ICT Digital Citizenship & Ethics

The ICT Digital Citizenship & Ethics course focuses on introductory Digital Tool literacy. Students will:

• Demonstrate awareness of the Internet, how it is used, common threats and challenges.
• Explain navigating and validating Websites, Web languages, and Web servers.
• Use Web browsers, including bookmarks, add-ons, cache and cookies.
• Describe creative commons, copyright and fair use guidelines.
• Describe online safety and practice cyber-safety techniques.
• Demonstrate responsibility and safe practices for digital citizenship.
• Explain global awareness, laws, security, privacy and cultural differences.
• Explain licensing rules, laws and rights to intellectual property, copyright, fair use, plagiarism, censorship and filtering.
• Use email functions and etiquette.
• Create an online calendar with events and appointments.
• Effectively communicate online using various methods and tools.
• Explain the purpose and personal responsibility of social media sites.

*The courseware is not required to sit for the certification exam.

Exam Objectives