Pre-K Technology Applications TEKS

The Pre-K Technology Application TEKS provide students with the opportunity to gain technology skills to apply to later learning. Children enter school with varied background experiences, literacy skills, and a wide range of technology skills. Curriculum that includes technology at a young age helps to build a strong foundation for the future and helps to “level the playing field” for those who have little exposure or access to computers.

In the Foundations strand for K-2, 126.2a-2c students will learn data input skills that are appropriate to a task. These skills are introduced early on and are necessary in order to master future Technology Applications TEKS. Each year students will use these learned data input skills, such as using a variety of input devices: the mouse, keyboard, disk drive, punctuation etc, in order to master each grade level's technology TEKS.

The pre-kindergarten student should be able to :
*start, use, and exit software programs
*use a variety of input devices, such as mouse, keyboard, voice/sound recorder, or touch screen
*begin to use technical terminology, such as “mouse,” “keyboard,” “printer,” and “CD-ROM”
*follow basic oral or pictorial cues for operating programs successfully
*enjoy listening to and interacting with storybooks and information texts (e.g., multimedia encyclopedia) in electronic forms
*uses a variety of software packages with audio, video, and graphics to enhance learning experiences (e.g., improving vocabulary, increasing phonological awareness).

These actions are the actions that are used in all grade levels as students apply knowledge skills to work with technology. These provide the foundation for increased understanding of new applications in upper grade levels.