Digital Technology and Innovations in the Changing World (ICD 2O)
This resource was funded by the Ontario Ministry of Education.
Simplify your delivery of Digital Technology and Innovations in the Changing World (ICD2O) with course and project plans developed in partnership with the Association for Computer Studies Educators (ACSE). Created to support teachers as they help students develop the technology skills and knowledge that will allow them to contribute to tomorrow’s innovations, these materials can be implemented as a full 110-hour program or you can choose individual projects to reinforce your existing classroom approach.
This comprehensive course plan has been designed to facilitate delivery of ICD2O. Created in partnership with the ASCE, this plan will help you meet curricular expectations while building on key themes, scaffolding learning in ways that provide meaningful student engagement. The course plan is broken into three units: Building Digital Foundations; Living in a Connected World; and Shaping the Future. By completion, students will have a better understanding of how digital technology both affects and effects our world, becoming empowered creators.
Budgeting and Digital Financial Decision Making
This project plan includes five lesson plans designed to supplement your delivery of ICD2O. Created in partnership with ACSE, they reinforce the key skills and outcomes for this course by providing meaningful projects that, when done sequentially, allow students build on their skills. The set contains lessons and student worksheets covering five topics: Computational Thinking and Planning; Spreadsheet Foundations and Visualizations; Transitioning from Spreadsheets to Python; Modelling Compound Interest Using Python; and Finance, Security, Ethics and the Environment.
STRAND A: Computational Thinking and Making Connections
STRAND B: Hardware, Software, and Innovations
STRAND C: Programming
EXPECTATIONS: A1, A2, A3, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3
Data Analysis Using Python
This project plan features seven lesson plans that will allow you to provide students with projects rooted in authentic Canadian scenarios as part of your delivery of ICD2O. Created in partnership with ACSE, these projects cover seven progressive lessons: Technical Setup and Environments; Intro to Data Analysis; Jupyter Notebook Foundations; Importing CSV Files; Excel Analysis; Data Cleaning; and Emerging Technologies, AI and the Future of Data Work. Lesson plans and student notebooks are included, as well as a glossary of terms and a complete listing of the resources used throughout the project.
STRAND A: Computational Thinking and Making Connections
STRAND B: Hardware, Software, and Innovations
STRAND C: Programming
EXPECTATIONS: A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3, B4, C1, C2, C3
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