Courses of Study : Digital Literacy and Computer Science

R1) Identify, demonstrate, and apply personal safe use of digital devices.

R2) Recognize and demonstrate age-appropriate responsible use of digital devices and resources as outlined in school/district rules.

R3) Assess the validity and identify the purpose of digital content.

R4) Identify and employ appropriate troubleshooting techniques used to solve computing or connectivity issues.

R5) Locate and curate information from digital sources to answer research questions.

R6) Produce, review, and revise authentic artifacts that include multimedia using appropriate digital tools.

1) Construct a basic system of numbers, letters, or symbols to represent information as a cipher.

2) Formulate a list of sub-problems to consider while addressing a larger problem.

3) Show that different solutions exist for the same problem or sub-problem.

4) Detect and debug logical errors in various basic algorithms.

5) Use flowcharts to create a plan or algorithm.

6) Define a simple pseudocode.

7) Create a working program in a block-based visual programming environment using arithmetic operators, conditionals, and repetition in programs, in collaboration with others.

8) Demonstrate the proper use and operation of security technologies.

9) Identify laws and tools which help ensure that users of varying abilities can access electronic and information technology.

10) Identify the different forms of web advertising and why websites, digital resources, and artifacts may include advertisements and collect personal information.

11) Discuss the digital divide as unequal access to technology based on differences such as income, education, age, or geographic location and locate resources in the community that can give people access to technology.

12) Use basic features of digital tools to communicate key ideas and details in a way that informs and/or persuades.

13) Synthesize complex information from multiple sources in different ways to make it more useful and/or relevant.

14) Type 20 words per minute with 95% accuracy using appropriate keyboarding techniques.

15) Conduct complex keyword searches to produce valid, appropriate results and evaluate results for accuracy, relevance, and appropriateness.

16) Gather and organize data to answer a question using a variety of computing and data visualization methods.

17) Demonstrate an appropriate level of proficiency in performing tasks using a range of digital devices.

18) Create a simple digital model of a system, individually and collaboratively, and explain what the model shows and does not show.

19) Use data from a simulation to answer a question collaboratively.

20) Explain how hardware and applications can enable everyone, including people with disabilities, to do things they could not do otherwise.

21) Develop, test, and refine prototypes as part of a cyclical design process to solve a simple problem.