseappropriateICT sharingandexchanging safelytoshareandexchange toolssafelytoshareand information,andtakingpartin informationwithappropriate exchangeinformationandto onlineprojectsoractive safelycollaboratewithothers knownaudiences collaborationswith appropriateglobalaudiences selectandusearangeofICT toolsefficientlyandsafelyto shareandexchange information,andto collaborativelyand purposefullyconstruct knowledge

CommunicatingwithICT

Collaborate, shareand exchange

usepurposefullyselectedICT toolssafelytoview informationsharedbytrusted adults

usepurposefullyselectedICT toolssafelytoshareand exchangeinformationwith appropriatelocalaudiences

Understand computer mediated communications

understandthatmessagesare recorded,viewedorsentin computermediated communicationsforothersto receive

understandthatcomputer mediatedcommunications maybereceivedlaterbythe receiver

understandthatparticular understandthatcomputer formsofcomputermediated mediatedcommunicationsare communicationsandtoolsare directedtoanaudiencefora suitedtosynchronousor asynchronousandonetoone purpose orgroupcommunications

understandthatthereare variousmethodsof collaborationthrough computermediated communicationsthatvaryin formandcontrol

understandthatcomputer mediatedcommunications haveadvantagesand disadvantagesinsupporting activeparticipationina communityofpracticeandthe managementofcollaboration ondigitalmaterials

ManagingandoperatingICT

Selectanduse hardwareand software

identifyandsafelyoperatea identifyandsafelyoperateICT selectedrangeofappropriate systemstocompleterelevant devices,software,functions simplespecifiedtasksandseek andcommandswhen helpwhenencounteringa operatinganICTsystemand problem attempttosolveaproblem beforeseekinghelp

identifyandindependently selectfrom,andsafely operatearangeofdevices, software,functionsand operate,arangeofdevicesto commands,takinginto undertakespecifictasksand considerationergonomics usebasictroubleshooting whenoperatingappropriate procedurestosolveroutine ICTsystems,andseeksolutions malfunctions whenencounteringaproblem

independentlyselectand operatearangeofdevicesby adjustingrelevantsoftware functionstosuitspecifictasks, andindependentlyuse commontroubleshooting procedurestosolveroutine malfunctions

justifytheselectionof,and optimisetheoperationof,a selectedrangeofdevicesand softwarefunctionstocomplete specifictasks,fordifferent purposesandindifferent socialcontexts

UnderstandICT systems

identifythemaincomponents identifycommonconsumerICT ofcommonconsumerICT identifyandcomparetheuse identify,compareandclassify systemswithinputandoutput systems,theirfundamental ofthemaincomponentsof basicICTsystemcomponents functions functions,anddescribethem differentICTsystems usingbasicICTterminology

identifyandcompare networkedICTsystem componentsincluding betweenhardware,software anddata

applyanunderstandingof networkedICTsystem componentstomakechanges tofunctions,processes, proceduresanddevicestofit thepurposeofthesolutions

Managedigital data

saveandretrievedigitaldata withsupport

manageandmaintaindigital datawithguidance

manageandmaintaindigital datausingcommonmethods

manageandmaintaindataon manageandmaintaindatafor manageandmaintaindata differentstoragemediums groupsofusersusingavariety securelyinavarietyofstorage mediumsandformats locallyandonnetworks ofmethodsandsystems

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