Kindergarten Massachusetts Digital Literacy and Computer Science
- Level Elementary School
This course is designed to provide digital literacy and computer science instruction for Massachusetts kindergarten students.
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UNITS - 12 (0 lessons)
Students build sequencing and pattern-recognition skills through screen-free activities that introduce computational thinking before they start programming.
Students learn to log in and navigate the CodeHop platform while building the mouse and keyboard skills they'll use throughout the course.
Students explore the programming interface and use characters, backgrounds, and motion blocks to build an interactive, story-driven program.
Students combine sequences and events to create multi-step programs, using painting tools and grow/shrink blocks to design original scenes.
Students create multi-page programs and use a go-to-page block to navigate between pages.
Students experiment with sound, speed, and design-process blocks through hands-on transportation and animation projects.
Students create a program using loops and explain how loops repeat code efficiently.
Students explore what computers are made of, how they work, and how devices connect over networks, while practicing basic keyboarding.
Students learn to identify private information, follow safe and responsible technology practices, and recognize kind versus unkind online behavior.
Students collect, organize, and research data, and learn how computers store information as files.
Students identify computing devices in daily life and explore how technology connects to different careers.
Students learn what artificial intelligence is, how it learns from data, and how to build a simple decision tree.
