Digital Citizen

Digital Citizen – stage 1
1. Show that you can:
 * 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.