Standards - Digital Literacy & Computer Science

2018 - Digital Literacy & Computer Science Course of Study Document
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): KG

DLCS18.K.R5

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

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • computers give access to information.
  • devices can record pictures, videos, and text.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • find information about a specific topic or to answer a specific question using a digital resource such as a webpage, ebook, and/or video when given support and guidance from an adult.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • answers to questions can be found in digital resources such as a webpage, ebook, and/or video.

Vocabulary

  • video
  • text
  • image
  • webpage
  • ebook
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): KG

DLCS18.K.8

Present information from a variety of digital resources.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • information can be found in ebooks, websites, videos, audio files, and online articles.
  • how to share information they learned from digital resources.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • talk about a specific topic in which they gathered information from many different resources such as a digital book, website, video, and/or ebook.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • there are many different places to learn about ideas and topics such as the internet, books, videos, etc.

Vocabulary

  • digital
  • ebook
  • website
  • audio
  • onine
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): KG

DLCS18.K.9

Create a research-based product collaboratively using online digital tools, given specific guidance.

Examples: Find simple facts about a specific topic, create a slide that contains facts located in trade books or other sources as a group or with a partner.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to display information they learned on a digital platform.
  • how to work collaboratively on a digital platform.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • work with their peers to display information learned about a topic using a digital tool such as video or a slideshow when given support and guidance from an adult.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • working with others can make a presentation or project better.
  • working with others is a skill I can work on.
  • digital tools make presenting what I learned easier.

Vocabulary

  • digital
  • collaborative

Aligned Learning Resources

Steve Trash Science: The Dirty Truth About Soil / Super Collaborators
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 1

DLCS18.1.R5

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

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • search engines help to locate information.
  • computers give access to many different forms of information.
  • devices can record pictures, drawings, videos, and text.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • choose and type or say key words and phrases into a search engine which results in specific information pertaining to a topic when given support and guidance from an adult.
  • find information about a specific topic or to answer a specific question using a digital resource such as a webpage, ebook, and/or video when given support and guidance from an adult.
  • record their learning into a digital device using video, text, and/or pictures/drawings when given support and guidance from an adult.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • a search engine will find specific resources and information using key words.
  • answers to questions can be found in many different digital resources such as a webpages, ebooks, and/or video.
  • they can show what they have learned using a digital resource such as video, text, and or pictures/drawings.

Vocabulary

  • video
  • text
  • image
  • webpage
  • ebook

Aligned Learning Resources

Zoo Summer Camp Mystery
Not Enough Hours in the Day? Daylight Data Collection
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 1

DLCS18.1.12

Identify keywords in a search and discuss how they may be used to gather information.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • key words direct the search engine to the topic you want to search.
  • key words and a + sign tell a search engine to look for both words in one place.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • identify the key words needed in a search to produce the information they are seeking.
  • use the + symbol between words to tell the search engine that they want both words to be in the search results.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • a search engine searches only for the words which you typed.
  • a search engine may only produce information for one of your words unless you put a + sign between them.

Vocabulary

  • keywords
  • search engine
  • +
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 1

DLCS18.1.13

Create a research-based product collaboratively using online digital tools.

Examples: Find simple facts about a specific topic, create a slide that contains facts located in trade books or other sources.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to display information they learned about a topic using a digital tool.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • work with others to display information learned about a topic on a digital platform such as a slide, a blog entry, or a video.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • they can learn about a topic from more than one resource, for example a trade book, podcast, website, and/or video.
  • they can show what they learned through many different digital platforms such as video, audio, and/or text.

Vocabulary

  • display

Aligned Learning Resources

Getting to Know You
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 2

DLCS18.2.R5

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

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • search engines use key words and phrases to find specific information.
  • devices give access to many different forms of information.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • choose and type key words and phrases into a search engine that results in specific information pertaining to a topic when given support and guidance from an adult.
  • use + symbol which combines to words/phrases and quotation marks which tell the search engine to look for an entire phrase.
  • find information about a specific topic or to answer a specific question using a digital resource such as a webpage, ebook, and/or video.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • a search engine will find specific resources and information for you based on key words.
  • answers to questions can be found in many different digital resources such as a webpages, ebooks, and/or video.
  • one can focus a search by using the + symbol and quotation marks around words or phrases one wishes to search for as a whole.

Vocabulary

  • video
  • text
  • image
  • webpage
  • ebook
  • search engine
  • key words
  • phrases

Aligned Learning Resources

Symbols All Around Us
Zoo Summer Camp Mystery
Shared Research: Habitats
What Lives in a Pond and Desert?
Benjamin Franklin/Constitution Day
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 2

DLCS18.2.13

Create a research-based product using online digital tools.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • information can be gathered about a topic using a digital tool.
  • information can be organzied about a topic using a digital tool.
  • how to use an appropriate online digital tool to present information about a topic.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • research about a topic.
  • collect information about a topic.
  • organize and display what they learned using an online digital tool.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • An online digital tool can be used to organize and display information and ideas.

Vocabulary

  • online

Aligned Learning Resources

Symbols All Around Us
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 3

DLCS18.3.16

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

Examples: Use search techniques, check for credibility and validity.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • strategies to conduct keyword searches.
  • strategies evaluate the accuracy of information.
  • not all information online is valid or true.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • conduct basic keyword searches using basic words and phrases.
  • explain how they know information located online is valid or true.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • using specific keywords while searching will deliver best results.
  • not all information online is valid or true.

Vocabulary

  • keyword
  • search
  • valid
  • true
  • accuracy/accurate
  • relevance/relevant

Aligned Learning Resources

Preparing for Natural Disasters: Tornado
Oh, The Geographic Features We Can Explore!
Natural Disasters
RUFF RUFFMAN: Ask Ruff Ruffman: Poodle Edition
RUFF RUFFMAN: Ask Ruff Ruffman: Squeaky Toy Edition
RUFF RUFFMAN: Searching and You!
How Internet Searches Work
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 4

DLCS18.4.R5

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

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • information to research questions can be obtained from digital sources.
  • how to use resources to organize information.
  • how to find resources to present or share with others.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • create a list of keywords or phrases to enter into a search engine and/or database such as the Alabama Virtual Library.
  • use additional words or punctuation to narrow search such as AND (+), OR, NOT (
  • ), setting date boundaries, or quotation marks ("").
  • organize information.
  • share information by creating a digital resource.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • information can be located from a digital source to answer research questions.
  • information can be organzied and shared by creating a digital resource.

Vocabulary

  • curate
  • keyword
  • search engine
  • database

Aligned Learning Resources

What Is the Price of Land?
What if Nothing Ever Changed?
Digital Breakout Safari for Grades 3-5
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 4

DLCS18.4.15

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

Examples: Search techniques, check for credibility and validity.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • strategies to conduct complex keyword searches.
  • strategies that evaluate the accuracy of information.
  • not all information online is valid or true.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • conduct complex keyword searches using quotation marks, OR, NOT, AND, and date boundaries.
  • explain how they know information located online is valid or true.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • using complex keywords while searching will deliver best results.
  • not all information online is valid or true.

Vocabulary

  • keyword
  • search
  • valid
  • true
  • accuracy/accurate
  • relevance/relevant

Aligned Learning Resources

Computer Science Fundamentals Unit 6 Course E Lesson 24: The Design Process (2018)
RUFF RUFFMAN: Ask Ruff Ruffman: Poodle Edition
RUFF RUFFMAN: Ask Ruff Ruffman: Squeaky Toy Edition
RUFF RUFFMAN: Searching and You!
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 5

DLCS18.5.R5

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

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • information to research questions can be obtained from digital sources.
  • resources to organize information.
  • resources to present or share with others.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • create a list of keywords or phrases to enter into a search engine and/or database such as Alabama Virtual Library.
  • use advanced search techniques to search by file type, dates, and specific domains.
  • organize information.
  • share information by creating a digital resource.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • information can be located from a digital source to answer research questions.
  • information can be organzied and shared by creating a digital resource.

Vocabulary

  • curate
  • keyword
  • search engine
  • database

Aligned Learning Resources

Fun With Idioms
Rain Drops
Searching Strategies
Digital Breakout Safari for Grades 3-5
Using a Hyperdoc to Explore Volcanic Activity
Decomposers: More Than Meets the Eye
Paraphrase Design Thinking With Thinglink and Google!
Summarize Active Listening With Digital Sources!
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 5

DLCS18.5.19

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

Examples: Search techniques, check for credibility and validity.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to conduct advanced keyword searches.
  • how to evaluate the accuracy of information.
  • that not all information online is valid or true.
  • different sites or domains publish for different audiences.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • conduct advanced keyword searches using domain type such as '.edu', '.com', '.org', '.gov', file types, usage rights.
  • explain how they know information located online is valid or true.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • using advanced keywords while searching will deliver better results.
  • not all information online is valid or true.

Vocabulary

  • keyword
  • search
  • valid
  • true
  • accuracy/accurate
  • relevance/relevant
  • site/domain
  • file type

Aligned Learning Resources

Fun With Idioms
Searching Algorithms
Searching Strategies
RUFF RUFFMAN: Ask Ruff Ruffman: Poodle Edition
RUFF RUFFMAN: Ask Ruff Ruffman: Squeaky Toy Edition
RUFF RUFFMAN: Searching and You!
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 6

DLCS18.6.R5

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

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to find valid sources to answer a given research topic.
  • how to cite sources.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • locate valid digital resources to answer given research questions.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • a great deal of information is available, so it is important to validate the information and to cite the source of the information.

Vocabulary

  • curate

Aligned Learning Resources

Computer Science Discoveries Unit 2 Chapter 1 Lesson 7: Intellectual Property and Images
Visual Learning
Searching Strategies
Quick Skim or Deep Dive? Picking the Right Search Strategy
Finding Credible News
Life in the Trenches: World War I Interactive Adventure
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 7

DLCS18.7.R5

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

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to find valid sources and cite those sources to answer a given research topic.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • locate valid digital resources to answer given research questions.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • a great deal of information is available.
  • it is important to validate the information and to cite the source of the information.

Vocabulary

  • curate

Aligned Learning Resources

Computer Science Discoveries Unit 2 Chapter 1 Lesson 7: Intellectual Property and Images
Computer Science Discoveries Unit 3 Chapter 1 Lesson 4: Shapes and Randomization (18-19)
Visual Learning
Searching Strategies
Getting to the Source
Quick Skim or Deep Dive? Picking the Right Search Strategy
Intellectual Property and Trademarks
Intellectual Property and Copyright
Intellectual Property Theft
Bot or Not? How Fake Social Media Accounts Could Influence Voting
Rikki Tikki Tavi Curiosity Research Project
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 8

DLCS18.8.R5

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

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to find valid sources to answer a given research topic.
  • cite sources.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • locate valid digital resources to answer given research questions.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • a great deal of information is available.
  • it is important to validate information and to cite the source of information.

Vocabulary

  • curate

Aligned Learning Resources

Computer Science Discoveries Unit 2 Chapter 1 Lesson 7: Intellectual Property and Images
Visual Learning
Searching Strategies
Getting to the Source
Quick Skim or Deep Dive? Picking the Right Search Strategy
Intellectual Property and Trademarks
Intellectual Property and Copyright
Intellectual Property Theft
Web Junkie: Investigating Internet Addiction
Bot or Not? How Fake Social Media Accounts Could Influence Voting
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 09-12

DLCS18.HS.R5

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

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to find valid sources to answer a given research topic.
  • how to cite sources.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • locate valid digital resources to answer given research questions.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • a great deal of information is available.
  • it is important to validate information and to cite the source of information.

Vocabulary

  • curate

Aligned Learning Resources

Elephants, Tigers, and Gamecocks... Oh My! Where Will You Go to College?
Getting to the Source
Quick Skim or Deep Dive? Picking the Right Search Strategy
Who's Looking at Your Digital Footprint?
Connecting with Digital Audiences
Intellectual Property and Trademarks
Intellectual Property and Copyright
Intellectual Property Theft
Web Junkie: Investigating Internet Addiction
Bot or Not? How Fake Social Media Accounts Could Influence Voting
Historical Climate Analysis Activity
Rock Cycle WebQuest
Careers That Use Technology
Enzyme Research Lab
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 09-12

DLCS18.HS.26

Use collaborative technologies to work with others including peers, experts, or community members to examine local, national, and global issues and problems from multiple viewpoints.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to use collaborative technologies.
  • how to work effectively as a team member in a collaborative setting.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • use collaborative technologies.
  • work with peers, experts, or community members in a team setting using collaborative technologies.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • collaborative technologies are helpful, and often necessary, to work effectively in teams of peers, experts, community members, etc.
    • , to examine local, national and global issues and problems from multiple viewpoints.

Vocabulary

  • collaborative technologies
  • collaboration software
  • collaboration apps

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