Technology+TEKS



K-2 (K-2.2.A) use a variety of input devices such as mouse, keyboard, disk drive, modem, voice/sound recorder, scanner, digital video, CD-ROM, or touch screen;   (K-2.7.A) use software programs with audio, video, and graphics to enhance learning experiences;   (K-2.7.B) use appropriate software, including the use of word processing and multimedia, to express ideas and solve problems. (K-2.8.A) use communication tools to participate in group projects;   (K-2.11.A) publish information in a variety of media including, but not limited to, printed copy or monitor display;   (K-2.11.B) publish information in a variety of media including, but not limited to, stored files or video.   3-5 (3-5.5.A) acquire information including text, audio, video, and graphics; (3-5.7.A) use software programs with audio, video, and graphics to enhance learning experiences; (3-5.7.B) use appropriate software to express ideas and solve problems including the use of word processing, graphics, databases, spreadsheets, simulations, and multimedia; (3-5.7.C) use a variety of data types including text, graphics, digital audio, and video. (3-5.8.A) use communication tools to participate in group projects; (3-5.8.B) use interactive technology environments, such as simulations, electronic science or mathematics laboratories, virtual museum field trips, or on-line interactive lessons, to manipulate information; (3-5.8.C) participate with electronic communities as a learner, initiator, contributor, or mentor. (3-5.11.A) publish information in a variety of media including, but not limited to, printed copy, monitor display, Internet documents, and video; (3-5.11.B) use presentation software to communicate with specific audiences.  <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: center;">Research

Branzburg, Jeffery. "Talk Is Cheap ." __Tech and Learning__ (Mar. 2007). __Tech__ __Learning__. 16 June 2009 <http://www.techlearning.com/article/7080>.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">So what educational implications does this have? How about connecting your ESL students with native language-speaking students in other countries? Skype also provides conference calling for as many as 10 simultaneous users, so feel free to have your monthly department meeting remotely. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|The CultureQuest Project], which, according to its Web site, "involves students and teachers engaged in inquiry-based classroom projects that explore other peoples and cultures," has used Skype to engage U.S. students in dialogues with those in such far-flung places as New Delhi, India. Interested in videoconferencing but put off by the cost of a major system? You can do it over Skype. Have your students see and talk with their peers (or with curricular experts) worldwide!