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Teacher's Page __Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)__ - Cross-curriculum priority by the end of year 7
 * Inquiring with ICTs**
 * evaluate data and information gathered for usefulness, credibility, relevance, accuracy and completeness.
 * Creating with ICTs**
 * express and creatively represent ideas, information and thinking
 * creatively document and present their planning, thinking and learning using a combination of media.
 * Communicating with ICTs**
 * collaborate, develop, organise and present new ideas
 * apply suitable or agreed communication conventions and protocols
 * select and apply a variety of digital media to improve communication.
 * Ethics, issues and ICTs**
 * apply codes of practice for safe, secure and responsible use of ICTs
 * apply protocols to acknowledge the owner(s)/ creator(s) of digital information sources and develop an awareness of legislation relating to digital theft and plagiarism
 * evaluate how their use of ICTs meets ethical and legal criteria.

__Studies of Society and Environment__ - Essential Learnings by the end of year 7
 * SOSE Organiser:** **Place and Space -** Environments are defined by physical characteristics and processes, and are connected to human activities and decisions about resource management.

students are able to:
 * Ways of working**
 * identify issues and use common and own focus questions
 * collect and analyse information and evidence from primary and secondary sources
 * evaluate sources of information and evidence for relevance, reliability, origins and perspective
 * draw conclusions and make decisions based on information and evidence by identifying patterns and connections
 * respond to investigation findings and conclusions by planning and implementing actions
 * reflect on learning, apply new understandings and identify future applications.
 * Knowledge and understanding**
 * Sustainability requires a balance between using, conserving and protecting environments, and involves decisions about how resources are used and managed.