Pre-K Technology Applications

After looking at the Pre-K TEKS for technology applications, I came away impressed with the organization of it all and the use of video in each of the five domains. There is also specific activities that can be used to improve learning in those domains. Each of the five domains is broken down into more detailed and informative sections that are extremely helpful when navigating the website. As the parent of a 3 year old, I would say that I am pleased with the current system and information in place. It is visually appropriate and very easy to use.
The foundation for future student performance is set by setting up the fundamentals in the five domains for young students to grow and learn. Education is a step by step process, and these TEKS take each discipline and build it up from the basics up. Similar to basketball, the fundamentals must be taught prior to the other skills in order to create a solid foundation to build on.
A scaffolding curriculum is a curriculum in which there are skills built from the ground up in the appropriate sequence in order to maximize learning. With the technology TEKS, more is expected of students as they move up grade levels for similar applications. Students will be exposed to such applications as presentation programs at the lower levels, but will be expected to integrate video and audio into their own presentations at the middle school and high school levels. You see the increase in knowledge and utilization of each applications capabilities as the students grow.