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Publishing and sharing interactive content

The options that control who can open your work and what they can do: view, comment or edit. Check them and links, and credit reused media.

Part of: 9-10 Digital Technologies: Interactive content with emerging tools — Module 14

Understanding Publishing and sharing interactive content in Years 9–10 Data & Information

What it does: Using a private window means you are not logged in as the owner, so you see what your audience sees and can spot permission or broken-link problems. A credit line names the creator and where the media came from, which respects their work and meets sharing rules. View-only lets people open your work without changing it. Edit lets them change or delete things. Comment access lets people leave feedback while the original stays unchanged. All reused media should be credited, whatever its size, and you should check the licence allows reuse.

Common mistakes: Players only need to open and play the quiz, so the link should be view-only. An edit link would let anyone change or break your work. It should be "view". The web address is mistyped as htps, so the link will not work. Always check links. It should start with https://.

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Learning
Duo
You want classmates to read your interactive story but not change it. Which share setting fits best?
View-onlyEdit
Matches
Class quiz shared as: Anyone with the link can EDIT
↓
The quiz is shared with edit access, so anyone with the link could change or delete questions. It should be set to view (or comment) for the audience.
Applying
Meanings
Term
share settings
Meaning
The options that control who can open your work and what they can do: view, comment or edit. Check them and links, and credit reused media.
Practice
<h2>Quiz Game</h2>
Testing
Gaps
setAccess()
Check Answer
Spots
1// Players only play the quiz
2link.setting ← "edit"

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Quick Questions

1. You want classmates to read your interactive story but not change it. Which share setting fits best?
A. Edit
B. View-only ✓
View-only lets people open your work without changing it. Edit lets them change or delete things.
2. Which link is the safer choice to post on a public school page?
A. A view-only link ✓
B. An edit link
Anyone with an edit link could change or delete your work, so use view-only for a wide audience.
3. Your teammate needs to add pages to your shared project. What should you give them?
A. Edit access ✓
B. View-only access
Teammates who need to add or change content need edit permission. View-only would block them.
4. Your friend wants to leave feedback on your prototype without changing it. Which setting suits?
A. Edit
B. Comment ✓
Comment access lets people leave feedback while the original stays unchanged.
5. Before you share your project, what should you do with your links?
A. Open them in a private window or as a different user to test they work ✓
B. Assume they work because they worked for you
You may have special access that others lack. Testing as another user shows what your audience will see.

Match the Pairs

Share setting: View → People can open and look at your work but cannot change it.
Share setting: Edit → People with the link can change your work, so only give it to trusted teammates.
Before publishing, test the link in a private or incognito window to confirm that people outside your account can open it. → Open link in incognito window
When you reuse an image or audio clip made by someone else, you give credit to the creator and the source. → Photo by A. Nguyen, via Unsplash
Class quiz shared as: Anyone with the link can EDIT → The quiz is shared with edit access, so anyone with the link could change or delete questions. It should be set to view (or comment) for the audience.
Published without testing: Link opens 'You need access' → The link was not tested, so viewers are blocked by permissions. The creator should check the link and change the sharing setting so the audience can open it.

Key Term

share settings
The options that control who can open your work and what they can do: view, comment or edit. Check them and links, and credit reused media.

Fill in the Blanks

1. IF audience = readers THEN setAccess(view) END IF
Hint: Type the share setting that lets people open and read your work but not change it.
2. IF role = coauthor THEN setAccess(edit) END IF
Hint: Type the share setting that lets a co-creator change the content.
3. FOR EACH link IN page checkLink(link) END FOR
Hint: Type the function name that tests each link works before you share.
4. IF mediaReused = true THEN addCredit(source) END IF
Hint: Type the function name that acknowledges the creator of reused media.
5. IF need = feedback THEN setAccess(comment) END IF
Hint: Type the share setting that lets people leave feedback without editing.

Spot the Error

Question 1
A // Players only play the quiz
B link.setting ← "edit"
C link.send(class)
Line B — Players only need to open and play the quiz, so the link should be view-only. An edit link would let anyone change or break your work. It should be "view".
Question 2
A <a href="htps://school.edu">
B Open the class quiz
C </a>
Line A — The web address is mistyped as htps, so the link will not work. Always check links. It should start with https://.
Question 3
A <img src="pic.jpg" alt="Dog">
B <small>Photo by me</small>
C <p>Our pet gallery</p>
Line B — The photo was made by someone else, so claiming it as your own is wrong. Reused media must credit its real creator, for example Photo by J. Wu.
Question 4
A // Peers give written feedback
B link.setting ← "view"
C link.send(peers)
Line B — Peers need to leave written feedback, and a view-only link does not allow comments. The setting should be "comment".
Question 5
A link ← getShareLink(game)
B result ← openPrivate(link)
C IF result ≠ "loaded" THEN
D send(link)
Line C — The link should only be sent when the test shows it loaded. With ≠ it would be sent only when the test failed. It should be IF result = "loaded" THEN.

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