1. ESSENTIAL DIGITAL LITERACY
How well is Social Media used in the Workplace?

2. TASK 1
Research the use of Social Media (save your findings in your folder)
What are the 3 most commonly used sites – how and why are they used?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using the above sites?
How can the above sites be used in the workplace?
How do you manage your security settings?
Evaluate your sources and findings for Currency, Reliability, Accuracy and Purposefulness.
Share your ideas with others and show how this has improved your own work.

3. TASK 2 Review your own online profile Age restrictions
Personal protection
Public profiles
Security settings
Privacy settings
Save your evidence of review in your folder structure.

4. TASK 3
Create a digital resource / an employee guide for using social media at work
Use a range of software and techniques (web page/wiki)
Use a range of devices to create or display your resource
Collaborate with others – share your ideas and plans with others
Review others’ ideas
Show others’ contributions
Promote your resource and explain how/why you designed it
Save your resource in your folder and create a link to it

5. KNOWLEDGE
Interact safely online and evaluate two security methods used
Explain the benefits/issues with profiles and footprints (personally and professionally)
Resolve two common digital problems
Describe the components of two digital devices, potential problems and resolutions
Collaboration methods and benefits
Analyse your choice of digital tools/techniques
Did you meet your objective?
What new digital tools have you used / benefitted from?
What would you like to learn next?
Remember to save your work in your folder