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DLCS18.5.3

Create an algorithm that is defined by simple pseudocode.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • simple pseudocode resembles language used to communicate with computers.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • create an algorithm that is written in simple pseudocode.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • an algorithm that is written in simple pseudocode is similar to an algorithm written using a programming language.

Vocabulary

  • algorithm
  • pseudocode

DLCS18.5.5

Develop and recommend solutions to a given problem and explain the process to an audience.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • steps of the problem-solving process.
  • many solutions exist to solve a problem.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • develop and recommend solutions to a given problem.
  • share their process with others.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • problems can have multiple solutions.

Vocabulary

  • process

DLCS18.5.6

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

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to create a working program in a block-based visual programming environment.
  • reasons for using arithmetic operators, conditionals, and repetition in programs.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • create a working program in a block-based visual programming environment using arithmetic operators, conditionals, and repetition in programs.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • arithmetic operators, conditionals, and repetition in programs make more operations possible and can reduce the complexity or length of code.

Vocabulary

  • program
  • block-based visual programming
  • environment
  • arithmetic operators
  • conditionals
  • repetition

DLCS18.5.8

Demonstrate that programs require known starting values that may need to be updated appropriately during the execution of programs.

COS Examples

Examples: Set initial value of a variable, updating variables.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • that for a program to run properly, the starting value may need to be set when the program begins.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • explain a scenario in which starting value is important to a program.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • programs require known starting values that may need to be updated appropriately during the execution of programs.

Vocabulary

  • starting value
  • execution of programs
  • initial value
  • updating variables

DLCS18.5.9

Explain the proper use and operation of security technologies.

COS Examples

Examples: Passwords, virus protection software, spam filters, pop-up blockers, cookies.

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • software is installed to protect against malicious items.
  • users can protect their information by not sharing passwords or login information.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • explain to others how and why you should use strong passwords.
  • explain the causes and effects of someone having and using your password.
  • explain what SPAM, pop up blockers, and virus protection software can do.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • proper use and operation of security technologies is important to keep a device working correctly and to protect your personal information.

Vocabulary

  • security technologies
  • password
  • login information
  • virus protection
  • malicious
  • spam filters
  • pop-up blocker

DLCS18.5.10

Identify appropriate and inappropriate uses of communication technology and discuss the permanence of actions in the digital world.

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • the difference between appropriate and inappropriate uses of communication technology.
  • everthing shared in a digital world may be permanently stored whether in data on a website, downloaded, screen shot, etc.
  • causes and effects of inappropriate uses of communication.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • identify examples of appropriate and inappropriate uses of communciation technology.
  • discuss the permanence of actions in the digital word which may be referred to as a digital footprint.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • there are appropriate and inappropriate uses of communication online just as there are when communicating face
  • to
  • face.
  • they should assume that nothing is private when communicated in a digital world.

Vocabulary

  • digital footprint
  • permanence
  • digital world

DLCS18.5.11

Explain that laws and tools exist to help ensure that people of varying abilities can access electronic and information technology.

COS Examples

Examples: Section 508, Telecommunication Act of 1996, Braille, closed captioning, text to speech.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • laws are in place to ensure that people of varying abilities can access electronic and information technology.
  • tools are available or are being designed to meet the needs of all users.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • explain that laws exist to ensure people of varying abilities can access electronic and information technology.
  • explain various tools such as text to speech, closed captioning, braille, apps, etc.
  • enable people of varying abilities to access electronic and information technology.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • laws are in place to ensure electronic information access to people of varying abilities.
  • tools are available to meet the needs of people of varying abilities.

Vocabulary

  • varying abilities
  • electronic and information technology
  • text to speech
  • closed caption
  • braille

DLCS18.5.12

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

COS Examples

Examples: personalized web experiences based on tailored web searches, maintaining search history, quicker access to relevant information.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to spot different forms of web advertising.
  • why websites, digital resources, and artifacts may include advertisements that may collect personal information.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • identify different forms of web advertisings using samples or live examples.
  • explain how a company or website collects personal information and using the information.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • advertisements are on most websites, digital resources, and artifacts.
  • websites or companies customize web experiences by collecting users' information or by tracking browsing history using cookies.

Vocabulary

  • web advertising
  • advertisements/ads
  • personal information
  • user
  • cookies
  • browsing history

DLCS18.5.13

Share knowledge of resources in the community that can give people access to technology.

COS Examples

Example: student created print and/or digital resource to share WiFi or other connectivity opportunities within the community.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • resources and locations that are available in the community that offer free wifi connectivity and/or acess to shared technology devices.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • share locations in the community that offer technology access and what type of access and resources they offer in a variety of communication formats.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • resources are available within the community to access wifi and/or use shared technology devices.

Vocabulary

  • wifi
  • shared technology

DLCS18.5.14

Analyze the impact of social media on individuals, families, and society.

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • that social media can impact how individuals, families, and society interact.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • analyze the social media use of individuals, families, and society and discuss possible impacts.

Understanding

Students understand that:
    individuals, families, and society communicates with social media that can have a positive or negative impact.

Vocabulary

  • analyze
  • impact
  • social media
  • society

DLCS18.5.15

Explore and predict how advances in computing technologies affect job opportunities and/or processes now and in the future.

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • advances in computing technologies can affect job opportunities positively and negatively.
  • advances in computing technology have affected current processes as well as those in the future.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • identify and discuss how advances in computing technologies affect job opportunities
  • identify and discuss how advances in computing technologies affect processes now and in the future

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • with new computing advances, job opportunities can change.
  • advances in computing technologies affect processes now and in the future.

Vocabulary

  • predict
  • advances
  • computing technologies
  • processes

DLCS18.5.16

Use advanced features of digital tools and media-rich resources to communicate key ideas and details in a way that informs, persuades, and/or entertains.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to use advanced features of digital tools to inform, persuade, and/or entertain.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • design communications using advanced features of various digital tools to informs, persuades, and/or entertains.
  • locate and follow directions or tutorials for working with digital tools.
  • use media-rich features such as audio and/or video.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • many digital tools are available to communicate key ideas and details.
  • directions or tutorials can be located online to assist with creation.
  • there are multiple ways to communicate the same information.

Vocabulary

  • key ideas
  • informs
  • persuades
  • entertains
  • media-rich
  • communicate
  • digital tools
  • collaborate
  • online environment
  • tutorial

DLCS18.5.17

Publish organized information in different ways to make it more useful or relevant.

COS Examples

Examples: Infographic, student created website.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • information can be created and published in different ways to make it more useful, easier to understand, or relevant.
  • multiple ways to create and publish information.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • organize and publish information in different ways such as infographics, student
  • created websites, digital books, audio, video, etc.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • information can be organized and published in different ways using images, text, inforgraphs, websites, digital books, etc.

Vocabulary

  • infographic
  • student created website
  • organized information

DLCS18.5.18

Type 25 words per minute with 95% accuracy using appropriate keyboarding techniques.

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • appropriate keyboarding techniques.
  • that by knowing the keyboard, less time is spent on entering information so the focus is the content they are working with or on.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • type 25 words per minute with 95% accuracy using appropriate keyboarding techniques.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • by knowing the keyboard, less time is spent on entering information so the focus is the content they are working with or on.

Vocabulary

  • words per minute
  • accuracy
  • keyboarding techniques
  • QWERTY keyboard
  • home row

DLCS18.5.19

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

COS Examples

Examples: Search techniques, check for credibility and validity.

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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

DLCS18.5.20

Collaborate locally and globally using online digital tools under teacher supervision.

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • communication and collaboration can occur locally in your city or state and globally across the US and different countries.
  • various methods for communication and collaboration.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • collaborate with others locally and globally using digital tools with teacher supervision.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • you are not restricted by your location, language, time zone, etc.
  • to collaboration with others using digital tools.

Vocabulary

  • collaborate
  • locally
  • globally
  • teacher supervision

DLCS18.5.21

Manipulate data to answer a question using a variety of computing methods and tools to collect, organize, graph, analyze, and publish the resulting information.

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to use tools to collect, organize, graph, analyze, and publish information.
  • how to manipulate data to answer a question.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • use tools to collect, organize, graph, analyze, and publish information.
  • manipulate data to answer a question.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • data can be manipulated to answer a question using a variety of computing methods and tools to collect, organize, graph, analyze, and publish the resulting information.

Vocabulary

  • manipulate
  • data
  • computing methods
  • computing tools

DLCS18.5.22

Identify computing services that may be initially turned on by default.

COS Examples

Examples: Geolocations, geotagging.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • computing services may be initially turned on by default.
  • how to check device settings for services that may be turned on by default.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • identify computing services that may be initially turned on by default.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • certain computing services may be initially turned on by default.
  • to fully protect one's self, users must be aware of services used by devices.

Vocabulary

  • computing services
  • default

DLCS18.5.23

Identify the key components of a network.

COS Examples

Examples: Links, nodes, networking devices.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • key components of a network.
  • how a basic network operates.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • identify key components of a network.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • certain components are required for a network to function.

Vocabulary

  • network
  • links
  • nodes
  • networking devices
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