Transcript START and the Technology Applications TEKS for Texas Teachers

START and the Technology
Applications TEKS for Texas Teachers
Presented by the
Texas Center for Educational Technology (TCET)
Technology Applications
Definition
Curriculum that includes the
teaching and learning of
technology skills and the use of
computers and other related
electronic tools.
Texas Center for
Educational Technology
START
Sharing
Technology
Applications
Resources with
Teachers
Technology Applications TEKS
Essential Knowledge and Skills
•Technology Use
•Curricular Integration
Goal: Teach the Technology Applications
TEKS and integrate them across
curriculum.
Technology Applications Focus
Creating, accessing, manipulating,
utilizing, communicating, and
publishing information
Integrating throughout subject areas
Strands throughout TEKS
Foundations
Information Acquisition
Work in Solving Problems
Communication
Foundations
Technology-related terms
Technology-related concepts
Data input strategies
Impact on society
Information Acquisition
Identify task requirements
Plan for using search strategies
Use of technology to access,
analyze, and evaluate the
acquired information
Work in Solving Problems
Select task-appropriate technology
Synthesize knowledge
Create a solution
Evaluate the results
Communication
Analyze audience requirements and
available delivery mechanisms
Match delivery and distribution to
audience
Evaluate the results
Snapshot of a 2nd grader
Uses keyboard to increase motor skills
Learns alphabet and numbers
Uses paint and draw programs
Uses multimedia
Snapshot 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
Snapshot of an 8th grader
Demonstrates mastery in:
• Desktop publishing
• Data disaggregation with sorts and
Boolean searches
• Forecasts and predictions
• Telecommunications projects
• Multimedia production
Technology Applications: High
School Level
Courses of study
Integration of Technology
Applications TEKS throughout
the curriculum
Technology 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
What is START?
Provides awareness information
Provides resources
Provides a mechanism to share
Texas Center for
Educational Technology
START’s Components
Images:
The PARTNERS Project
Lower Valley CPDT
Educational
Acceptable Use
Policies
Web Spinning
START Web Site
Texas Center for
Educational Technology
For 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/S
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