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This post is investigates the digital skills required for the Conventions of Language NAPLAN test. After review the Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 NAPLAN tests the skills seem similar for each test. Computer skills required include: keyboard skills trackpad or mouse skills selecting objects symbols used to indicate a selection click and drag use of highlight Symbols on the full screen understanding of symbols on the screen next and back buttons flag tool play button dictation tool volume tool magnifying glass hide and show the timer reading a count down timer understanding of the function of types of questions and tools drop down boxes radio buttons click and drag check boxes typed answers in a box use of highlight in questions Drop down list Click and drag question To complete Conventions of Language test students should be familiar with the tools and question types used in the test. At the conclusion of the test students should understand the meaning of the branching screen. Students who are not

This post considers the online NAPLAN writing test using the public demonstration test . In this example the year 5, 7 and 9 writing tests for the narrative and the persuasive are the same question for all years. The main consideration for student success for an online writing test is their typing speed. Regardless of year level students must be able to type as fast as they can write. As they get older their typing speed must increase with writing speed. This means students should be taught to type from lower primary to ensure they have an acceptable typing speed and technique. Word processing skills are mentioned in the English curriculum documents across the country from years 1 to 4. Familiarity with using punctuation is also crucial for the writing test. Students must be able to locate and use: touch typing at the speed they can write - or faster capital letters full stop (which can be activated by pressing space twice) get to a new line using the enter or return key exclamation ma

The privacy act of 1988 prevents the sharing of personal data with a 3rd party without consent. Since then in the wake of the recent cyber incidents in well known Australian industries particularly telecommunications and health these laws have been tightened. Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is not to be shared with any 3rd party. Currently schools throughout Australia are required to complete privacy impact assessments when enroling students to a new online platform yet many schools are still publishing student full names, birthdays and the class students are in at school in newsletters and on social media. So why do some schools still share the full name of students and teachers in newsletters. In the research for this article there were schools found to still be publishing:  images of children with their full name full names of students example of sharing student full name including middle names classes of students with their full name student names and their class or year