a regularly updated website or webpage where an individual or group shares written content, images, or videos on various topics

a short-form blog with brief updates, often on social media

Features of a blog

Computing

Using images appropriately

The credibility of sources

Research and planning a blog

Promoting a cause

Use criteria to develop a blog

During this unit, pupils develop their understanding of information technology and digital literacy skills. They will use the skills learnt across the unit to create a blog post about a real-world cause that they would like to gain support for.

Using media to gain support for a cause

The right given to the creator of a piece of work to control how it can be used.

The legal permission to use software, images, music, or other digital content. A license sets out the rules for how something can be used, shared, or modified.

where information comes from, such as from a website, a book, a person, or any other place where information is found

how trustworthy or believable a source of information is; a credible source is one that is reliable and accurate

using someone's work as your own without credit

giving credit to sources used in your work, to show where your information came from

something that is influenced by individual feelings, tastes, or opinions

assessing your own work, judging how well you did

a type of short-form content on social media platforms, typically consisting of brief posts, often with links, images or hashtags to engage the audience

a guide that outlines criteria and levels of achievement to evaluate work fairly and consistently

Using media to gain support for a cause

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