Learning objective
Transferring Files & Media
Upload & Download
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Welcome to Upload & Download! In this strand, you will master receiving files from the web, submitting work to online learning platforms, managing digital downloads, and transferring files safely across devices and cloud drives.
Downloading Basics
Basic downloading of images and resources.
Let's Go!
Routine: See, Think, Wonder
Look at this arrow pointing down on the screen. What do you think happens when you click it?
Teacher note: Facilitate the See, Think, Wonder routine for 2–3 minutes. Encourage students to connect the prompt to Function (Digital resources connect us to a world of shared learning.).
Learn
Downloading means pulling a file or picture from the internet into your computer! When you right-click an image and select 'Save Image As', it travels straight into your computer's Downloads folder. In computing, digital resources connect us to a world of shared learning. As you explore the interactive Search Browser Simulator below, focus on how to save an image from a webpage into the Downloads folder.
Apply Simulator Skills • Try it yourself
Download your first image!
🚀 Open a practice space
🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Identify images and pictures on a webpage.
Developing
Right-click or press-and-hold an image on a webpage.
Secure (Goal)
Save an image from a webpage into the Downloads folder.
Mastery
Locate downloaded images in the Downloads folder independently. Typing: 5 WPM.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar of 2
⭐ Mastering Standard
⭐ Mastering Standard📁
Save to Your Website Portfolio:
When you finish creating your project in your software, copy the share link or take a screenshot and publish it onto your student portfolio website!
Reflect
Learning check
Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: See, Think, Wonder
Teacher notes: Facilitate the See, Think, Wonder routine for 2–3 minutes. Encourage students to connect the prompt to Function (Digital resources connect us to a world of shared learning.).
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Identify images and pictures on a webpage.
- Developing: Right-click or press-and-hold an image on a webpage.
- Secure: Save an image from a webpage into the Downloads folder.
- Mastering: Locate downloaded images in the Downloads folder independently. Typing: 5 WPM.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: CM.01.B.1.2
Outcome: UD-O-01 — Basic downloading of images and resources.
PYP: Function · Digital resources connect us to a world of shared learning.
Learner profile: Inquirer
Competency tags
Gate support
Accessibility alternative: Students may verbally explain or point to the correct answer for "Which button or icon means 'Download' on a webpage?" with a teacher or teaching assistant.
Teacher override: allow
Locked level
Level 2: Uploading Work
Complete the previous learning check to unlock this next level.
Uploading Work
Submitting digital work to online platforms.
Learning objective
Learning About: Uploads. Learning To: Submit digital work. Learning To Be: Communicator.
Let's Go!
Routine: Zoom In
Look closely at this 'Upload' button with an up arrow. How is it different from the download arrow?
Teacher note: Facilitate the Zoom In routine for 2–3 minutes. Encourage students to connect the prompt to Form (Sharing our completed work helps teachers and peers see our progress.).
Learn
Uploading is the opposite of downloading! Instead of pulling files FROM the web, uploading sends files FROM your computer TO your teacher's assignment box or website. In computing, sharing our completed work helps teachers and peers see our progress. As you explore the interactive Folder Tree Simulator below, focus on how to attach a file and click 'Submit' or 'Turn In' on Google Classroom / ManageBac.
Homework.docx
Puppy.jpg
Story_Chapter1.txt
Class_Anthem.mp3
Field_Trip.png
Apply Simulator Skills • Try it yourself
Attach and submit a document!
🚀 Open a practice space
🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Recognise the 'Upload' or 'Add File' button in an assignment.
Developing
Click 'Choose File' and navigate to the Downloads or Documents folder.
Secure (Goal)
Attach a file and click 'Submit' or 'Turn In' on Google Classroom / ManageBac.
Mastery
Verify that the correct file was attached before submitting. Typing: 10 WPM.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar of 2
⭐ Mastering Standard⭐ Mastering Standard📁
Save to Your Website Portfolio:
When you finish creating your project in your software, copy the share link or take a screenshot and publish it onto your student portfolio website!
Reflect
Learning check
Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: Zoom In
Teacher notes: Facilitate the Zoom In routine for 2–3 minutes. Encourage students to connect the prompt to Form (Sharing our completed work helps teachers and peers see our progress.).
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Recognise the 'Upload' or 'Add File' button in an assignment.
- Developing: Click 'Choose File' and navigate to the Downloads or Documents folder.
- Secure: Attach a file and click 'Submit' or 'Turn In' on Google Classroom / ManageBac.
- Mastering: Verify that the correct file was attached before submitting. Typing: 10 WPM.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: CM.01.B.1.2
Outcome: UD-O-02 — Submitting digital work to online platforms.
PYP: Form · Sharing our completed work helps teachers and peers see our progress.
Learner profile: Communicator
Competency tags
Gate support
Accessibility alternative: Students may verbally explain or point to the correct answer for "What does 'Uploading' mean on a computer?" with a teacher or teaching assistant.
Teacher override: allow
Locked level
Level 3: Downloads Manager
Complete the previous learning check to unlock this next level.
Downloads Manager
Organising, renaming, and moving downloaded files.
Learning objective
Learning About: File Management. Learning To: Move & clean downloads. Learning To Be: Thinker.
Let's Go!
Routine: Think, Puzzle, Explore
What happens if you download the same file 5 times?
What puzzles you about files named 'image(1).png'?
Teacher note: Facilitate the Think, Puzzle, Explore routine for 2–3 minutes. Encourage students to connect the prompt to Connection (Keeping temporary files tidy prevents computer clutter and confusion.).
Learn
The Downloads folder is a temporary holding area! Leaving all your files there makes them hard to find. Always drag downloaded files out into your permanent subject folders and rename them. In computing, keeping temporary files tidy prevents computer clutter and confusion. As you explore the interactive Upload Download Simulator below, focus on how to rename downloaded files immediately and clear temporary files.
My Computer
⇄ Idle
Cloud Drive
Online
📁 Classroom Shared FolderStorage: 1.2 GB of 15 GB used
Science_Project.docx
Field_Trip_Photo.jpg
School_Play_Video.mp4
Apply Simulator Skills • Try it yourself
Clean up your Downloads folder!
🚀 Open a practice space
🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Locate the system Downloads folder.
Developing
Move a file from Downloads into a specific subject folder.
Secure (Goal)
Rename downloaded files immediately and clear temporary files.
Mastery
Explain why leaving hundreds of files in Downloads causes confusion. Typing: 15 WPM.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar of 2
⭐ Mastering Standard⭐ Mastering Standard📁
Save to Your Website Portfolio:
When you finish creating your project in your software, copy the share link or take a screenshot and publish it onto your student portfolio website!
Reflect
Learning check
Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: Think, Puzzle, Explore
Teacher notes: Facilitate the Think, Puzzle, Explore routine for 2–3 minutes. Encourage students to connect the prompt to Connection (Keeping temporary files tidy prevents computer clutter and confusion.).
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Locate the system Downloads folder.
- Developing: Move a file from Downloads into a specific subject folder.
- Secure: Rename downloaded files immediately and clear temporary files.
- Mastering: Explain why leaving hundreds of files in Downloads causes confusion. Typing: 15 WPM.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: CM.02.B.1.1
Outcome: UD-O-03 — Organising, renaming, and moving downloaded files.
PYP: Connection · Keeping temporary files tidy prevents computer clutter and confusion.
Learner profile: Thinker
Competency tags
Gate support
Accessibility alternative: Students may verbally explain or point to the correct answer for "You downloaded a worksheet called 'worksheet_v1.pdf'. Where should you put it?" with a teacher or teaching assistant.
Teacher override: allow
Locked level
Level 4: Browser Settings
Complete the previous learning check to unlock this next level.
Browser Settings
Managing browser download bars, paths, and pop-up permissions.
Learning objective
Learning About: Download Control. Learning To: Customise download settings. Learning To Be: Principled.
Let's Go!
Routine: See, Think, Wonder
Look at the browser settings menu. What do you think 'Ask where to save each file' does?
Teacher note: Facilitate the See, Think, Wonder routine for 2–3 minutes. Encourage students to connect the prompt to Responsibility (Configuring tools allows us to control where and how data is stored.).
Learn
By default, browsers automatically dump everything into Downloads. Changing your browser setting to 'Ask where to save each file' lets you pick the exact folder BEFORE the download starts! In computing, configuring tools allows us to control where and how data is stored. As you explore the interactive File Extension Simulator below, focus on how to change browser settings to 'Ask where to save each file before downloading'.
Extension (.ext)
MATCH
File Purpose & Icon
Apply Simulator Skills • Try it yourself
Configure browser download settings!
🚀 Open a practice space
🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Open the browser Download Manager (Ctrl+J or browser downloads).
Developing
Pause, resume, or cancel active downloads in the browser bar.
Secure (Goal)
Change browser settings to 'Ask where to save each file before downloading'.
Mastery
Identify and block accidental or malicious pop-up downloads. Typing: 20 WPM.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar of 2
⭐ Mastering Standard⭐ Mastering Standard📁
Save to Your Website Portfolio:
When you finish creating your project in your software, copy the share link or take a screenshot and publish it onto your student portfolio website!
Reflect
Learning check
Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: See, Think, Wonder
Teacher notes: Facilitate the See, Think, Wonder routine for 2–3 minutes. Encourage students to connect the prompt to Responsibility (Configuring tools allows us to control where and how data is stored.).
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Open the browser Download Manager (Ctrl+J or browser downloads).
- Developing: Pause, resume, or cancel active downloads in the browser bar.
- Secure: Change browser settings to 'Ask where to save each file before downloading'.
- Mastering: Identify and block accidental or malicious pop-up downloads. Typing: 20 WPM.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: CM.02.B.1.1
Outcome: UD-O-04 — Managing browser download bars, paths, and pop-up permissions.
PYP: Responsibility · Configuring tools allows us to control where and how data is stored.
Learner profile: Principled
Competency tags
Gate support
Accessibility alternative: Students may verbally explain or point to the correct answer for "What shortcut opens the Browser Downloads Manager in your browser?" with a teacher or teaching assistant.
Teacher override: allow
Locked level
Level 5: Cloud & Transfers
Complete the previous learning check to unlock this next level.
Cloud & Transfers
Transferring large media files via cloud drives, links, and zip files.
Learning objective
Learning About: Mass Transfer. Learning To: Share large files & links. Learning To Be: Knowledgeable.
Let's Go!
Routine: I used to think...
I used to think you could email any size video... Now I know email has attachment limits and cloud links solve this!
Teacher note: Facilitate the I used to think... routine for 2–3 minutes. Encourage students to connect the prompt to Perspective (Efficient transfer methods overcome file size limits when sharing digital media.).
Learn
Trying to email a 500MB video will fail because email limits attachments to 25MB. Instead, upload the large file to Google Drive/OneDrive, copy the share link, and send the link instead! In computing, efficient transfer methods overcome file size limits when sharing digital media. As you explore the interactive Save Dialog Simulator below, focus on how to generate and share a restricted or view-only cloud link for large files.
Apply Simulator Skills • Try it yourself
Upload a video and share a view link!
🚀 Open a practice space
🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Recognise that email attachments have file size limits (e.g. 25MB).
Developing
Upload large video or audio files directly to Google Drive or OneDrive.
Secure (Goal)
Generate and share a restricted or view-only cloud link for large files.
Mastery
Compress multiple files into a .zip archive before uploading. Typing: 25 WPM.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar of 2
⭐ Mastering Standard⭐ Mastering Standard📁
Save to Your Website Portfolio:
When you finish creating your project in your software, copy the share link or take a screenshot and publish it onto your student portfolio website!
Reflect
Learning check
Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: I used to think...
Teacher notes: Facilitate the I used to think... routine for 2–3 minutes. Encourage students to connect the prompt to Perspective (Efficient transfer methods overcome file size limits when sharing digital media.).
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Recognise that email attachments have file size limits (e.g. 25MB).
- Developing: Upload large video or audio files directly to Google Drive or OneDrive.
- Secure: Generate and share a restricted or view-only cloud link for large files.
- Mastering: Compress multiple files into a .zip archive before uploading. Typing: 25 WPM.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: CM.03.B.1.1
Outcome: UD-O-05 — Transferring large media files via cloud drives, links, and zip files.
PYP: Perspective · Efficient transfer methods overcome file size limits when sharing digital media.
Learner profile: Knowledgeable
Competency tags
Gate support
Accessibility alternative: Students may verbally explain or point to the correct answer for "You need to send a 200MB video project to your teacher. Email says the file is too large. What should you do?" with a teacher or teaching assistant.
Teacher override: allow
Locked level
Level 6: Safety & Verification
Complete the previous learning check to unlock this next level.
Safety & Verification
Verifying download safety, checking file hashes, and safe cloud syncing.
Learning objective
Learning About: Download Safety. Learning To: Verify & inspect downloads. Learning To Be: Reflective.
Let's Go!
Routine: Step Inside
Imagine you click a fake 'Download Now' button on a sketchy website. What risks could happen to your device?
Teacher note: Facilitate the Step Inside routine for 2–3 minutes. Encourage students to connect the prompt to Reflection (Critical evaluation of online sources protects our devices and data integrity.).
Learn
Cybercriminals place deceptive 'Download' buttons on websites to trick users into downloading malware or viruses! Always verify you are downloading from a official HTTPS site and check that the extension matches (e.g. document.pdf, NOT document.pdf.exe). In computing, critical evaluation of online sources protects our devices and data integrity. As you explore the interactive Network Packet Simulator below, focus on how to scan downloaded files with antivirus/system tools and verify trusted HTTPS sources.
Client PC
192.168.1.42
1 Gbps
Gateway Router
192.168.1.1
WAN Fiber
DNS Resolver
8.8.8.8
Cloud Web Server
104.22.45.9
Classroom Device Network Linking
Click the buttons below to establish network connections between classroom hardware:
📦 Wire-Level Packet Dissector
Inspect the protocol headers and data payload inside a captured network frame:
Ethernet II
Source MAC: 00:1A:2B:3C:4D:5E ➔ Dest MAC: 00:1A:2B:99:88:77Internet Protocol v4
Src IP: 192.168.1.42 ➔ Dst IP: 104.22.45.9 (TTL: 64)Transmission Control Protocol
Src Port: 52140 ➔ Dst Port: 443 (HTTPS), Seq: 1001, ACK: 1Encrypted TLS 1.3 Payload (1420 bytes):
7f a4 3c e8 91 2b 44 8a c9 e1 0f 42 88 bc 19 33 00 48 21 fb de ad be ef 12 34 56 78 9a bc de f0 [Encrypted Application Data Scrambled via AES-256-GCM]
🧭 Network Protocol Quick Reference
DNS (Port 53)Translates URLs (names) to numerical IP addresses.
HTTP vs HTTPS (Ports 80 / 443)HTTP is unencrypted plain text; HTTPS encrypts data with TLS certificates.
TCP vs UDPTCP guarantees packet delivery with ACKs; UDP sends faster without resending lost packets.
Apply Simulator Skills • Try it yourself
Inspect and verify a downloaded file!
🚀 Open a practice space
🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Identify suspicious 'Download' ad banners on download sites.
Developing
Check file extensions before running downloads (avoiding .exe disguised as .pdf).
Secure (Goal)
Scan downloaded files with antivirus/system tools and verify trusted HTTPS sources.
Mastery
Manage automated cloud sync software (Google Drive for Desktop/OneDrive) and handle sync conflicts. Typing: 30+ WPM.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar of 2
⭐ Mastering Standard⭐ Mastering Standard📁
Save to Your Website Portfolio:
When you finish creating your project in your software, copy the share link or take a screenshot and publish it onto your student portfolio website!
Reflect
Learning check
Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: Step Inside
Teacher notes: Facilitate the Step Inside routine for 2–3 minutes. Encourage students to connect the prompt to Reflection (Critical evaluation of online sources protects our devices and data integrity.).
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Identify suspicious 'Download' ad banners on download sites.
- Developing: Check file extensions before running downloads (avoiding .exe disguised as .pdf).
- Secure: Scan downloaded files with antivirus/system tools and verify trusted HTTPS sources.
- Mastering: Manage automated cloud sync software (Google Drive for Desktop/OneDrive) and handle sync conflicts. Typing: 30+ WPM.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: CM.03.B.1.1
Outcome: UD-O-06 — Verifying download safety, checking file hashes, and safe cloud syncing.
PYP: Reflection · Critical evaluation of online sources protects our devices and data integrity.
Learner profile: Reflective
Competency tags
Gate support
Accessibility alternative: Students may verbally explain or point to the correct answer for "You click to download a PDF book, but the file saved is named 'Book.pdf.exe'. What should you do?" with a teacher or teaching assistant.
Teacher override: allow