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Technology TEKS for Texas Teachers

Rhonda Christensen
Texas Center for Educational Technology

Gerald Knezek
University of North Texas

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

STARTs Components
Images:
The PARTNERS Project Lower Valley CPDT

Educational Acceptable Use Policies Web Spinning START Web Site


Texas Center for Educational Technology

START Development Timeline


7/97: Completion of writing team work
- 10 month process

9/97: Completion of START CD by TCET Featured URL hits increased 30-fold 1/98: Completion of CD/kit distribution 8/98: Completion of startup year training 9/98: Required classroom integration begins

START Progress to Date


10,000 CD-ROMs under dissemination 1,200 training kits under dissemination Companion in print & HTML

START Web site implemented (750 accesses per month)

TCET WEB Server Accesses Http://www.tcet.unt.edu


17500 17372 17000 17077 16782 16500 16194 16000 16010 15650 15500 15460 15188 15000 14500 14388 14000 13919 13600 13500 13347 13000 12974 12723 12500 12000 11928 11500 11471 11310 11000 11068 10777 10500 10543 10328 10000 9926 9709 9500 9592 9370 9225 9000 8932 8775 8627 8500 8420 8226 8000 8079 7922 7500 7607 7445 7243 7000 7077 6762 6627 6500 6436 6233 6000 5500 5000 1/ 1/2/ 2/ 2/2/ 3/3/ 3/ 3/3/ 4/ 4/4/ 4/5/ 5/ 5/5/ 6/6/ 6/ 6/6/ 7/7/ 7/ 7/8/ 8/8/ 8/ 9/9/ 9/9/ 9/10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 1/ 1/ 1/1/ 2/ 20 273 10 17 243 10 17 24 317 14 21 285 12 19 262 9 16 23 30714 21 284 11 18 251 8 15 22 29/6/1/2/2/3/1/1/2/1/8/1/2/2 5 12 19 262 3 07 07 4 529

Count

1997-98 Date

Count (hits)

Activities
Gather/Post Success Stories (Texas Tales)

Disseminate successes widely Give prizes for winners 1997- 200+links (83% still active) Currently is 400+ Attitude Change & Usage

Update/Enhance Exemplary URLs


Evaluate effectiveness at pilot sites

Texas Tales of Success (Awarded April, 1998)


Content area Title Grade level/subject area/course Time frame Contributors/contact information Overview TEKS correlation (any subject area) Goals and objectives Prerequiste skills/knowledge Materials/equipment/software/resources Instructional activites/strategies Assessment options Teaching suggestions/extensions

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 TART

For Integration with Other Subject Areas


The Teachers' Internet Use Guide www.rmcdenver.com/useguide/lessons/lindex.htm INSTRUCTOR Theme Units for Your Grade scholastic.com/Instructor/theme/index.htm

Ed's Oasis www.EDsOaSIS.ORG/

WWW Sites for Integration (cont.)


Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators www.capecod.net/schrockguide/index.htm David Levin's Learning@Web.Sites www.ecnet.net/users/gdlevin/home.html

Tammy's Technology Tips for Teachers www.essdack.org/tips/index.html

More WWW Integration Sites


Hazel's Homepage www.marshall-es.marshall.k12.tn.us/jobe/ Ask an Expert www.askanexpert.com/askanexpert

Classroom Connect www.classroom.net

And Not to be Overlooked:


Internet in the Classroom 129.120.20.20/rhondac 129.120.20.20/gknezek choose CECS 5500 (inservice teacher education course for technology integration)

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