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Alabama Digital Literacy and Computer Science (Grade 8)

All About Computers

Students will explore how the internet works, compare widely used operating systems such as Windows, Linux, and macOS, gain an understanding of cloud computing, and examine the impact of technology on health and well-being.

Lessons

3.1 Computers Speak Binary

  • Introduction
  • Communicating on a Deserted Island
  • Connecting Light Bulbs to Computers
  • Bits and Bytes
  • Write a Message in Binary!

3.2 What is the Internet?

  • What is the Internet?
  • The History of the Internet
  • Internet Innovations
  • Network Devices
  • The Internet is in the Ocean
  • +1 more

3.3 Operating Systems

  • Multi Task Challenge!
  • Intro to Operating Systems
  • Types of Operating Systems
  • Operating Systems Practice
  • OS Updates and Upgrades
  • +3 more

3.4 Comparing Operating Systems

  • Operating Systems Data Talk
  • macOS vs. Windows OS
  • Choose a Linux Distro!
  • File Systems
  • Which OS is Right For You?
  • +1 more

3.5 Computer Hardware

  • What is Computer Hardware?
  • Assistive Technology Peripherals
  • Submission: Assistive Technology Peripherals
  • Troubleshooting Hardware Problems
  • Reflection: Troubleshooting Hardware Problems

3.6 Cloud Computing

  • What is the Cloud?
  • What is Cloud Computing?
  • Cloud Computing Vs Local Computing
  • Reflection: Cloud Computing
  • Tech in the World

3.7 Compatibility

  • Compatibility
  • Compatibility Quiz
  • File Extensions
  • Processor and File Types Exploration
  • Processor and File Types Submission

3.8 Software and Applications

  • Software and Applications
  • Software and Applications Quiz
  • A Variety of Applications
  • Software Simulations Reflection

3.9 Technology and Your Health

  • The Online Disinhibition Effect
  • Online Disinhibition Reflection
  • 20-20-20 Rule for Technology
  • Digital Health Awareness
  • Digital Health Submission
  • +1 more

3.10 All About Computers Quiz

  • All About Computers Quiz

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