Pre K Technology and TEKS

The Pre K Technology TEKS the students learn how technology effects and enhances our lives. The children learn that they are surrounded by technology and learn that they benefit from it. They will start handling and using certain technology devices, this would lead them becoming more experienced and independent in using the technology on their own. The Pre K Technology TEKS give out 5 end of year outcomes that the student needs to be experienced in. They include: 1. All students opens and navigates through software programs designed to enhance development of appropriate concepts. 2. All students uses and names a variety of computer devices such as mouse and keyboards. 3. The students can operate recorders and touch screens. 4. The students can use software applications to create and express their own ideas. 5. The students realize that all of this information is accessible through technology. In each of these areas, they give examples of child behaviors and provide examples for instructional strategies for the teachers. The Pre K TEKS lay a foundation for student performance in future grades by providing them the instruction and time to become familiar with the technology. They begin to learn the different varieties of technology and begin to learn how to access the technology. All of this interaction with the different models of technologies give the Pre K students the information and experience to use in the future.