Information Technology (Cub)

Badge Requirements

Bronze 

Complete ALL the following activities:

1) Demonstrate how information can be downloaded, saved and edited.

2) Send an email to a parent, guardian, grandparent or adult mentor, thanking them for the good things they have done in your life.

3) Create a Word document and keep a ‘Good Turns’ diary with a list of good turns you accomplish over a period of 7 days.  Save it, print it and paste it in your journal, or copy it to your e-journal. Share it with your Akela or your Six.

4) Using a simple table, show how it is possible to enter, save and retrieve names and contact numbers of your relatives or members of your Six.

Silver

1) Using a commonly available software, complete TWO of the following activities:

• Create an A4 newsletter or blog update for your Cub Scout Pack or area. Include graphics and photographs covering a recent Cub Scout event that you attended.

• Design a poster advertising an upcoming Cub Scout event. Use both text and graphics and make it eye catching so it will be attractive to your audience.

• Draw a map layout of your own community, showing local services, such as police station, doctor's surgery, shops, Scout Headquarters and so on.

• Show the examiner some of the programme applications (apps) you have used recently and state which you enjoy using the most and why.

• Write a simple tune using a programme that can play it back to you. Show that you can modify the tune in a few different ways. Share it with your Akela and Scout friends.

2) Complete TWO of the following activities:

• Find out what copyright law is for and how you think it might apply to online information.

• Explain how sharing links with other people can lead to the spread of viruses, causing permanent damage to your device. How can anti-virus software prevent this?

• Describe the dangers you might encounter in the online world, and how to keep yourself safe.

Note: A Young IT Whiz Badge certificate will qualify for the above badge.