Technology Applications TEKS Summary

The Pre-K TEKS are very basic such as use of the keyboard and mouse and the set the framework for the basic skills needed for the continuing grades and the TEKS required for the advanced grades.
Pre-K use of the keyboard, mouse and terminology is again taught in K-2 with the addition of a little bit of more information and devices. This continues in each subsequent grade to give a dynamic, spiraling curriculum.
There are overlapping TEKS for each grade on individual skills that students are required to master according to the TEKS. Middle school computer science TEKS overlap with High school TEKS on many of their required TEKS from appropriate use of hardware and software to use of input devices. These TEKS greatly overlap within courses in the High School computer class offerings from computer scienceI and II, desktop publishing, digital graphics, multimedia, web mastery as well as most all of the technology classes offered.

Grade Cluster: 9-12

Technology Application Strand
Strand Description and Summary of TEKS

Foundations
Technology related terms, concepts, data input strategies, make informed decisions about technologies and their applications.
Student demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of hardware, software and data input skills.
Student complies with the laws and examines issues regarding technology in society.

Information Acquisition
Identification of task requirements, using search strategies, use of technology to access, analyze, and evaluate the acquired information.
Student uses a variety of strategies to acquire information from electronic resources and in a variety of formats.
Student evaluates the acquired electronic information.

Problem Solving
Select appropriate technology, synthesize knowledge, create a solution, and evaluate the results.
Student uses computer-based productivity tools to create and modify solutions to problems and uses research skills and electronic communication.
Student uses technology applications to facilitate evaluation of work, both process and product.

Communication
Communicate information in different formats to diverse audiences and analyze and evaluate the results.
Student formats digital information for effective communication and delivers the product electronically in a variety of media.
Student uses technology applications to facilitate evaluation of communication, both process and product.