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Publishing a digital guidebook

Lesson details

Learning outcome

I can use permission controls to publish a digital guidebook.

Key learning points

  1. Publishing means making a product available for others to view or use.
  2. Before work is published, it should go through a number of pre-publication checks.
  3. You can set access controls to decide who can view or edit the published guidebook.

Keywords

  • Publish - making a product available for others to view or use

  • Accuracy - something that is right and free from mistakes

  • Accessibility - consideration of design so that what is created is usable by everyone

Common misconception

Once finished, a digital product can be shared immediately.

Before publishing a digital product, you should check that it is accurate and has no spelling mistakes or links that don't work.

Teacher tip

If possible, encourage students to work in pairs or small groups to perform the pre-publication checks. They could use comments in an online document to share feedback.

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2026), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0
except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions
(Collection 2).

Lesson video

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Prior knowledge starter quiz

6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these is an example of online collaboration?

talking to a friend at break time
Correct answer: working together on the same online document
writing in a notebook on your own
printing a worksheet

Q2.
Match each word to the correct meaning.

Correct Answer:cloud,software and storage on the internet

software and storage on the internet

Correct Answer:collaboration,people working together

people working together

Correct Answer:review,looking carefully at work

looking carefully at work

Correct Answer:feedback,comments to help improve work

comments to help improve work

Q3.
Many cloud-based documents save automatically. Why is this helpful?

You don’t need the internet.
Only one person can edit.
Correct answer: You don’t lose your work easily.

Q4.
Put these actions for improving work in the correct order.

1 - Review the work.
2 - Give feedback.
3 - Make improvements.
4 - Check improvements.

Q5.
Online collaboration is the process of working with others over the internet.

Correct Answer: digitally

Q6.
Which of the following best describes constructive feedback?

feedback that focuses only on what went wrong
feedback that is always positive to avoid hurting feelings
Correct answer: feedback that highlights strengths and gives suggestions for improvement

6 Questions

Q1.
What does publishing mean?

saving your work on your computer
deleting mistakes
Correct answer: making a product available for others to view or use
sending a file to the printer

Q2.
Why should work go through pre-publication checks?

Correct answer: to make sure it is accurate and accessible
to make it harder to read
to share it with the intended audience

Q3.
Which of these is an accessibility tool?

house style
access controls
Correct answer: screen reader

Q4.
Match each accessibility tool to what it does.

Correct Answer:screen reader,says text out loud

says text out loud

Correct Answer:alt text,describes what is in an image

describes what is in an image

Correct Answer:subtitle,shows words on screen for people who can’t hear audio

shows words on screen for people who can’t hear audio

Q5.
Which role usually has permission to delete files?

viewer
editor
Correct answer: owner/administrator

Q6.
Why are access controls important? Select all that apply.

Correct answer: to protect private or personal information
to make file sizes smaller
to organise files logically
Correct answer: to stop accidental deletions

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