What does the course cover? The programme of study and Cambridge Curriculum links

The Wolsey Hall Year 8 Digital Literacy course follows the Cambridge Lower Secondary Curriculum. Links to an external site.

We have ensured that all of the Cambridge Lower Secondary Curriculum outcomes are covered in the course and the table below provides an overview of how the Wolsey Hall course can be mapped to the Cambridge Lower Secondary Curriculum.

You may want to print out this overview Download this overview of the course and refer to it as you progress through the course. (Note that the course overview only contains the first two modules of the course so you may want to print it off once it has been updated). Do also bear in mind that:

  • Before Module One, there is a Welcome call with your tutor.

  Course introduction

Read the Course Guide and Welcome Call with your tutor

 

Module One: Communicating with Others Using Digital Tools

Cambridge Curriculum Framework

Resources

Topic One (1.1): Types of Business Documents and Their Uses

  • Recall the types of documents used in business.
  • Explain the purpose of different types of documents.

8DW.02 Understand the benefits and limitations of different methods of online communication, including video, audio and text.

 

Topic Two (1.2): What is AI and How Can It Increase Productivity?

  • Define Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its applications.
  • Identify real-world examples of AI in various contexts.

8DW.03 Describe how digital technology is changing the workplace.

craiyon.com
raspberrypi.org

Topic Three (1.3): AI Tools to Help Humans

  • Name several different AI tools for creating documents.
  • Explain how to use different tools for different requirements.
  • Consider the ethical implications of getting assistance from AI.

8TC.03 Create templates and master documents and understand the benefit of these.

Gamma app
Taskade
ChatGPT
Gemini
OpenArt

Topic Four (1.4): Art and AI

  • Understand how AI art is generated.
  • Use an AI art generator. 

8DW.02 Understand the benefits and limitations of different methods of online communication, including video, audio and text.

hotpot.ai/art-generator
firefly.adobe.com

ASSIGNMENT ONE

 

 

 

Module Two: Metadata - the Data Metaverse!

Cambridge Curriculum Framework

Resources

Topic One (2.1): What is Metadata?

  • Define metadata and explain its significance in the digital world.
  • Identify examples of metadata in everyday online activities.

8SW.04 Know that metadata can provide a detailed description of an online user and that each online action increases the detail of that description.

Google Account

Topic Two (2.2): The Significance of Metadata

  • Explain the importance of metadata in shaping online experiences.
  • Identify ways in which metadata can be used by individuals and organisations.

8SW.05 Understand that metadata can be sold as a product.

Google Slides

Topic Three (2.3): Metadata and Privacy

  • Understand the different types of metadata: descriptive, structural and administrative.
  • Recognise the importance of metadata in organising digital content and providing contextual understanding.
  • Identify examples of metadata in everyday online activities and their implications for privacy and security.

8SW.06 Understand that they have personal responsibility for their digital activity, safety and wellbeing.

Google Forms

Topic Four (2.4): Data Harvesting

  • Define data harvesting and explain its significance in the digital world.
  • Identify common methods used by large corporations to harvest data.
  • Evaluate the implications of data harvesting on privacy and online experiences.

8SW.05 Understand that metadata can be sold as a product.

Google Docs

ASSIGNMENT TWO