Year 7 Digital Technology: Bellarine Secondary College

How to Name and Keep Track of Your Files

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Learning Objectives

1. Student can name files for specific purposes.

2. Student can identify and use ways of storing files for specific purposes.

1. Proficiency ScaleScore Learning shown4.0 Student has shown a good understanding of the most effective ways to name computer

files, showing different types of information AND other information such as metadata.3.00 Student has shown a good understanding of the most effective ways to name computer

files, showing different types of information2.00 Student has shown some understanding of the most effective ways to name computer

files.1.00 With steady support from the teacher, student has shown some understanding of the

most effective ways to name computer files.

Starting question: What information do you want in a file name?

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This year alone you will create many computer files, and you will probably lose a few, too. Either because the file gets lost or because you don’t know where to find it. Read this guide from Curtin University about file naming.

Year 7 Digital Technology: Bellarine Secondary College

1. Better File Names

Now make a name for each of the following files.

What is in the document File nameDraft English essay about the novel Runner, started on March 25 this year.Video of a baseball game between your class and a year 8 class, played on the 25th September this year.Digital Technology exercise about naming files from todayExcel spreadsheet of a personal budget for Humanities in Term 4Application to be a house leader in Term 3 of this year.Final copy of English essay about the novel Runner, completed on April 2 this year.Jpeg of a map for Geography, date unknownMp3 of musical performance with your team, April 1, last year.Film Script for English, called Ninja Warrior 2, and created on June 12 this year.Movie file of a drama rehearsal for Reservoir Dogs: The Musical in May of last year.

Year 7 Digital Technology: Bellarine Secondary College

2. Safe Storagea. How will you name the files for your learning at Bellarine?b. Where will you keep your files for each subject?c. Where will you backup your files?

Now go and follow this plan for your existing files this year.

2. ExtensionIf you were going to use an online system to back up your school files, which one would you use and why?

What is metadata?