Technology Applications TEKS Summary

Pre-K Technology Applications TEKS

The Pre-Kindergarten guidelines for technology cover five domains: Social and Emotional Development, Language and Communication, Reading, Writing, and Mathematics. These guidelines help prepare children for school by developing their self awareness and respect for their teachers and peers, listening and speaking skills, and sets their foundation for reading, writing, and math skills.

These TEKS lay the foundation for future school work by introducing computer components to students. They become familiar with using the key board and mouse and then interacting with the computer through various software programs. The TEKS help them understand that they are unique and special and that everyone else is as well. This skill will help them work in small learning communities as they progress through school. The reading, writing, and math foundation will be built on as they enter school. Students will these skills will be able to progress at a much faster rate.

Spiraling and Scaffolding Curriculum

A spiral curriculum begins with a set of learner objectives at a very basic level and slowly over time continues to evaluate those objectives on an ever increasing level of difficulty. Scaffolding Curriculum is very similar in that the learner is provided ample support while learning and that support is slowly pulled away as the student becomes more confident.

The TEKS for technology scaffold in that they continue to teach a skill but they expect students to demonstrate a higher level of mastery. For example, in the Foundation strand, students use data input skills appropriate to the task. In grades K-2, students are expected to use a variety of input devices, use proper keyboarding techniques, produce documents, and use age appropriate language and speed. In grades 3-5, students are expecting to meet the same objectives, but additional input devices are added and students are expected to meet the objectives at the appropriate age level. In grades 6-8, additional input devices are added, students are expected to increase their mastery of digital keyboarding and speed, and increase their knowledge for capturing images. In grade 9-12, additional input devices are added and correct digital keyboarding skills are required.