Florida Navigating Technology: Digital Literacy and Digital Citizenship
- Level Middle School
- Contact Hours 120
- Timeframe Year
In this course, students develop foundational digital literacy and citizenship skills while exploring the world of technology. Through hands-on activities, students learn to use digital tools responsibly, navigate the Internet safely, and understand the basics of programming with Python and JavaScript. Projects in creative coding, web design, and data analysis equip students to thrive as capable and conscientious digital citizens.
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Tracy the Turtle Adventures
Students will learn how to use basic commands, variables, and functions in their programs using the Python programming language. Recommended for early middle school. |
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Exploring Computing
Students explore different technologies and the impact they have on our world. |
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Exploring Code with Karel
Students learn the basics of programming by giving Karel the Dog commands in a grid world. |
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Exploring the Internet
Students are introduced to network protocols and different strategies used to protect online information. |
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Exploring Digital Citizenship
Students learn about Internet etiquette and how to stay safe on the world wide web. |
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Exploring Art with Code
Students explore the intersection of art and technology by creating art programs using p5.js. |
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Exploring Game Design
Students learn the basics of video game design elements, game mechanics, and sprite and world design. Students will learn foundational programming concepts in JavaScript and its popular p5play library. |
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Exploring Web Design 1
Students explore HTML and CSS styling as they work to create their homepage. |
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Exploring Data and Spreadsheets
Students synthesize all they've learned in this course to complete a project where they use a device to collect and analyze data to find an answer to a question they have. |
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Exploring Web Design 2
Students will learn the basics of web aesthetics and design principles which will allow them take their web design skills to the next level. This module culminates in a project that will guide them through the web planning process and create a multi-page website. |
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Emerging Technology & AI
Students explore the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence and robotics, learning how these technologies are shaping our future. They experiment with AI tools that can generate text, images, and translations; train their own machine learning models; investigate AI’s role in accessibility; and explore real-world robotics applications in healthcare, delivery, and companionship. The module emphasizes both the exciting possibilities and ethical considerations of AI. |
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Florida Navigating Technology: Digital Literacy and Digital Citizenship is aligned with the following standards
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