- In Pre-K, young children are exposed to technology with regular access and exposure to computers and age-appropriate software.
- Technologies are integrated throughout the Pre-K curriculum and provide opportunities for young children to learn, express ideas, and access information.
- Pre-K students learn to use basic software, mouse, and voice/sound recordings.
The Pre-K Technology Guidelines lay a foundation for student performance in future grades by exposing young children to technology on a daily basis while integrating technology throughout the curriculum. Pre-K Students learn to perform basic tasks such as using a mouse and playing a CD. Pre-K students use age-appropriate software to create and share ideas. By being exposed to engaging, age-appropriate, and challenging software in Pre-K, students will have a good start to mastering Technology TEKS in future grades and becoming proficient with them.
A Spiraling Curriculum is one in which objectives are introduced in one grade-level and touched on again in subsequent years. Objectives are often introduced on a very basic level and built upon until students have mastered the objective at a higher level. Within the Foundations strand of the Technology TEKS and the Pre-K guidelines, using technology terminology appropriate to the task is repeated from Pre-K all the way up through high school. This is an example of a skill which is introduced and built upon every year. In Pre-K, students are also introduced to using a variety of software with audio, video, and graphics to enhance learning. This is continued through Elementary as students use age-appropriate, challenging software to create and modify solutions to problems. In Middle School, students continue to use software to enhance learning with spreadsheets, databases, word processors, desktop publishers, and various digital and graphic tools. In High School, students begin to take courses specific to types of software and applications.
I agree that students must be exposed to technology at an early age. If they know the basics of how a computer works then they will be off to a great start. I believe that technology is spiraling because people add on to their technology knowledge on a yearly basis.
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