This is a PowerPoint presentation that covers the essential knowledge of the Computer Science standard 3.8 on Computing System about systems and the inputs and outputs of computing systems.

This video explores autonomous cars with a research scientist, engineer, and team lead at theVirginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI). Computer scientists are needed to program thecomputing devices that are part of the complex systems of automated vehicles.Human-computer interaction is also a critical component to the design, development, and useof autonomous cars.

This video explores how GigaBeam Networks is expanding and improving the quality ofinternet access in rural Virginia by providing fiber optic internet connectivity to its customers aswell as highlighting some of the jobs available in this industry. Fiber optic cable is filled withthin glass or plastic fibers and data travels along the cable as beams of light pulsing in patternsof ones and zeroes. Fiber optic internet speed is 10 to 20 times faster than regular cableinternet. As of 2020, only about 25% of US residents had access to fiber optic internetproviders and most of that access was in and around large cities.

From welding and paint simulators to virtually designing and creating parts for ships, this videoexplores how the Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School incorporates computermodeling and simulations to give apprentices hands-on experience in a safe and cleanenvironment. A model is a set of algorithms that capture the behavior of a particular system. Asimulation is the process of running the model with a program. Computer models andsimulations are all around us. They help us make predictions about things like what the weatheris going to be or the best way to tackle a particular disease. They also play an important role inpreparing for jobs, like flight simulators that can help future pilots learn how to fly and medicalsimulations that can help future nurses and doctors learn how to treat patients. Computermodels can also simulate things that are not real like the physics of gravity in video games.

This video explores how a PhD student in the School of Pharmacy at VCU uses computerscience and virtual reality to improve patient outcomes. The primary purpose of computerscience is to use the power of computers along with human ingenuity to solve real-worldproblems.

This activity is designed to help students review the potential careers associated with computer science.  This should follow a discussion about the wide variety of career choices for students.

This Quizlet Study Set contains Elementary (K-5) vocabulary from the "Computing Systems" strand of the Virginia Standards of Learning for Computer Science. Students can study the terms with flashcards or try the games to test their knowledge. 

This Quizlet Study Set contains Kindergarten and Grade 1 vocabulary (with pictures) from the "Computing Systems" strand of the Virginia Standards of Learning for Computer Science.

This resource is a template to make trading cards about Computer Science Historical Figures.Students can be assigned one or multiple figures to research and then create trading cards. The template is a Google Slides and includes a completed example.

Why Integrate?Increase student engagement and benefit affective domains including motivation, self-regulation, emotional health, and prosocial attitudes.Address 21-century learning competencies including critical thinking, communication, collaboration, problem solving, creativity, character education/ethics and citizenship, intercultural competency, global awareness, agility/adaptability, and digital literacy.Positive personal development and learning outcomes.

This Quizlet Study Set contains Elementary (K-5) vocabulary from the "Networking and the Internet" strand of the Virginia Standards of Learning for Computer Science. Students can study the flashcards and play games to test themselves on the terms.

The following resources is a link that will allow the user to play a matching game from Flippity.net using the vocabulary words from the Comptuer Science SOL 4.18-The student will identify and explain different ways information can be transmitted using computing devices via a network (e.g., email, images, and videos).

This game created on Baamboozle is comprised of fill-in-the blank and true or false questions from the vocabulary and essential knowledge of the Computer Science SOL 4.4.

This CS Student Journal uses Essential Questions from the CS SOL Curriculum Framework for Grade 5.

See all of the computer science standards by each strand and how they advance from kindergarten through high school.

The attached file contains a list of basic Computer Science vocabulary and examples  for cross curricular inegration 

Students will take on the role of an HR team recruiting employees to a career in Computer Science. As HR specialists, students will create recruiting tools, job descriptions, and interview questions pertinent to the position.

This webinar is from February 23, 2023, featuring Keisha Tennessee and Calypso Gilstrap from VDOE's Office of STEM and Innovation.  Objectives: Ensure understanding of the Computer Science (CS)  and Digital Learning Integration (DLI)  Standards of LearningProvide educators with a lesson example that addresses  CS and DLI standardsDefine the instructional practice of integration and provide examples of CS and DLi integration Examples are related to Advanced AI and ChatGPT

This two-semester course provides instruction in the basics of computer construction and repair; emphasizes troubleshooting and diagnosis of hardware and software failures; provides the skills necessary to gain entry-level employment in the field of computer servicing. Students have the opportunity to service and repair a wide range of personal computers while learning theory of operation and gaining programming skills. Students will use a variety of service tools. The operation of each component of a computer is studied and tested while assembling test computers. Designed to provide a solid foundation as a basis for a student's continuing education in the computer sciences.