The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills Technology Applications

Children learn the value of technology and how it adds to the quality of our lives. To summarize the Pre-k technology, TEKS students are expected to open and navigate through software programs, use and name simple computer input devices like the mouse and keyboard, operate sound recorders and touch screens, use software to create and express ideas and recognize that information can be gathered by using technology
These Pre-K TEKS lay a foundation for the upper grades in much the same way that all Pre-K TEKS do whether it is math, reading, science or technology. They introduce the student to the subject, they allow the student to become familiar and comfortable with the subject and they engage the students curiosity for learning more about the subject.
From Pre-K on the technology TEKS create a dynamic spiraling curriculum. In grades K-2 students gain basic technology skills and use these skills to make presentations and prepare projects in the foundation curriculum. In grades 3-5 students expand on these basic skills by using proper techniques for keyboarding and acquiring information. They learn to solve problems and communicate effectively through technology. In grade 6-8 the students build on their existing knowledge and become fluent in software applications. Finally in grades 9-12 students have a variety of options open to them based on their prior knowledge which allows for growth and preparation in the technological world.