These standards were adopted by the Indiana State Board of Education in April, 2016, and will be implemented in the 2016-17 school year. For K-8, there are computer science and engineering standards

Here are the five core concepts we are teaching

Data and Information

Computing Devices and Systems

Programs and Algorithms

Networking and Communication

Impact and Culture

Data and Information

K-2.DI. Use technology resources to solve age-appropriate problems and communicate thoughts, ideas, or stories in a step-by-step manner.

K-2.DI.2 Understand how to arrange (sort) information into useful order, such as sorting students by birth date, without using a computer.

K-2.DI.3 Recognize that software is created to control computer operations. Computing Devices and Systems

K-2.CD.1 Use standard input and output devices to operate computers and other technologies. Programs and Algorithms

K-2.PA.1 Use technology and developmentally appropriate multimedia resources to conduct age-appropriate research and support learning across the curriculum.

K-2.PA.2 Create developmentally appropriate multimedia products with support from teachers, family members, or student partners.

K-2.PA.3 Arrange information using concept mapping tools and a set of statements that accomplish a simple task.

K-2.NC.1 Use technology to work cooperatively and collaboratively with peers, teachers, and others.

K-2.NC.2 Gather information and communicate electronically with others with support from teachers, family members, or student partners. Impact and Culture

K-2.IC.1 Practice responsible digital citizenship (legal and ethical behaviors) in the use of technology.

K-2.IC.2 Identify positive and negative social and ethical behaviors for using technology

Beginning in 2018, Indiana students in Grades 4 and 6 will be tested over the Computer Science Standards on its new platform - ILEARN. Below is information, organized by grade level, about the newly approved Computer Science state standards.

CLICK HERE for more information on the National K12 Computer Science Framework

3-5.DI.1 Understand and use the basic steps in algorithmic problem solving (e.g., problem statement and exploration, examination of sample instances, design, implementation, and testing).

3-5.DI.2 Develop a simple understanding of an algorithm (e.g., search, sequence of events, or sorting) using computer-free exercises.

3-5.DI.3 Demonstrate how a string of bits can be used to represent alphanumeric information and how 1's and 0's represent information.

3-5.DI.4 Describe how a simulation can be used to solve a problem.

3-5.DI.5 Understand the connections between computer science and other fields. Computing Devices and Systems (CD)

3-5.CD.1 Demonstrate proficiency with keyboards and other input and output devices.

3-5.CD.2 Understand the pervasiveness of computers and computing in daily life (e.g., voicemail, downloading videos and audio files, microwave ovens, thermostats, wireless Internet, mobile computing devices, GPS systems).

3-5.CD.3 Apply troubleshooting strategies for identifying simple hardware and software problems that may occur during use.

3-5.CD.4 Recognize that computers model intelligent behavior (as found in robotics, speech and language recognition, and computer animation). Programs and Algorithms

3-5.PA.1 Use technology resources (e.g., calculators, data collection probes, mobile devices, videos, educational software, and web tools) for problem-solving and self-directed learning, and general-purpose productivity tools and peripherals to support personal productivity, remediate skill deficits, facilitate learning, and individual/collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities.

3-5.PA.2 Use digital tools to gather, manipulate, and modify data for use by a program.

3-5.PA.3 Implement problem solutions using a block-based visual programming language. Networking and Communication (NC)

3-5.NC.1 Use online resources (e.g., email, online discussions, collaborative web environments) to participate in collaborative problem-solving activities for the purpose of developing solutions or products. Third – Fifth Grade Computer Science Standards

3-5.NC.2 Use productivity technology tools (e.g., word processing, spreadsheet, presentation software) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities. Impact and Culture (IC)

3-5.IC.1 Discuss basic issues related to responsible use of technology and information, and the consequences of inappropriate use.

3-5.IC.2 Identify the impact of technology (e.g., social networking, cyber bullying, mobile computing and communication, web technologies, cyber security, and virtualization) on personal life and society.

3-5.IC.3 Evaluate the accuracy, relevance, appropriateness, comprehensiveness, and biases that occur in electronic information sources.

3-5.IC.4 Understand ethical issues that relate to computers and networks (e.g., equity of access, security, privacy, copyright, and intellectual property).

6-8.DI.1 Use the basic steps in algorithmic problem-solving to design solutions (e.g., problem statement and exploration, examination of sample instances, design, implementing a solution, testing, and evaluation).

6-8.DI.2 Describe the process of parallelization as it relates to problem solving.

6-8.DI.3 Represent data in a variety of ways (e.g., text, sounds, pictures, and numbers), and use different visual representations of problems, structures, and data (e.g., graphs, charts, network diagrams, flowcharts).

6-8.DI.4 Understand the notion of hierarchy and abstraction in computing including highlevel languages, translation, instruction set, and logic circuits.

6-8.DI.5 Demonstrate interdisciplinary applications of computational thinking and interact with content-specific models and simulations to support learning and research. Computing Devices and Systems (CD)

6-8.CD.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between hardware and software.

6-8.CD.2 Apply troubleshooting strategies to identify and solve routine hardware and software problems that occur during everyday computer use.

6-8.CD.3 Describe the major components and functions of computer systems and network.

6-8.CD.4 Describe what distinguishes humans from machines focusing on human intelligence versus machine intelligence and ways we can communicate, as well as ways in which computers use models of intelligent behavior (e.g., robot motion, speech and language understanding, and computer vision)