Northstar Digital Literacy is a huge curriculum that includes:

Computer skills

• Computer Basics (keyboard & mouse skills, touch screens, files, etc)

• Internet Basics (navigate websites, tabs, privacy, etc)

• Email Basics (email etiquette, email options and settings, attachments, spam, etc)

• Windows OS (settings, programs, file options, storage drives, etc)

Software skills

• Microsoft Word Basics (formatting, options, tables, print and save, etc)

• Microsoft Excel Basics (formatting, formulas, charts, etc)

• PowerPoint Basics (formatting, layout, transitions, etc)

• Google Docs Basics (formatting, options, tables, save and print, etc)

Tech in Daily life skills

• Social Media Literacy (privacy settings, accounts, staying safe, etc)

• Information Literacy (research questions, bias, search results, etc)

• Career Search Skills (search online, job skills, interview prep, etc)

This curriculum has an excellent, predictable and easy-to-follow layout.

• • • Every single lesson is designed the same way.

    • Follow the Curriculum Guide for help with how to present each activity.

    • There are also Video Lessons you can guide students through.

    • This curriculum DOES NOT need to be taught in sequential order.

    • Each lesson plan has its own webpage on the ALP curriculum website for NSDL (EXAMPLE: Email Attachments lesson plan page). You can easily see all the worksheets available for that lesson. Browse lessons and pull relevant worksheets to help your students with specific techniques or skills.