Grade 8

CSTA Standards

Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Science, Technology, and Engineering Education

ISTE Standards

Pennsylvania Academic Standards for English Language Arts

Compare tradeoffs associated with computing technologies that affect people's everyday activities and career options. 

Discuss issues of bias and accessibility in the design of existing technologies. 3.4.8.C1. Evaluate the criteria and constraints of a design.  

Collaborate with many contributors through strategies such as crowdsourcing or surveys when creating a computational artifact. 

Describe tradeoffs between allowing information to be public and keeping information private and secure. 

Recommend improvements to the design of computing devices, based on an analysis of how users interact with the devices.

Collect data using computational tools and transform the data to make it more useful and reliable. 

Explore the design process as a collaborative endeavor in which each person in the group presents his or her ideas in an open forum.

Test and evaluate the solutions for a design problem.  

Demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.

Use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.

Apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. o  o 

Use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.

Demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations.

Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of three pages in a single sitting.

Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and link to and cite sources as well as to interact and collaborate with others, including linking to and citing sources.

Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.

Create original works as a means of personal or group expression.  

Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.

Contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.

Plan strategies to guide inquiry.

Process data and report results.  

Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.

Use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions. 

Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.