Digital Literacy Skills

DVUSD's digital literacy framework is organized into four domains which encompass specific digital concepts. Students progressively develop digital literacy skills across the four domains from Kindergarten through High School.

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP

• • Appropriate & Balanced Use
  • Impact on Life
  • Online Safety

DIGITAL COMMUNICATION

• • Collaboration
  • Global Connections
  • Research (Planning, Sources, Processing)

DIGITAL INNOVATION

• • Coding (Algorithms, Variables, Control, Modularity, Program Development)
  • Science & Engineering Practices (Design Process [Investigate & Explore, Models & Simulations, Design Solutions] & Data Analysis)

DIGITAL TOOLS

• • Devices (Hardware & Software, Keyboarding, Troubleshooting)
  • Internet
  • Storage
  • Publication Software (Word Processing, Presentations, Spreadsheets, Web Development)

DVUSD's framework for digital literacy skills encompasses the K-12 Arizona Educational Technology Standards (2022) and the K-12 Arizona Computer Science Standards (2018). View the standards aligned with each concept in DVUSD's digital literacy framework.