Summary of the Pre-K TEKS
Prekindergarten guidelines for Technology Applications were made available to schools in 1999. They articulate what three- and four- year olds should know and be able to do using technology. TEA developed a web-based interactive professional development tool to introduce educators to the guidelines, along with instructional strategies to support students.
This domain provides for student immersion into a wide range of technology (i.e., computers, voice/sound recorders, digital cameras) that will prepare them for the development of 21st century skills. The instructional strategies include integration with the content areas, modeling, instruction time, guided practice, and time to interact with different programs.
A Foundation for Performance in Future Grades
Prekindergarten students are able to learn how technology can enhance their learning and their lives. Through the immersion process, students become confident and independent users of age-appropriate technologies. Their confidence will allow them to learn, grow, and become risk-takers as they move through the curriculum in upper grades with new technologies and innovations.
A Spiraling Curriculum
The Technology Applications TEKS are designed as a dynamic, spiraling curriculum--not a static or linear framework. Since the TEKS occur in domains of skills, students can move dynamically from one domain to another to accomplish objectives. If the evaluation in one domain is unsatisfactory, the student can revisit the skills to learn or relearn in another domain. The framework flows in a circular manner, inward to outward, or vice-versa. Students have multiple opportunities to master the objectives.
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