Standards - Digital Literacy & Computer Science

2018 - Digital Literacy & Computer Science Course of Study Document
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 7

DLCS18.7.19

Discuss the benefits and limitations of censorship.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • institutions and businesses sometimes choose to limit data available to users.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • share benefits and limitations caused by censorship of information.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • information is altered when data is censored.

Vocabulary

  • censorship

Aligned Learning Resources

Internet Censorship: For Your own Good?
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 7

DLCS18.7.20

Evaluate the validity and accuracy of a data set.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • that some will use misleading data to persuade others.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • evaluate a data set to determine if information being presented is appropriate.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • it is important to be capable of researching a claim for validity and accuracy.

Vocabulary

  • validity

Aligned Learning Resources

Computer Science Discoveries Unit 2 Chapter 2 Lesson 12: Sources and Search Engines
Computer Science Discoveries Unit 5 Chapter 2 Lesson 10: Problem Solving with Big Data (18-19)
Error Detection
Explore the Information Universe
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 8

DLCS18.8.19

Critique the impacts of censorship as it impacts global society.

Example: Create a presentation outlining the social implications of limiting access to web content by favoring or blocking particular products or websites.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • censorship is the omission, prohibition, or suppression of information.
  • when information is censored, truth is skewed.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • cite the implications of censorship.
  • communicate their opinions of the implications of censorship.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • censorship is the omission, prohibition, or suppression of information.
  • when information is censored, truth is skewed.

Vocabulary

  • censorship

Aligned Learning Resources

What Is Net Neutrality and What Will the Internet Look Like Without It?
Censorship | Wide Angle: Window into Global History
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 8

DLCS18.8.20

Examine an artifact that demonstrates bias through distorting, exaggerating, or misrepresenting data and redesign it using factual, relevant, unbiased content to more accurately reflect the truth.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • that publications can display bias.
  • that information should always be checked with multiple sources.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • research information to either support what is being shared or to refute what is being shared.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • bias exists in our society, therefore all information should be researched before assuming it is accurate.

Vocabulary

  • bias

Aligned Learning Resources

Why Do Our Brains Love Fake News?
Why Is Fake News So Effective?
Identifying 'Fake' News
MediaOcracy: We The Voters
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 09-12

DLCS18.HS.27

Apply tools and methods for collaboration on a project to increase connectivity among people in different cultures and career fields.

Examples: Collaborative documents, webinars, teleconferencing, and virtual fieldtrips

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to use collaborative tools and methods for appropriate and effective connectivity when completing a collaborative project.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • select, utilize and manage collaborative tools and methods on a project involving team members from a different culture and/or career fields.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • collaborative tools and methods can be utilized on projects to increase connectivity among people from different cultures and career fields.
  • increasing connectivity provides for multiple viewpoints and thoroughness of the completed project.

Vocabulary

  • collaborative tools
  • collaborative methods
  • connectivity
  • asynchronous or synchronous conferencing

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