Pre-K Technology Application TEKS

The Technology Applications Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) describes what students should know and be able to do using technology. Pre-Kindergarten students guidelines articulate what three and four year old students know and what they should be able to do using technology. Starting off at an early age helps to set the foundation for the technology age. At an early age children are exposed to a variety of educational toys and games that attract their curiosity. It is this curiosity that will keep them interested in the different forms of technology in the years to come. The TEKS are organized by different grade clusters: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. The Technology TEKS are for students to gain technology based knowledge and skills and apply them to all curriculum areas.

Grades K-2
Students will gain basic skills such as inputting information and becoming familiar with the computer. Basic terminology is also taught at this stage.

Grades 3-5
Students will be taught proper keyboarding techniques. They will acquire information by selecting the most appropriate search strategies.

Grades 6-8
Students will build on what they have already learned. They will become knowledgeable in using multiple software applications and applying them across the curriculum.

Grades 9-12
Students will be allowed to choose from a variety of courses that will allow for growth and specialization.

The Technology Application TEKS is the example of a spiraling curriculum. The Technology Application TEKS tries to expose students to a wide variety of technological ideas. These ideas are continuosly taught and reinforced at the different grade levels. Each grade level has a different degree of difficulty. The reinforcement and change in degree of difficulty makes this a spiraling curriculum.