Todays' blog post is the next post in a series of posts sharing the TL;DR information available in the Illinois Computer Literacy Knowledge and Skill Development Continuum adopted May 2022. In this series, it is hoped that you will have a better understanding of what technology skills our students are expected to have at different grade levels. Of course, each student is different -- some will acquire these skills sooner than their peers; some will acquire them later. These are meant to be a guide for teachers.
Computer literacy isn't just something that is taught in "computer class" by a "computer teacher." Because the use of computing devices impacts our students at school and at home, for school work, for socializing, and for fun or entertainment, computer literacy is something every educator needs to assist students with. It is my hope that by summarizing these skills for you, it will be easier for you to find ways to help students develop, refine, and retain the computer literacy skills they will need and use for the rest of their lives.
You can find the actual continuum here. What you will see in these posts and the linked spreadsheet are my interpretations and summaries.
Interestingly enough, one of the first things that kids seem to know how to do is find images and videos online; however, being able to find images is actually something that's not even expected of our students as a beginning skill until grade 6! Now, to clarify, this probably doesn't mean actually FIND images; instead, it means to do things like use the Google Reverse Image tool or some other type of reverse image searching tool. Honestly, though, even this isn't too challenging, but it's worth noting that even at the end of 8th grade, this is considered a developing skill! Want info on how to do this? Just click here!
On another note, though, being able to do a search for information (websites, videos) on how to do something new, THAT'S something that out K-2 students should be introduced to and have as a secured skill by the time they reach 8th grade. So while providing kids with websites to use is helpful, it's also important to teach kids how to do their own searches so they can find things they need on their own -- for school AND for themselves! Want some resources to help kids learn how to do effective searching? Check this out!
Here's where you can find the summary of these skills (be sure to click on the tab titled Images and Videos). Let me know if I can develop any resources for you or your students related to image or video searching, or if you'd like me to come in and do a lesson! Coming into classrooms is my favorite thing!
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