Week 10 · Theme 2, Lesson 3 Protecting Yourself from Digital Theft · 3 lessons
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Make an advice poster
ICT P6 Term 1, Theme 2: pp. 54â57
GoalPlan an advice poster (infographic) about keeping data safe and help a friend who is afraid to tell.
New words
infographic · a poster that shows information with pictures and a few wordstip · a short piece of useful advicecredits · a line that says where information and pictures came fromdigital citizen · a person who uses technology safely, kindly and honestly
Explanation
An infographic is a poster that uses pictures and very few words. Plan yours on paper. A title, no longer than two lines. Six tips, each one short, with a picture: for example âUse a strong passwordâ, âAsk before you clickâ, âKeep a back-upâ, âDo not share codesâ, âLock your screenâ, âTell a trusted adultâ. Credits at the bottom, saying where your ideas came from, such as your lesson. Now think about a friend who is afraid to tell his parents because he thinks he will be in trouble. The answer is always the same: tell a trusted adult. Parents are usually more worried when they do not know. Your poster helps you become a responsible digital citizen: someone who is careful with their own data and with other peopleâs too.
Part of the poster
Plan
title (2 lines at most)
Lock your data!
six tips
one short line each, with a picture
pictures
lock, key, shield, phone, family
credits
âIdeas from our ICT lessonâ
Worked examples
Tip pictures: a key for âUse a strong passwordâ, a shield for âKeep a back-upâ and a family picture for âTell a trusted adultâ. Each picture says the tip at a glance.
scared to tellâtell a trusted adultâadult helps
Hanyâs friend says: âI clicked a link and now I think someone has my details, but I am scared to tell my mum.â Hany says: âTell her today. She will help you, and you are not in trouble.â
Before
After
title: 4 lines
title: 2 lines
15 tips
6 tips
Nourâs poster has a title on four lines and fifteen tips with tiny pictures. People cannot read it from far away. She shortens the title to two lines and keeps six tips. Now it is clear.
Class activity
Poster plan. Draw a big rectangle. Write the title (two lines), draw six small boxes for tips, one picture each, and a credits line at the bottom. Write six tips in your own words. Show your poster to a family member and ask: which tip is easiest to remember?
Practice
1
How long may the title of the poster be?
Two lines at most.
2
What do credits tell the reader?
Where the ideas and pictures came from.
3
What do you tell a friend who is afraid to tell his parents?
Tell a trusted adult; you are not in trouble.
4
Write one tip for the poster, using a verb at the start.
