7-8.DL.1 Type on a keyboard while demonstrating proper keyboarding technique, with increased speed and accuracy. Clarifying Statement The emphasis is on continuing to improve keyboarding skills, with a focus on increasing speed as well as accuracy.
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7-8.DL.2 Communicate and collaborate with others using a variety of digital tools to create and revise a collaborative product. Clarifying Statement Students connect with others (students, teachers, families, the community, and/or experts) to further their learning for a specific purpose, give and receive feedback, and created a shared product.
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7-8.DL.3 Compare types of search tools, choose a search tool for effectiveness and efficiency, and evaluate the quality of search tools based on returned results.
Clarifying Statement Mastery of this standard implies an understanding of how different search tools work, why different search tools provide different results, and how and why some websites rise to the top of a search.
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7-8.DL.4 Select and use digital tools to create, revise, and publish digital artifacts.
Clarifying Statement Teachers should designate a schoolapproved location for students to publish artifacts for an audience to view. Advanced digital tools may refer to the tool itself (i.e. the tool is more advanced) or to utilization of more advanced features on a tool.
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7-8.DL.5 Transfer knowledge of technology in order to explore new technologies.
Clarifying Statement New technologies could include different tools for collaboration, creation, etc. that the student has not used before.
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7-8.DL.6 Explain the connection between the persistence of data on the Internet, personal online identity, and personal privacy.
Clarifying Statement A focus should be on learning about privacy settings on social media accounts, exploring the concept of a positive online presence/identity, and identifying behaviors and information that could potentially affect them now and in the future.
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7-8.DL.7 Describe safe, appropriate, positive, and responsible online behavior and identify strategies to combat negative online behavior.
Clarifying Statement Students are able to strategize ways to keep online spaces safe. Identify types of negative online behaviors including cyberbullying, harassment, trolling/flaming, excluding, outing, dissing, masquerading, and impersonation.
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