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Kindergarten Digital Literacy & AI

This course contains standards-aligned digital literacy and AI lessons for Kindergarten students.

Kindergarten Digital Literacy & AI

Overview & Highlights

Level
Elementary School
Number of Lessons
16
Grade
K

Overview of Lessons

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Getting Started

Welcome to CodeHop!

Students will learn how to log in and use the CodeHop Playground. This short introductory lesson can be used on its own or right before a full lesson.

Mouse Practice

Students will demonstrate mouse skills by dragging and clicking with the mouse in multiple games.

Keyboard Introduction

Students will be able to use the letters, numbers, and basic functions of the keyboard effectively.

Introduction to ScratchJr

Students will be able to navigate the ScratchJr interface to create a scene with characters.
Computing & Society

Impacts of Computing: Daily Life

Students will be able to identify examples of computing devices in their daily lives and explain how technology has changed the way people live, work, and play.

Introduction to Responsible Technology Use

Students will be able to identify ways to use technology safely and responsibly, including understanding an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP).

Being Kind Online

Students will be able to identify examples of inappropriate behavior, including cyberbullying, by recognizing kind and unkind online messages.

Careers in CS: Spacecraft Design

Students will be able to explain advantages of using technology in different careers and create a space program to animate an astronaut and spacecraft.
Research & Attribution

Introduction to Research

Students will be able to find information using research sources and create a program to communicate their research visually.
Systems & Security

Computer Basics: Introduction

Students will be able to learn what a computer is, how we use it, and what to do when it doesn’t work. They will also be able to identify input, output, hardware, and software.

Using Networks to Connect

Students will be able to describe how people and devices connect and share information using a network, with and without wires.

Keeping Information Safe

Students will be able to identify private and personal information.
Productivity Tools

Types of Software

Students will be able to compare and select appropriate software applications to complete different computing tasks.
Data & Analysis

What Can Data Tell Us?

Students will be able to collect, organize, and analyze data about school transportation.

Introduction to Data Storage and Files

Students will be able to recognize that computers store data as files and model how data is collected and stored.
Artificial Intelligence

Sorting with Decision Trees

Students will be able to explain how AI uses data to learn and make decisions and create a simple decision tree to sort items based on rules.
6
Exercises
20
Offline Handouts

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