Digital Foundations
Digital Foundations
Students learn what digital tools are, how they work, and how to use them safely and confidently.
Mental Model
Digital Foundations answers the teacher question: What does a student need to understand before they can use digital tools with independence?
The strand begins with concrete device awareness, then moves toward files, applications, the internet, safety, and emerging technology.
Topics
| Subject | Topic | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Basics | What Is a Computer | draft |
| Computer Basics | Hardware and Software | draft |
| Input & Output | Input and Output | draft |
| Interfaces & Files | Getting Started | draft |
| Interfaces & Files | Applications | draft |
| Interfaces & Files | Digital Files | draft |
| Internet & Safety | Internet | draft |
| Internet & Safety | Health and Safety | draft |
| Emerging Technology | Artificial Intelligence | draft |
| Emerging Technology | Augmented Reality | draft |
| Emerging Technology | Virtual Reality | draft |
| Emerging Technology | Real or Fantasy | draft |