Title: START and the Technology Applications TEKS for Texas Teachers
1START and the Technology Applications TEKS for
Texas Teachers
- Presented by the
- Texas Center for Educational Technology (TCET)
2Technology Applications Definition
- Curriculum that includes the teaching and
learning of technology skills and the use of
computers and other related electronic tools.
3 Texas Center for Educational Technology
4SharingTechnology ApplicationsResources
withTeachers
START
5Technology Applications TEKS
- Essential Knowledge and Skills
- Technology Use
- Curricular Integration
- Goal Teach the Technology Applications TEKS and
integrate them across curriculum.
6Technology Applications Focus
- Creating, accessing, manipulating, utilizing,
communicating, and publishing information - Integrating throughout subject areas
7Strands throughout TEKS
- Foundations
- Information Acquisition
- Work in Solving Problems
- Communication
8Foundations
- Technology-related terms
- Technology-related concepts
- Data input strategies
- Impact on society
9Information Acquisition
- Identify task requirements
- Plan for using search strategies
- Use of technology to access, analyze, and
evaluate the acquired information
10Work in Solving Problems
- Select task-appropriate technology
- Synthesize knowledge
- Create a solution
- Evaluate the results
11Communication
- Analyze audience requirements and available
delivery mechanisms - Match delivery and distribution to audience
- Evaluate the results
12Snapshot of a 2nd grader
- Uses keyboard to increase motor skills
- Learns alphabet and numbers
- Uses paint and draw programs
- Uses multimedia
13Snapshot of a 5th grader
- Uses accurate keyboarding
- Increases writing skills with the word processor
- Uses telecommunications, CD-ROMs, etc, to find
information - Publishes charts, multimedia, word processed
documents
14Snapshot of an 8th grader
- Demonstrates mastery in
- Desktop publishing
- Data disaggregation with sorts and Boolean
searches - Forecasts and predictions
- Telecommunications projects
- Multimedia production
15Technology Applications High School Level
- Courses of study
- Integration of Technology Applications TEKS
throughout the curriculum
16Technology Applications High School Level
- 8 courses in Technology Applications
- Computer Science I
- Computer Science II
- Desktop Publishing
- Digital Graphics/Animation
- Multimedia
- Video Technology
- Web Mastering
- Technology Applications Independent Study
17What is START?
- Provides awareness information
- Provides resources
- Provides a mechanism to share
Texas Center for Educational Technology
18STARTs Components
Images The PARTNERS Project Lower Valley CPDT
Educational Acceptable Use Policies
Web Spinning
START Web Site
Texas Center for Educational Technology
19For more TA TEKS Information
- Your Education Service Center Curriculum or
Technology Contact - TCET Web Site
- http//www.tcet.unt.edu/START
- TEA Web Site
- http//www.tea.state.tx.us/technology/START