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The ACMA units of work

Digital media literacy

Ethical use of technology

This unit aims to help students to:

  • increase their understanding of the rights and responsibilities that are part of ethical Internet use
  • acknowledge the impact on themselves and others of plagiarism and illegal downloading.
Unit downloads

The units of work are available for download in PDF.

Selected activities from each unit are available as Notebook files to enable use with interactive whiteboards.

  1. Ethical use of technology (PDF 573KB) 
  2. Smart board activity -Ethical use of technology - Internet use poll (NOTEBOOK 281KB) 
  3. Smart board activity -Ethical use of technology - Illegal downloads (NOTEBOOK 281KB) 

Positive online behaviour

Sexting—the consequences

This unit aims to help students to:

  • understand what sexting is; and
  • understand the key social and legal issues that can arise from sexting
  • evaluate potential actions in terms of their possible consequences;
  • identify peer pressure in relation to sexting and develop strategies to help peers manage sexting.
Unit downloads

The units of work are available for download in PDF.

Selected activities from each unit are available as Notebook files to enable use with interactive whiteboards.

  1. Sexting—the consequences (DOC 81KB) 

Peer and personal safety

Managing online safety

This unit of work aims to help students to:

  • increase their understanding of the risks to personal safety when interacting online
  • learn how to manage the risks of interacting with others online
  • increase their understanding of how to implement the protective behaviours required to interact safely online.
Unit downloads

The units of work are available for download in PDF.

Selected activities from each unit are available as Notebook files to enable use with interactive whiteboards.

  1. Managing online safety (PDF 723KB)