Year 7 · Autumn 1
Digital Citizen · Lesson 5 of 5
Fact or fake: is this source reliable?
PracticalTopic 19 Digital life, law and ethics
Year 7 · Digital Citizen · Lesson 5 of 5
You will learn to
- Use lateral reading: open a new tab and check who else says the same thing.
- Identify who made a page, when it was made, and why.
- Compare three web pages and explain which one is made up.
- Match simple scenarios to the right law: Computer Misuse Act, Data Protection Act or copyright.
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Success criteria
You have got it when you can say:
- I can check a claim in a new tab, using at least two other sources.
- I can spot the made-up page and give two reasons.
- I can name the law that fits a scenario.
Year 7 · Digital Citizen · Lesson 5 of 5
Retrieval starter
Questions from before. Write your answers, then show them.
- Last lesson
Copyright in the UK…
A Must be registeredB Is automatic
B. Is automatic
- Earlier this unit
Which makes a password hardest to crack?
A Adding ! at the endB Swapping o for 0C Adding length
C. Adding length
- Last lesson
Spreading ransomware that locks a company's files is which CMA offence?
A Section 2B Section 3C Section 1
B. Section 3
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Key words (1 of 2)
- Digital footprint
- The trail of everything you do online.
- Phishing
- Fake messages that trick people into giving details.
- Computer Misuse Act
- UK law (1990) that makes hacking and spreading malware crimes.
- Data Protection Act
- UK law (2018), with UK GDPR, controlling how personal data is used.
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Key words (2 of 2)
- Copyright
- Automatic legal protection for original creative work.
- Open source
- Software whose code anyone can see, change and share.
- Ethics
- AI that is biased because its training data was. Cameras that keep us safe and also watch us. The digital divide: who is left out when everything moves online. Screen time and sleep. Practise arguing both sides.
The explanation · step 1 of 1
Judging information
- Who made it?
- When?
- Can you find it elsewhere from reliable sources?
- Why was it made: to inform, sell, or make you angry?
- Images and video can be edited or AI-made.
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Try it: Which law?
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Quick quiz · 1 of 3
Which is the Spanish equivalent of the Data Protection Act 2018?
- A Código Penal art. 264
- B LOPDGDD (Ley Orgánica 3/2018)
- C Ley de Propiedad Intelectual
B. LOPDGDD (Ley Orgánica 3/2018)
With the EU GDPR, the LOPDGDD is Spain's data protection law.
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Quick quiz · 2 of 3
An email link says 'brightwell.example' but hovering shows 'brightwe11-login.xyz'. This is…
- A Safe because it has HTTPS
- B Normal for banks
- C A red flag: the real address is different
C. A red flag: the real address is different
The visible link text can say anything. The real address is what matters.
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Quick quiz · 3 of 3
A photo is licensed CC BY-NC. Can a company use it in a paid advert?
- A No: NC means non-commercial
- B Yes, if they credit the creator
A. No: NC means non-commercial
NC forbids commercial use, even with credit. They would need to ask permission.
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Exit ticket
Answer on paper before you go. Then check.
Most of a smartphone's lifetime carbon footprint comes from…
A Charging itB Making itC Recycling it
B. Making it Mining and manufacturing are the biggest part, so keeping a phone longer helps most.
Logging into a friend's account 'just to look' is…
A Fine if you don't change anythingB Against the Computer Misuse Act
B. Against the Computer Misuse Act Unauthorised access is an offence by itself (section 1).
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Homework and the challenge
Homework
Study page 19, steps 1 to 4, and the quiz.
End-of-unit challenge
A scenario quiz, then fix a risky fake social-media profile and explain each change.