having control or rights over something, like a piece of digital content or a website, means you are the person who owns or is responsible for it

the information, pictures, videos or text that you can find on a website or in a digital space

the rights given to the owner of a piece of work to control how it can be used

Ownership and the World Wide Web

Computing

Connecting networks

The internet and World Wide Web

Sharing information

Content on the World Wide Web

Reliability of content on the World Wide Web

In this unit pupils will recognise the internet as a network of networks. They will learn that the World Wide Web is part of the internet. They will evaluate online content to decide how honest, accurate, or reliable it is, and understand the consequences of false information.

The internet

What must you do before using someone else’s content as your own?

being able to delete anything from the internet

What does ownership mean in the context of online content?

Which of these is an example of content on a website?

What protects the ownership of online content?

What happens if you use someone else’s content without permission?

text or media that, when clicked, takes the user to another location

What does the World Wide Web allow people to do?

Who can add content to the World Wide Web?

What is an example of content on a website?

text or media that stands out, often underlined or coloured

Starter Quiz

What is a hyperlink?