Kindergarten

Networks & Internet Networks: link computers and devices locally and around the world allowing people to access and communicate information.

Hardware & Software: Devices, hardware, and software work together as a system to accomplish tasks.

Troubleshooting: Strategies for solving technology system problems.

Problem Solving & Algorithms: Strategies for understanding and solving problems.

Data Creation & Analysis: Data can be collected, used, and presented with computing devices or digital tools. 

Development & Design: Design processes to create new, useful, and imaginative solutions to problems.

Access: Effective search strategies can locate information for intellectual or creative pursuits.

Evaluate: Information sources can be evaluated for accuracy, currency, appropriateness, and purpose.

Create: It is important to both consume and produce information to be digitally literate. 

Intellectual Property: Respect for the rights and obligations of using and sharing intellectual property.

Impacts of Computing: Past, present, and possible future impact of technology on society.

Social Interactions: Technology facilitates collaboration with others.

Safety & Ethics: There are both positive and negative impacts in social and ethical behaviors for using technology.

Responsible Use: Respect and dignity in virtual communities.

Digital Identity: Responsibilities and opportunities of living, learning, and working in an interconnected digital world.

Recognize that computing devices can be connected together.

Follow directions to use computing devices to perform a variety of appropriate tasks.

Understand technology systems might not work as expected. 

With guidance, determine if a program works.

Use trial and error in attempt to solve a problem.

With guidance, draw conclusions and make predictions based on picture graphs or patterns with or without a computing device.

With guidance, create programs to follow a sequence.

With guidance, use a keyword search with a teacher selected online resource.

Name various information sources.

With guidance, create a digital product.

Discuss that creative works have owners (copyright). 

Understand that credit should be given to the creator of creative work.

List different ways in which technologies are used in daily life.

With guidance, use technology to share thinking with teachers or adults.

With guidance, use technology in safe and correct ways. (CYSEC)

With guidance, use authentication methods to access technology. (CYSEC)

Discuss positive and negative behaviors when using electronic communication. (CYSEC)

With guidance, identify appropriate manners while participating in an online community.

Comply with Acceptable Use Policies.

No standards at this level.