Common Planner
K–12 Standards

Grades 6, 7, 8

Other West Virginia Technology and Computer Science sets

Information and Communication

  • 1.

    Demonstrate and practice the ability to effectively utilize research strategies to locate appropriate digital resources in support of their learning.TCS.6-8.1

  • 2.

    Practice and demonstrate the ability to evaluate resources for accuracy, perspective, credibility and relevance.TCS.6-8.2

  • 3.

    Locate and collect resources from a variety of sources and organize assets into collections for a wide range of projects and purposes.TCS.6-8.3

  • 4.

    Explore real-world issues and problems and actively pursue an understanding of them and solutions for them.TCS.6-8.4

  • 5.

    Select appropriate platforms and tools to create, share and communicate their work effectively.TCS.6-8.5

  • 6.

    Create original works or responsibly repurpose other digital resources into new creative works.TCS.6-8.6

  • 7.

    Communicate complex ideas clearly using various digital tools to convey the concepts textually, visually, graphically, etc.TCS.6-8.7

  • 8.

    Publish or present content designed for specific audiences and select platforms that will effectively convey their ideas to those audiences.TCS.6-8.8

Computational Thinking

  • 9.

    Practice defining problems to solve by computing for data analysis, modeling or algorithmic thinking.TCS.6-8.9

  • 10.

    Find or organize data and use technology to analyze and represent it to solve problems and make decisions.TCS.6-8.10

  • 11.

    Break problems into component parts, identify key pieces and use that information to problem solve.TCS.6-8.11

  • 12.

    Demonstrate an understanding of how automation works and use algorithmic thinking to design and automate solutions.TCS.6-8.12

Digital Citizenship

  • 13.

    Manage their digital identities and reputations within school policy, including demonstrating an understanding of how digital actions are never fully erasable.TCS.6-8.13

  • 14.

    Demonstrate and advocate for positive, safe, legal and ethical habits when using technology and when interacting with others online.TCS.6-8.14

  • 15.

    Demonstrate and advocate for an understanding of intellectual property with both print and digital media-including copyright, permission and fair use by creating a variety of media products that include appropriate citation and attribution elements.TCS.6-8.15

  • 16.

    Demonstrate an understanding of what personal data is and how to keep it private and secure, including the awareness of terms such as encryption, HTTPS, password, cookies and computer viruses; they also understand the limitations of data management and how data-collection technologies work.TCS.6-8.16

Collaboration

  • 17.

    Use digital tools to interact with others to develop a richer understanding of different perspectives and cultures.TCS.6-8.17

  • 18.

    Use collaborative technologies to connect with others, including peers, experts and community members, to learn about issues and problems or to gain broader perspective.TCS.6-8.18

  • 19.

    Determine their role on a team to meet goals, based on their knowledge of technology and content, as well as personal preference.TCS.6-8.19

  • 20.

    Select collaborative technologies and use them to work with others to investigate and develop solutions related to local and global issues.TCS.6-8.20

Empowered Learning

  • 21.

    Articulate personal learning goals, select and manage appropriate technologies to achieve them, and reflect on their successes and areas of improvement in working toward their goals.TCS.6-8.21

  • 22.

    Identify and develop online networks within school policy, and customize their learning environments in ways that support their learning, in collaboration with an educator.TCS.6-8.22

  • 23.

    Actively seek performance feedback from people, including teachers, and from functionalities embedded in digital tools to improve their learning process, and select technology to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.TCS.6-8.23

  • 24.

    Navigate a variety of technologies and transfer their knowledge and skills to learn how to use new technologies.TCS.6-8.24

Innovation and Design

  • 25.

    Engage in a design process and employ it to generate ideas, create innovative products or solve authentic problems.TCS.6-8.25

  • 26.

    Select and use digital tools to support a design process and expand their understanding to identify constraints and trade-offs and to weight risks.TCS.6-8.26

  • 27.

    Engage in a design process to develop, test and revise prototypes, embracing the cyclical process of trial and error and understanding problems or setbacks as potential opportunities for improvement.TCS.6-8.27

  • 28.

    Demonstrate an ability to persevere and handle greater ambiguity as they work to solve open-ended problems.TCS.6-8.28

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 6, Grade 7, and Grade 8
When were these standards adopted?
2017

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