New York
4th-6th GradesState Standards
Digital Use
DL.1: Type on a keyboard
4-6.DL.1: Type on a keyboard while demonstrating proper keyboarding technique. The focus is on direct instruction in keyboarding. Instruction should focus on form over speed and accuracy.
DL.2: Communicate and collaborate using digital tools
4-6.DL.2: Select appropriate digital tools to communicate and collaborate while learning with others. Students progress from understanding that people use digital tools to communicate and collaborate to how they use the tools. Communication and collaboration should be purposeful and, when possible and appropriate, with an authentic audience.
DL.3: Conduct digital searches
4-6.DL.3: Conduct and refine advanced multi-criteria digital searches to locate content relevant to varied learning goals. Focus should be on the quality of results a search generates, and how to improve search results based on the task or purpose by defining multiple search criteria and using filters.
DL.4: Create and publish digital artifacts
4-6.DL.4: Use a variety of digital tools and resources to create and revise digital artifacts. The focus is on understanding the editing process when creating digital artifacts on multiple platforms.
DL.5: Transfer knowledge of technology
4-6.DL.5: Identify common features of digital technologies. Many digital technologies
have similar features and functionalities. The focus is on identifying the similarities between different programs or applications, such as word processing tools on different platforms.
Digital Citizenship
DL.6: Digital presence and persistence
4-6.DL.6: Describe persistence of digital information and explain how actions in online spaces can have consequences. In order for students to be able to effectively manage their digital identities, it should be understood that online information doesn’t “go away,” and that information posted online can affect their real lives, even years in the future.
DL.7: Safe and responsible online behavior
4-6.DL.7: Identify and describe actions in online spaces that could potentially be unsafe or harmful. The focus is on identifying and describing potentially unsafe behaviors, and actions to take if they are witnessed or experienced, including cyberbullying.