Pre-K Leading The Way

Students in Pre-K are not exempted from enhancing their learning through technology, they are expected to lead the way. The Pre-K Technology Applications TEKS, are designed for students to began to use software applications to be expressive and creative through technology. They are to use the software to create their own writings and drawings. Many of the software packages that the students will learn to use will enhance their learning through audio graphics and video. Before students leave pre-kindergarten they are expected to recognize that new information and learning is accessible through technology and various forms of software.

By the time students get into third, fifth, or even seventh grade, they should be expertise on the use of instructional software and the use of technology. The foundation was set for them in pre-k. The should recognize that there is knowledge and information that can be gained for the computer and other forms of technology.

The TEKS are designed like a construction of a house or building. If the TEKS are implemented appropriately in the Pre-K they are the foundation to all student learning. The TEKS for each cluster is designed to build on or extend the prior learning from the previous cluster. For example, in Pre-K the foundation is set that the computer can be a source for information as well as a source to create a new things, input and output. In the K-2 cluster the students are expected to use a variety of input devices such as the keyboard, mouse, and scanner. By the time the students reach the third grade, they are expected not only to identify but describe the characteristics of input, output, and processing. The 6-8 grade cluster requires the students to be a little bit more sophisticated in their learning, the are to compare, contrast, and use the various ways of inputting and outputting. This knowledge and expectation continues until the end of high school.