Communicating, Researching and Creating with ICT Tools

What is a kind and polite way to communicate with someone online?

• Using friendly language and thinking before you type

• Saying whatever you want because you can't see them

• Using all capital letters to show you're serious

• Being enthusiastic and using lots of positive words

Which of these is NOT a good rule for staying safe online?

• Not opening messages from strangers

• Sharing your password with your close friends

• Keeping personal information private

• Asking a grown-up if you're unsure about something

If you are looking for information about animals for a school project, what is a good first step?

• Believe everything you read online

• Brainstorming key words

• Click on the first website you see

• Ask a search engine a specific question using key words

What is one way to help you decide if information you find online is likely to be reliable?

• If the website is from a well-known organisation or expert

• If the website has lots of colourful pictures

• If the website was published more than 10 years ago

• If the information on the website just sounds correct

Which of these is an example of a digital tool you could use to create a digital artefact like a drawing or a story?

• Pen and paper

• An ebook website/app

• Google docs/slides

• A drawing app

What should you do if someone asks for your name, age and school?

• Tell a trusted adult about it immediately

• Give them the information if they seem friendly

• Give them your name but nothing else

• Make up fake information to trick them

Why is it important to respect someone's wishes if they don't want you to share their photo online?

• Their other friends might get jealous

• They have the right to decide what is shared about them

• It's against the law to share any photos online

• You didn't like how you looked in the photo anyway

You are looking for pictures of different types of leaves for a science project. Which of these search strategies would likely give you the most useful results quickly?

• Typing in "things I see outside"

• Just searching the word "leaves"

• Searching for "pictures of oak leaves, maple leaves, and gum leaves"

• Going onto a gardening website

You are researching recent news about a new technology. What might the publish date of a website tell you about how reliable the information is?

• The publish date doesn't matter; all information online is reliable no matter when it was published

• A very recent publish date suggests the information is probably not well-researched

• Checking the publish date can help you see if the information is current and up-to-date, which is important for new technology

• The older the publish date, the more likely the information is still accurate

Which of these digital tools is best for creating a poster?

• Canva

• Google docs

• Notes app

• iMovie