Standards - Digital Literacy & Computer Science

DLCS18.6.16

Communicate and/or publish collaboratively to inform others from a variety of backgrounds and cultures about issues and problems.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to use a platform to share and inform others of a variety of backgrounds about issues or problems important to them.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • publish and communicate as creators of content and information, instead of only consumers of the same.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • being able to communicate effectively and disseminate that information to reach a broader audience is an important part of being a global collaborator.

DLCS18.8.16

Present content designed for specific audiences through an appropriate medium.

COS Examples

Example: Create and share a help video for a senior’s center that provides tips for online safety.

DLCS18.8.17

Communicate and publish individually or collaboratively to persuade peers, experts, or community about issues and problems.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to research and form an educated position about an issue.
  • how to communicate and publish opinion in an effort to persuade others.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • research and form an educated position about an issue.
  • communicate and publish an educated opinion in an effort to persuade others.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • a digital platform provides the ability to publish ideas and reach a greater audience than was once possible.

DLCS18.HS.24

Compare and contrast Internet publishing platforms, including suitability for media types, target audience, and feedback mechanism.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to evaluate Internet publishing platforms for computer, tablet, and mobile experiences.
  • how to determine suitability of Internet publishing platforms for different media types.
  • how to determine suitability of Internet publishing platforms for different target audiences.
  • how to determine suitability of Internet publishing platforms for different feedback mechanisms.
a.
  • tracking historical changes is essential for software development, particularly where a collaborative team is working with the same files.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • identify suitable Internet publishing platforms for different media types, target audiences, and feedback mechanisms.
  • explain the pros and cons of different Internet publishing platforms for various media types, target audiences, and feedback mechanisms.
a.
  • use version control capabilities within a digital tool.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • for effective communications, different Internet publishing platforms are needed for different media types, target audience, and feedback mechanisms.
a.
  • version control capabilities allows for tracking changes in software and provides the ability to revert to a previous version.

Vocabulary

  • Internet publishing platform
  • digital publishing platform
  • e-publishing
  • media types
  • target audience
  • feedback mechanism
a.
  • version control system
  • revision control
  • source control
  • timestamp
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