Pre-K Technology Applications TEKS Summary

Grades 3-5

Through the knowledge of technology foundations,technology terminology, and data input strategies, students will learn to make decisions about technology and their applications. Students will learn search strategies, and the use of technology to access, analyze and evaluate information. By using technology, students will be able to choose the appropriate decisions for individual and group problem solving. They will be able to create a solution to technology problems and evaluate the results. Students will be able to electronically communicate through a wide variety of media in different formats and diverse audiences.

The TEKS provide a direction for schools to follow as they prepare their students to be life-long learners. Every year, each grade level adds to the technology foundation and continues being a stepping stone for the next years growth. Grades 3-5 components add to the prior basic knowledge. At this grade they are becoming familiar with the different features and commands, and are able to create simple presentations with the different media. If each cluster of grades meet their TEK requirements, they will be well on their way to a productive life in the 21st century.

Scaffolding Curriculum


Scaffolding sets up the thinking level and the standards that a teacher wants from students. This sets the concept up on how it will be used in the future. A scaffolding curriculum is a curriculum where support is given to a child in order that the child can reach a level of understanding of the concept, and once that concept is understood, the support is no longer needed. When the students can identify the concept, they are ready to start implementing this knowledge. Scaffolding curriculum is now left behind and a spiraling curriculum is used.

Series of TEKS

As I looked over the TEKS from grades K-12, I decided to choose the Technology Application of Problem Solving to show the multiple opportunities students will have to master the knowledge and skills.


(7)Solving problems. The student uses appropriate computer-based productivity tools to create and modify solutions to problems and is expected to:

Grades K-2
(A) use software programs with audio, video, and graphics to enhance learning experiences;
(B) use appropriate software, including the use of word processing and multimedia, to express
ideas and solve problems.

Grades 3-5

(B) use appropriate software to express ideas and solve problems including the use of word
processing, graphics, databases, spreadsheets, simulations, and multimedia; and
(C) use a variety of data types including text, graphics, digital audio, and video.

Grades 6-8
(A) plan, create, and edit documents created with a word processor using readable fonts, alignment, page setup, tabs, and ruler settings;
(B) create and edit spreadsheet documents using all data types, formulas and functions, and chart information;
(C) plan, create, and edit databases by defining fields, entering data, and designing layouts appropriate for reporting;
(D) demonstrate proficiency in the use of multimedia authoring programs by creating linear or non-linear projects incorporating text, audio, video, and graphics;
(E) create a document using desktop publishing techniques including, but not limited to, the creation of multi-column or multi-section documents with a variety of text-wrapped frame formats;
(F) differentiate between and demonstrate the appropriate use of a variety of graphic tools found in draw and paint applications;
(G) integrate two or more productivity tools into a document including, but not limited to, tables, charts and graphs, graphics from paint or draw programs, and mail merge;
(J) use foundation and enrichment curricula in the creation of products.

Grades 9-12
(A) apply problem-solving strategies such as design specifications, modular top-down design,step-wise refinement, or algorithm development;
(B) use visual organizers to design solutions such as flowcharts or schematic drawings;
(C) develop sequential and iterative algorithms and codes programs in prevailing computer languages to solve practical problems modeled from school and community;
(D) code using various data types;
(E) demonstrate effective use of predefined input and output procedures for lists of computer instructions including procedures to protect from invalid input;
(F) develop coding with correct and efficient use of expressions and assignment statements including the use of standard/user-defined functions, data structures, operators/proper operator precedence, and sequential/conditional/repetitive control structures;
(H) identify actual and formal parameters and use value and reference parameters;
(I) use control structures such as conditional statements and iterated, pretest, and posttest loops;
(K) identify and use structured data types of one-dimensional arrays, records, and text files.