Course Standards

2026-2027 Academic Year

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CY04 Digital Literacy

Course Type: Adopted

Course Outcomes:

Practice respect and safety when communicating and interacting online.
Explain how online posts and actions create a digital footprint that can last over time.
Gauge online information to determine what is trustworthy and what is not.
Balance the use of technology to support a healthy life.
Understand the potential risks and benefits of artificial intelligence.

Standard/Objective Number	Standard/Objective	Course Weight	RBT Designation
1.00	Understand how developing healthy technology habits supports well-being, balance, and positive digital engagement.	15%	B2 Understand Conceptual
2.00	Understand how to protect personal information and apply safe practices to maintain privacy and security in digital environments.	14%	B2 Understand Conceptual
3.00	Understand how online posts and actions contribute to a lasting digital footprint and influence future opportunities and interactions.	14%	B2 Understand Conceptual
4.00	Understand how to build positive online relationships and communicate effectively and respectfully in digital spaces.	14%	B2 Understand Conceptual
5.00	Understand how to recognize cyberbullying and other online harms and how to respond safely and appropriately to protect oneself and others.	14%	B2 Understand Conceptual
6.00	Understand how to evaluate digital information and media for accuracy, credibility, and bias in order to make informed decisions online.	14%	B2 Understand Conceptual
7.00	Understand what Artificial Intelligence is and how it works.	15%	B2 Understand Conceptual

Essential standards (highlighted in gray below) are big, powerful ideas that are necessary and essential for students to know to be successful in a course. Essential standards identify the appropriate verb and cognitive process intended for the student to accomplish. Essential standards provide value throughout a student's career, in other courses, and translate to the next level of education or world of work.

Objectives/Indicators (rows not highlighted in gray below) provide another level of detail for each Essential Standard.

Adapted or Adopted Course includes essential standards and, in many cases, specific objectives/indicators aligned with business and industry standards and/or criteria for credentials or certifications. The course standards are designed using the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy (RBT). If the POL is a CTE State Assessment, the course is written at the level of the ESSENTIAL STANDARD and assesses the intended outcome of the sum of its objectives/indicators.

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Column information

Standard/Objective Number: The essential standard is denoted by the digits before the dot; objectives/indicators are indicated by the final 2 digits.
Standard/Objective: Essential standard and specific objective/indicator statements per essential standard. Each essential standard statement or specific objective/indicator begins with an action verb and makes a complete sentence when combined with The learner will be able to... Outcome behavior in each essential standard or objective/indicator statement is denoted by the verb plus its object.
Course Weight: Shows the relative importance of each essential standard or objective/indicator. Course weight is used to help determine the percentage of total class time that is spent on each objective/indicator.
RBT Designation: Classification of outcome behavior in essential standards and indicator statements in Dimensions according to the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy:
Cognitive Process Dimension: 1 Remember, 2 Understand, 3 Apply, 4 Analyze, 5 Evaluate, 6 Create.
Knowledge Dimension: A Factual Knowledge, B Conceptual Knowledge, C Procedural Knowledge.