START and the Technology Applications TEKS for Texas Teachers

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START and the Technology Applications TEKS for
Texas Teachers

• Presented by the
• Texas Center for Educational Technology (TCET)

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Technology Applications Definition

• Curriculum that includes the teaching and
  learning of technology skills and the use of
  computers and other related electronic tools.

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Texas Center for Educational Technology
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SharingTechnology ApplicationsResources
withTeachers
START
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Technology Applications TEKS

• Essential Knowledge and Skills
• Technology Use
• Curricular Integration
• Goal Teach the Technology Applications TEKS and
  integrate them across curriculum.

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Technology Applications Focus

• Creating, accessing, manipulating, utilizing,
  communicating, and publishing information
• Integrating throughout subject areas

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Strands throughout TEKS

• Foundations
• Information Acquisition
• Work in Solving Problems
• Communication

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Foundations

• Technology-related terms
• Technology-related concepts
• Data input strategies
• Impact on society

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Information Acquisition

• Identify task requirements
• Plan for using search strategies
• Use of technology to access, analyze, and
  evaluate the acquired information

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Work in Solving Problems

• Select task-appropriate technology
• Synthesize knowledge
• Create a solution
• Evaluate the results

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Communication

• Analyze audience requirements and available
  delivery mechanisms
• Match delivery and distribution to audience
• Evaluate the results

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Snapshot of a 2nd grader

• Uses keyboard to increase motor skills
• Learns alphabet and numbers
• Uses paint and draw programs
• Uses multimedia

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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

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Snapshot of an 8th grader

• Demonstrates mastery in
• Desktop publishing
• Data disaggregation with sorts and Boolean
  searches
• Forecasts and predictions
• Telecommunications projects
• Multimedia production

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Technology Applications High School Level

• Courses of study
• Integration of Technology Applications TEKS
  throughout the curriculum

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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

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What is START?

• Provides awareness information
• Provides resources
• Provides a mechanism to share

Texas Center for Educational Technology
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STARTs Components
Images The PARTNERS Project Lower Valley CPDT
Educational Acceptable Use Policies
Web Spinning
START Web Site
Texas Center for Educational Technology
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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/START