In this course you鈥檒l focus on how technology-enabled communication is changing geopolitics and, more broadly, how technology is connecting our world and changing lives. This will be done through a series of paired teaching sections, exploring a specific 鈥淚mpact of Computing鈥 in your typical day and the 鈥淭echnologies and Computing Concepts鈥 that enable that impact, all at a K12-appropriate level. This course is part of a larger Specialization through which you鈥檒l learn impacts of computing concepts you need to know, organized into 5 distinct digital 鈥渨orlds鈥, as well as learn pedagogical techniques and evaluate lesson plans and resources to utilize in your classroom. By the end, you鈥檒l be prepared to teach pre-college learners to be both savvy and effective participants in their digital world. In this particular digital world (global society), you鈥檒l explore the following Impacts & Technology pairs -- Impacts (Freedom of Speech): Internet in third world countries, censorship, and social media Technology and Computing Concepts: VPN, how Internet censorship works, metadata, tor Impacts (Life Made Easy): Internet changing the way we live, travel, autonomous vehicles Technology and Computing Concepts: Internet of things, how self-driving cars work Impacts (Keeping Your Information Secure): two-factor authentication, PINs, Patterns, fingerprints, apple ID Technology and Computing Concepts: DDoS attacks and Botnets, man-in-the-middle attacks, dangers of public Wifi, phishing, ransomware, bitcoin In the pedagogy section for this course, in which best practices for teaching computing concepts are explored, you鈥檒l learn about the principles of the computer science advanced placement exam, how it assesses students, and how to prepare your students for this critical exam. In terms of CSTA K-12 computer science standards, we鈥檒l primarily cover learning objectives within the 鈥渋mpacts of computing鈥 concept, while also including some within the 鈥渘etworks and the Internet鈥 concepts and the 鈥渄ata and analysis鈥 concept. Practices we cover include 鈥渇ostering and inclusive computing culture鈥, 鈥渞ecognizing and defining computational problems鈥, and 鈥渃ommunicating about computing鈥.