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Standards Framework

for Nova Scotia 7-8 ICT

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Standards in this Framework

Standard Description
7-8.DC.a.1 interact with awareness and empathy when using technology
7-8.DC.a.2 identify impacts of excessive screen time and create and follow a personal plan around screen time
7-8.DC.a.3 recognize and discuss how inappropriate technology use affects themselves and others
7-8.DC.a.4 demonstrate an understanding of, and a commitment to, factfulness, ethical behaviour, and personal privacy and safety
7-8.DC.a.5 explain how physical and digital security measures protect information, privacy
7-8.DC.a.6 describe pros and cons of allowing information to be public and keeping information private and secure
7-8.DC.a.7 manage their personal data to maintain digital privacy and security and are aware of data-collection technology, phishing and social engineering
7-8.DC.b.1 identify and explore the ethics implications behind techniques of mass media, popular culture, influencers and digital platforms
7-8.DC.b.2 cultivate and manage their digital identity and reputation and are aware of the permanence of their actions in the digital world
7-8.DC.b.3 will investigate how decisions around the future use of technology can have unintended or unexpected consequences
7-8.DC.b.4 demonstrate an understanding of and model respect for the rights and obligations of using and sharing intellectual property, including simple citations
7-8.DC.c.1 customize their learning environments in ways that support their learning process
7-8.DC.c.3 use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice
7-8.DC.c.4 students will demonstrate the ability to make informed decisions around the selection, management, and use of available technology and digital resources to enhance their learning
7-8.DC.c.5 contribute and participate using digital tools to project teams, assuming various roles and responsibilities to work effectively toward a common goal
7-8.DC.c.6 demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies
7-8.DC.d.1 explore local and global issues and use collaborative technologies to work with others to investigate solutions
7-8.DC.d.2 bias and accessibility in the design of existing technologies
7-8.DC.d.3 brainstorm and create ways to improve the accessibility and usability of technology products for the diverse needs and wants of users
7-8.DC.d.4 identify and evaluate digital technologies and devices that have changed the world, and express how they influence, and are influenced by, cultural practices
7-8.DT.a.1 recognize the role of digital technologies and medium chosen to communicate a theme or message
7-8.DT.a.2 critically evaluate how style, form, source, influence the accessibility, validity and meaning of information
7-8.DT.a.3 critically assess the quality, comprehensiveness, biases, and perspectives of print, media and electronic resources for use in their curricular studies
7-8.DT.a.4 plan and employ effective research strategies to locate information and other resources
7-8.DT.a.5 exhibit a tolerance for ambiguity, perseverance and the capacity to work with open-ended problems
7-8.DT.a.6 build knowledge by actively exploring real-world issues and problems, developing ideas and theories and pursuing answers and solutions
7-8.DT.b.1 will be expected to communicate, information and ideas effectively to intended audiences using a variety of digital tools
7-8.DT.b.2 use collaborative technologies to work with others, including peers, experts or community members, to examine issues and problems from multiple viewpoints
7-8.DT.c.1 create and manipulate sound, images and video, using digital equipment and editing, to represent their learning for particular audiences and purposes
7-8.DT.c.2 develop effective multimedia presentations, with increasing confidence, efficiency and independence to effectively communicate a message or idea
7-8.DT.c.3 understand and demonstrate how to choose the most effective tool for the intended audience
7-8.DT.c.4 plan, develop, test and refine prototypes as part of a design process
7-8.DT.c.5 use grade-appropriate digital tools to plan, organize and create products both individually and collaboratively
7-8.CTTF.a.1 use grade appropriate ICT terminology
7-8.CTTF.a.2 expected to use grade appropriate technology skills
7-8.CTTF.b.1 compare and refine multiple programs for the same task and determine which is the most appropriate
7-8.CTTF.b.2 decompose/deconstruct break problems into component parts, extract key information, and develop descriptive models to understand complex systems or facilitate problem-solving
7-8.CTTF.b.3 collect data or identify relevant data sets, use digital tools to analyze them, and represent data in various ways to facilitate problem-solving and decisionmaking
7-8.CTTF.c.1 create code as part of a solution to a real world problem
7-8.CTTF.c.2 create programs that include sequences, events, loops, conditionals, functions and variables and perform operations on their values
7-8.CTTF.c.3 modify, remix, or incorporate portions of an existing program into one's own work, to develop something new or add more advanced features
7-8.CTTF.c.4 debug (identify and fix) errors in an algorithm or program that includes sequences, loops, events, conditions, functions or variables
7-8.CTTF.c.5 communicate functionality and rationale using commenting during program development