Digital Literacy Instructional Guide

Vocabulary

●​ algorithm ●​ application software ●​ Central Processing Unit (CPU) ●​ cloud storage ●​ conditional ●​ external hard drive

●​ operating system ●​ output ●​ output device ●​ peripheral device ●​ processing ●​ Random Access Memory (RAM) ●​ Read Only Memory (ROM)

●​ flash drive ●​ hard drive ●​ hardware ●​ input device ●​ loop ●​ memory

●​ software ●​ storage

●​ system software ●​ troubleshooting

2026-2027 Suggested Scope & Sequence A/B Schedule

●​ Day 1 - Introduction to the Information Process Cycle ●​ Day 2 - Computer Hardware ●​ Day 3 - Hands-On Hardware in Action ●​ Day 4 - Software and Operating Systems ●​ Day 5 - Inputs, Outputs, Memory, and Storage ●​ Day 6 - Processing Information

●​ Day 7 - Application Coding Experience* ●​ Day 8 - Application Coding Experience ●​ Day 9 - Application Coding Experience

●​ Day 10 - Performance Skill Project - Buying a Computer ●​ Day 11 - Performance Skill Project - Buying a Computer ●​ Day 12 - Unit Review and Assessment or Flex Day

*This application coding experience should provide students a hands-on interaction with coding through a physical computing device such as a Sphero, Climate Action Kit with a micro:bit, etc.

Semester Schedule ●​ Day 1 - Introduction to the Information Process Cycle ●​ Day 2 - Computer Hardware ●​ Day 3 - Hands-On Hardware in Action ●​ Day 4 - Software and Operating Systems ●​ Day 5 - Inputs, Outputs, Memory, and Storage ●​ Day 6 - Processing Information

●​ Day 7 - Application Coding Experience* ●​ Day 8 - Application Coding Experience ●​ Day 9 - Application Coding Experience

●​ Day 10 - Performance Skill Project - Buying a Computer ●​ Day 11 - Performance Skill Project - Buying a Computer ●​ Day 12 - Unit Review ●​ Day 13 - Unit Assessment or Flex Day

*This application coding experience should provide students a hands-on interaction with coding through a physical computing device such as a Sphero, Climate Action Kit with a micro:bit, etc.