Digital Citizen

* turn on and log into a computer
* use a piece of software, for example email or a game
* name the main parts of a computer system
* connect a peripheral (for example a scanner or printer) to your computer and use it.

2. Create a piece of digital media. It could be artwork, a photograph, music or animation.

3. Use the internet for research:

* decide on an area of interest
* find three websites with content that matches your area of interest
* collect relevant information by printing or saving as files.

### **Digital Citizen – stage 2**

1. Plan and then create a piece of digital media. It could be artwork or a photograph that you alter using creative tools, music, animation, CAD (Computer Aided Design) or a 3D sculpture.
2. Show that you can:

* send or reply to someone with a short email and include an attachment
* download photos or other media from a camera or smart card
* open and save a document then share it using a cloud service (like Google Docs or Microsoft Sharepoint) or a USB stick
* create a document that includes media that you’ve downloaded or copied from another source.

3. Use the internet for research:

* decide on an area of interest
* use two different search engines to find three websites you think are reliable
* collect information by printing the pages or saving as PDF documents
* select relevant information by copying text or an image and pasting into a document
* display your findings as a poster or a short report.

### **Digital Citizen – stage 3**

1. Plan, make, edit and share a piece of digital media. It could be artwork or a photograph that you alter using creative tools, music, animation, CAD (Computer Aided Design) or a 3D sculpture.
2. Explore social networking sites that are appropriate for your age, then create an example of a good social network profile. Show that you know how to:

* use anti-virus software
* set up or adjust settings for accessibility
* recover from a frozen programme or screen.

3. Use the internet for research:

* decide on a specific area of interest
* use at least two different search engines, using operators like AND, NOT and OR in the search box
* collect information by using bookmarks or favourites. Save URLs or use a social bookmarking tool like Diigo, Reddit, StumbleUpon, del.icio.us or digg.
* select specific, reliable information relevant to your area of research
* create a structured display of the information you have gathered. You could do this in a document, on a website or using a social tool such as Pinterest.
* share your research with other people, for example by email, on the web, by MMS or social media.

### **Digital Citizen – stage 4**

1. Create a portfolio of digital media. It might include artwork or a photograph that you alter using creative tools, music, animation, CAD (Computer Aided Design) or 3D sculpture.
2. Create a film, video, stop-motion animation or podcast and share it using a suitable media sharing tool.
3. Create a social network profile for your section, a band, local interest group or something similar. Alternatively you could make a small website that can host content, like the film you made in step 2, photos, poetry or information about your local area
4. Use the internet for research:

* Choose a local, national, community or Scouting issue, or something from the news or current affairs.
* Collect information from different sources, such as spreadsheets, databases, online news services and ‘open access’ data sources.
* Put your information together in a structured way, for example grouping similar information. Make sure you know where each piece of information comes from.
* Select the information you think is most appropriate and reliable.
* Create a multi-page website with your information and make it public. Present your information in a variety of ways – you could use infographics, images or graphs.
* Share your website with a wide audience.
* Explain your sources of information and why you picked out what you did.
* Get some feedback on what you have done and make changes to improve your website based on that feedback.