Digital Literacy Instructional Guide

● Hardware identifcation Projects: create posters/charts, show and tell Explaining the Role of Software in a Computing System ● Software Exploration Activities: Software demos, role-playing scenarios ● Comparison Projects: cloud vs. local software, software categories Explaining Input Devices’ Function in the Information Processing Cycle ● Input Device Demonstrations ● Interactive Tutorials Defning Processing and Explaining Processing Functions ● CPU and Algorithm Simulations ● Flow chart creation of complex processing tasks Explaining Memory and Storage Devices ● Memory and storage comparison charts, benefts analysis ● Storage Exploration Activities: scenarios for personal data vs enterprise-level data Explaining Output Devices’ Function

● Output Device Demonstration ● Interactive Output Simulations Identifying Common Troubleshooting Techniques

● Step-by-step troubleshooting ● Scenario-based troubleshooting ● Troubleshooting guide creation ● Group problem-solving activities

● Build a custom computer ● Create a virtual machine ● Website creation ● Build and program robots ● Tech Company Virtual Tour ● System Recovery challenges

Extension

Resources/ Suggested Lesson(s) Inside of a Desktop Computer + Explanation

Drag & Drop Computer Hardware

How computers work: CPU, Memory, Input & Output (Code.org Video) What are Input and Output Devices?

How Computers Work: Hardware vs. Software Operating System Introduction

What is an Operating system?