Student is learning about effective ways to name and organize computer files for schoolwork. The document provides guidelines for naming files, such as including the document title, date, and other relevant information. It also discusses storing files in subject-specific folders and backing files up to an external location. Students are asked to name example files using the guidelines and to make a plan to rename existing files and safely store and back up their school files going forward.

1. Year 7 DigitalTechnology:Bellarine SecondaryCollege
How to Name and Keep Track of Your
Files
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Learning Objectives
1. Studentcan name filesforspecificpurposes.
2. Studentcan identifyanduse waysof storingfilesforspecificpurposes.
1. Proficiency Scale
Score Learning shown
4.0 Studenthasshowna good understandingof the mosteffective waystoname computer
files,showingdifferenttypesof informationANDotherinformationsuchasmetadata.
3.00 Studenthasshowna good understandingof the mosteffective waystoname computer
files,showingdifferenttypesof information
2.00 Studenthasshownsome understandingof the mosteffective waystoname computer
files.
1.00 Withsteadysupportfromthe teacher, studenthasshownsome understandingof the
mosteffective waystoname computerfiles.
Startingquestion:Whatinformationdoyouwantina file name?
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Thisyear alone youwill create manycomputerfiles,andyouwill probablylose afew,too.Either
because the file getslostorbecause youdon’tknow where tofindit.Readthisguide fromCurtin
Universityaboutfile naming.

2. Year 7 DigitalTechnology:Bellarine SecondaryCollege
1. Better File Names
DocumentNamingG
uidelines.pdf
Nowmake a name for each of the followingfiles.
What is inthe document File name
Draft Englishessayaboutthe novel Runner,
startedon March 25 thisyear.
Videoof a baseball game betweenyourclass
and a year 8 class,playedonthe 25th
Septemberthisyear.
Digital Technologyexercise aboutnamingfiles
fromtoday
Excel spreadsheetof apersonal budgetfor
HumanitiesinTerm4
Applicationtobe a house leaderinTerm3 of
thisyear.
Final copyof Englishessayaboutthe novel
Runner,completedonApril 2thisyear.
Jpegof a map forGeography,date unknown
Mp3 of musical performance withyourteam,
April 1, lastyear.
FilmScriptfor English,calledNinjaWarrior2,
and createdonJune 12 thisyear.
Movie file of a drama rehearsal forReservoir
Dogs: The Musical in May of lastyear.

3. Year 7 DigitalTechnology:Bellarine SecondaryCollege
2. Safe Storage
a. How will youname the filesforyourlearningatBellarine?
b. Where will youkeepyourfilesforeachsubject?
c. Where will youbackupyourfiles?
Nowgo and followthisplanforyourexistingfilesthisyear.
2. Extension
If you were goingtouse an online systemtobackup your school files,whichone wouldyouuse
and why?
What ismetadata?