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use online resources safely tafe sa code nominal hours unit descriptor the focus of this unit enables the learner to locate and use information online while maintaining a safe environment caafd 30 application of unit this unit applies to learners wanting to develop online technology skills for self employment education and/or community participation it contributes to the achievement of acsf indicators of competence for learning communication and reading at level 2 see australian core skills framework levels of performance for more detail http deewr.gov.au/skills/programs/litandnum/acsf/pages/default.aspx to enhance the outcomes for learners it is recommended that this unit be taught concurrently with other units at this level and that assessments include both integrated and stand alone tasks to achieve competency in this unit young people need to be able to operate hardware at a basic level research and analyse online and be safe and secure in the use of online services they need to demonstrate ability to operate hardware use interface/icons understand and navigate file structures use online services with support knowledge of how to use internet safely vet emails for scams spam phishing 2

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critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit this unit of work involves accessing information via computer and internet and completing interactive activities it contains a range of opportunities to assist the young person to meet the performance criteria see checklist competence is demonstrated through holistic and simulated/real life tasks rather than a specific individual assessment for each concept authentic learning opportunities may include researching a topic identifying relevant and reliable information context of and specific resources for assessment a range of assessment strategies are required to demonstrate competency of this unit including observation work samples questioning presentation in group discussions peer/self assessment consistency of performance to ensure consistency of performance over the range statements and contexts this unit must be assessed over a period of time 3

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use on-line resources safely certificate 1 education and skills development compulsory unit name tafe id number performance criteria operate hardware at a basic level 1.1 turn the device on and off 1.2 navigate the screen interface/icons 1.3 understand and navigate file structures 1.4 use basic online services with support research and analyse online information with support 2.1 identify and use search engines 2.2 search and find relevant information/content 2.3 establish the relevance and reliability of information located be safe and secure in the use of online services 3.1 provide an appropriate level of personal information 3.2 assess the legitimacy of online requests to make an informed decision 3.3 assess emails for scams spam or phishing to make an informed decision 3.4 manage personal occupational health and safety date assessed wpa initial result achieved not yet achieved date completed student signature assessor name signature 4

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basic hardware operations photo by deegephotos photostream available under a creativecommons attribution-noncommercial license 5

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getting started in order to get us started we will need to complete a short induction around your computer together with a facilitator you will demonstrate that you are able to complete a series of basic tasks starting up and shutting down your computer correctly basic navigation around your operating system i.e windows xp windows vista windows 7 android apple osx etc navigating to and opening software on your computer i.e opening a word or power-point document opening a media player accessing the i-tunes store navigating to and opening files contained on your computer saving documents in a particular space and re-opening them at a later date correctly inserting and removing external devices to create back up or portable copies of files i.e using a usb storage device ipod phone etc as you demonstrate these skills your facilitator will be able to mark them off on the checklist provided on the next page 6

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use online resources safely certificate 1 education and skills development name 1 observation checklist has demonstrated competency in the following skills date turn on the computer and boot the system ready for use shut the system down correctly enter appropriate drive view the directory create a file copy files delete files save files make back up files eg to usb or external hard drive access the chosen program use menus save and name files wpa work place assessor 2 workstation setup record some key strategies to ensure good occupational health and safety when using computers 1 2 3 4 5 6 date wpa initials 7

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workstation setup together with your facilitator read and discuss the information below and then work through the workstation checklist provided in the appendix section at the back of this unit appendix a ergonomics ergonomics refers to how the workplace is set up in relation to the equipment you use the design of the building and how you perform your work when you are sitting at your workstation you should be able to place your feet firmly on the ground or on a footrest your thighs should be parallel with the floor and the backrest of your chair should support your lower back you should be able to move your chair easily about the work area and its base should have five points touching the floor your workplace should be set up so that you don t have to twist reach or bend too often if you do have to reach for something it is better to get up out of the chair and take the opportunity to change your posture this will also help to reduce fatigue when sitting at a computer the screen should set up so that you can read the screen with very little movement of your head neck and shoulders you should take rest breaks for your eyes every 20 minutes the simplest way to do this is to look away from the screen at something in the distance do this for three to five minutes every 20 minutes photo by kare products photostream available under a creativecommons attribution-noncommercial license 8

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interactive activities after you have completed the workstation checklist please record some of the ways that you have discovered that model good occupational health and safety when using computers use the space provided on the bottom of the check list from the first activity getting started to record your learning next up try the safework sa website for an interactive game about safe work spaces you can access the website by either typing in or clicking on the link below http tiny.cc/safework_sa 9

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working with online resources image by csuc available under a creativecommons attribution-noncommercial license 10

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what is a search engine a search engine can be described as a program that searches documents for specified keywords and returns a list of the documents where the keywords were found although search engine is really a general class of programs the term is often used to specifically describe systems like google yahoo and bing that allow people to search for documents on the world wide web or internet have a quick look at the images on the next page and see how many of the images you recognise after that talk about which search engines you may already use and what you most commonly search for photo by toby fogarty available under a creativecommons attribution-noncommercial license 11

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using search engines now that we have talked about the variety of search engines that are out there for you to access we need to make sure we can use them think about your favourite musician band or celebrity tv movie sports extreme sports etc we are going to complete a small research task about your chosen subject using the template that can be found following this page facilitators note please find a 1 page checklist that can be used for evaluating internet sources in the appendix section of this unit appendix b step 1 using one of the search engines from page 1 complete an internet search on your chosen musician band or celebrity step 2 save a copy of your internet search by using the print screen button on your computer and then opening a word document and pasting your captured image into the document save the document with the title using search engine step 3 using the results of the search engine select the website or websites that you will use to complete the research task template step 4 when you have finished the research task template save the document with your own name added to the document name 13

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research task template name or names of your chosen musician band or celebrity paste a picture of your chosen musician band or celebrity here share 3 interesting facts about your chosen musician band or celebrity make sure they can be confirmed as true and correct also include the address of the website that you sourced the information from fact no fact 1 fact 2 fact 3 fact website address as you looked at each website describe how you decided if the information that the website was sharing was true or not 14

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staying safe online photo by john drogers photostream available under a creativecommons attribution-noncommercial license 15

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