| Standard |
Category |
Covered |
Concept |
Practice |
Level
|
| Use predefined functions and parameters, classes and methods to divide a complex problem into simpler parts. |
Computational Thinking |
Yes
|
| Describe a software development process used to solve software problems (e.g., design, coding, testing, verification). |
Computational Thinking |
Yes
|
| Explain how sequence, selection, iteration, and recursion are building blocks of algorithms. |
Computational Thinking |
Yes
|
| Compare techniques for analyzing massive data collections. |
Computational Thinking |
Not Yet
|
| Describe the relationship between binary and hexadecimal representations. |
Computational Thinking |
Yes
|
| Analyze the representation and trade-offs among various forms of digital information. |
Computational Thinking |
Not Yet
|
| Describe how various types of data are stored in a computer system. |
Computational Thinking |
Yes
|
| Use modeling and simulation to represent and understand natural phenomena. |
Computational Thinking |
Not Yet
|
| Discuss the value of abstraction to manage problem complexity. |
Computational Thinking |
Yes
|
| Describe the concept of parallel processing as a strategy to solve large problems. |
Computational Thinking |
Not Yet
|
| Describe how computation shares features with art and music by translating human intention into an artifact. |
Computational Thinking |
Not Yet
|
| Work in a team to design and develop a software artifact. |
Collaboration |
Yes
|
| Use collaborative tools to communicate with project team members (e.g., discussion threads, wikis, blogs, version control, etc.). |
Collaboration |
Yes
|
| Describe how computing enhances traditional forms and enables new forms of experience, expression, communication, and collaboration |
Collaboration |
Not yet
|
| Identify how collaboration influences the design and development of software products. |
Collaboration |
Not yet
|
| Create and organize Web pages through the use of a variety of web programming design tools. |
Computing & Programming |
Yes
|
| Use mobile devices/emulators to design, develop, and implement mobile computing applications. |
Computing & Programming |
Not yet
|
| Use various debugging and testing methods to ensure program correctness (e.g., test cases, unit testing, white box, black box, integration testing) |
Computing & Programming |
Not yet
|
| Apply analysis, design, and implementation techniques to solve problems (e.g., use one or more software lifecycle models). |
Computing & Programming |
Yes
|
| Use Application Program Interfaces (APIs) and libraries to facilitate programming solutions. |
Computing & Programming |
Not yet
|
| Select appropriate file formats for various types and uses of data. |
Computing & Programming |
Not yet
|
| Describe a variety of programming languages available to solve problems and develop systems. |
Computing & Programming |
Not yet
|
| Explain the program execution process. |
Computing & Programming |
Not yet
|
| Explain the principles of security by examining encryption, cryptography, and authentication techniques. |
Computing & Programming |
Yes
|
| Explore a variety of careers to which computing is central. |
Computing & Programming |
Yes
|
| Describe techniques for locating and collecting small and large-scale data sets. |
Computing & Programming |
Not yet
|
| Describe how mathematical and statistical functions, sets, and logic are used in computation. |
Computing & Programming |
Yes
|
| Describe the unique features of computers embedded in mobile devices and vehicles (e.g., cell phones, automobiles, airplanes). |
Computers and Communications Devices |
Not yet
|
| Develop criteria for purchasing or upgrading computer system hardware. |
Computers and Communications Devices |
Yes
|
| Describe the principal components of computer organization (e.g., input, output, processing, and storage). |
Computers and Communications Devices |
Not yet
|
| Compare various forms of input and output. |
Computers and Communications Devices |
Not yet
|
| Explain the multiple levels of hardware and software that support program execution (e.g., compilers, interpreters, operating systems, networks). |
Computers and Communications Devices |
Not yet
|
| Apply strategies for identifying and solving routine hardware and software problems that occur in everyday life. |
Computers and Communications Devices |
Not yet
|
| Compare and contrast client-server and peer-to-peer network strategies. |
Computers and Communications Devices |
Not yet
|
| Explain the basic components of computer networks (e.g., servers, file protection, routing, spoolers and queues, shared resources, and fault-tolerance). |
Computers and Communications Devices |
Not yet
|
| Describe how the Internet facilitates global communication. |
Computers and Communications Devices |
Not yet
|
| Describe the major applications of artificial intelligence and robotics. |
Computers and Communications Devices |
Not yet
|
| Compare appropriate and inappropriate social networking behaviors. |
Community, Global, and Ethical Impacts |
Not yet
|
| Discuss the impact of computing technology on business and commerce (e.g., automated tracking of goods, automated financial transactions, e-commerce, cloud computing). |
Community, Global, and Ethical Impacts |
Not yet
|
| Describe the role that adaptive technology can play in the lives of people with special needs. |
Community, Global, and Ethical Impacts |
Not yet
|
| Compare the positive and negative impacts of technology on culture (e.g., social networking, delivery of news and other public media, and intercultural communication). |
Community, Global, and Ethical Impacts |
Not yet
|
| Describe strategies for determining the reliability of information found on the Internet. |
Community, Global, and Ethical Impacts |
Not yet
|
| Distinguish between information access and information distribution rights. |
Community, Global, and Ethical Impacts |
Not yet
|
| Describe how different kinds of software licenses can be used to share and protect intellectual property. |
Community, Global, and Ethical Impacts |
Not yet
|
| Discuss the social and economic implications associated with hacking and software piracy. |
Community, Global, and Ethical Impacts |
Not yet
|
| Describe different ways in which software is created and shared and their benefits and drawbacks (commercial software, public domain software, open source development). |
Community, Global, and Ethical Impacts |
Not yet
|
| Describe security and privacy issues that relate to computer networks. |
Community, Global, and Ethical Impacts |
Not yet
|
| Explain the impact of the digital divide on access to critical information. |
Community, Global, and Ethical Impacts |
Not yet
|