Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn to critically evaluate information online and we will become equipped with techniques to help identify unreliable sources of information.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which images on the Internet are you allowed to use?
All of them. If they posted it online, they are automatically accepting that anyone can use them.
I’m not allowed to use any of them without asking the person who created the image
Correct answer: Only images that have been tagged with a specific licence that allows me to use them.
Q2.
What law are you breaking if you use a digital image without permission?
Plagiarism law
The Computer Misuse Act
Correct answer: The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
The Data Protection Act
Q3.
What is the name of the licence that you can apply to your work if you are happy for others to use your resources?
Anti-plagiarism
Copyright-free
Correct answer: Creative Commons
Creative freedom
Q4.
What is the correct term for placing an image so that the text on the page surrounds the image?
Alignment
Cropping
Image alignment
Correct answer: Text wrapping
Q5.
What does it mean to maintain the aspect ratio of an image?
Fix the height and width to not allow it to be resized
Correct answer: Keep the same ratio of height and width even when resized
Maintain the number of pixels in the image
Maintain the ratio of number of images in a document

3 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following is NOT a valid method of checking the credibility of a source?
Correct answer: Check it's written on Wikipedia
Check the author and the source
Check when the article was written
Why do you think the article was written?
Q2.
Anyone can post information on the World Wide Web
False
Correct answer: True
Q3.
What should we consider first before formatting and designing our blog?
Correct answer: The audience
The colour pallet
What device the document will be viewed on
What fonts are the most appealing

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