Texas Essential Knowledge and Skill for Technology application. Kindergarten to 2nd grade.

1. Creativity and Innovations

1.1. • Apply knowledge to create new ideas and process. • Create new products using different success. • Explore virtual environments and different programs to enhance learning. • Create and take steps to complete a task. • Evaluate and modify step to complete the task.

2. Communicate and collaborations

2.1. • Communication tools- that students have access to tools interact with peers locally and globally. • Participate in digital environments to develop cultural understanding by learning about interacting with different learners. • Create digital information- colors, graphics, and animation. • Select, store, and deliver products- using media and devices.

3. Research and information Fluency

3.1. • Students use search strategies to find and access information. • Learn research skills to build knowledge about the topic or assignment. • Evaluate the usefulness of using digital content.

4. Critical thinking problems solving and decision making

4.1. • Recognize what is known and unknown and what is needed to solve the problem and explain the steps that were taken. • Evaluate the right digital tools to create the desired product. • Review the final product before submitting. • Collect, analyze, and represent data. Examples word process, spreadsheets, charts etc.

5. Digital citizenship

5.1. • Follow acceptable rules and polices- for appropriate behaviors in a digital environment. • Comply with safety rules and guidelines and copyright laws. • Practice the correct and responsible use of digital information. Which includes software, images and audio and videos.

6. Technology operations and concepts

6.1. • Students use the appropriate terminology about basic hardware, software, programs and virtual environments. • Use the correct digital tools and resources to store, access and collaboration to create solutions to problems. • Perform software application and functions. Examples create and modify and print and save information. • Use different inputs and outputs and storage devices. • Use proper keyboarding techniques. • Demonstrate keyboarding techniques and methods using numbers punctuations symbols etc. • Use the help feature.