Washington Foundations of Computer Science

Students will be able to:

• Understand what the internet is
• Understand how the internet works
• Discuss the issue of anonymity
• Understand the legal and ethical concerns surrounding internet censorship

Enduring Understandings

This lesson builds toward the following Enduring Understandings (EUs) and Learning Objectives (LOs). Students should understand that?

• EU 3.1 People use computer programs to process information to gain insight and knowledge. (LO 3.1.2)
• EU 6.1 The Internet is a network of autonomous systems. (LO 6.1.1)
• EU 7.1 Computing enhances communication, interaction, and cognition. (LOs 7.1.1, 7.1.2)
• EU 7.2 Computing enables innovation in nearly every field. (LO 7.2.1)
• EU 7.3 Computing has global effects ? both beneficial and harmful ? on people and society. (LO 7.3.1)
• EU 7.4 Computing innovations influence and are influenced by the economic, social, and cultural contexts in which they are designed and used. (LO 7.4.1)