Pre-K Technology Applications TEKS Summary

The Pre-K Technology Application TEKS were written to give teachers clear objectives in which students must mastery at some point or another. The outline allows teachers to see what they should be teaching on their grade level. Teacher can follow the TEKS through other grades to see when how their objectives tie in with other grade levels, where objectives are introduced
and where students need to show mastery. Another purpose for the TEKS is to involve families for the readiness and monitoring of student progress in regards to the technology TEKS. Students will learn how technology affects their lives and will be expected to open and navigate programs and be able to master various types of software programs. Students are expected to be able to identify input devices such as a computer mouse, keyboard, sound recorder, touch screen, and CD-Rom. Since the Pre-K program is the first time students are introduced to technology in public education, it is responsible for creating the fundamental foundation by which student will build their knowledge and understand of technology. Student learn how to use basic programs and basic application on the computer. They also learn how to acquire information, problem solve, and communicate using technology.
A spiraling and scaffolding curriculum uses the introduction and application of certain objectivesthroughout several grades. Each time the objective is applied the objective is age and grade level appropriate adding a different level of difficulty to the skill. The scaffolding of the curriculum uses a variety of strategies to support the students learning. The idea is to give the highest level of support and help early and gradually decrease the support and help as the students begin to understand and master the objective. Students in the state of Texas are expected to master many of the Technology TEKS by the 8th grade. It becomes each grade level's job to teach the appropriate grade level objectives spiraling and scaffolding as needed to ensure that the student by the 8th grade have obtained mastery.