1. Technology Application TEKS Christy Bryant

2. What is TEKS? Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills  describes what knowledge students should have and what skills are needed to use technology.

3. Grades Four Grade Clusters  K-2--Input information, beginning touch keyboard, basic computer.  3-5--Correct keyboarding technique, search engines.  6-8--Multi-software packages  9-12--Computer science, publishing, digital, multimedia, video, web, etc.

4. Educator Requirements Tech App EC-12 Certificate  Pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, 1-12 th grades except Computer Science. Tech App 8-12  8 th grade tech app curriculum  9-12 th desktop publishing, digital graphics/animation, multimedia, video technology, web mastering, and independent study

5. Requirements (Cont.) Computer Science 8-12 Certification  Computer Science I & II Elementary Teachers  May integrate TEKS into their classes if the school district approves it. Secondary Teachers  Same as elementary teachers plus separate classes if approved by school district. New Teachers  All new teachers must have tech app certificates for their particular grade level.

6. Who Can Be Certified? Person has to hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. Complete teacher training  College/university, school district, regional center or community college. Pass certification test for subject area and grade level.

7. Vidor Independent School District Tech App Courses Offered  Computer Applications  Multimedia and Animation  Telecommunications and Networking  Video

8. VISD (Cont.) Certifications  Teachers A Texas Teaching Certificate and the content area certification of Technology Applications  Administrators Not unless they are teaching a class Textbooks  Glencoe—Intro to Multimedia  Prentice Hall—Digital Graphics & Animation w/Photoshop  Goodheart-Wilcox—Video Communication & Production

9. Sources Singleton, P. (2007). Retrieved October 31, 2007, by method of email interview. State Board for Educator Certification. (2007). Certification Information. Retrieved October 18, 2007, from http://www.sbec.state.tx.us/SBECOnline/certinfo/ becometeacher.asp?width=1024&height=768#b asicreq http://www.sbec.state.tx.us/SBECOnline/certinfo/ becometeacher.asp?width=1024&height=768#b asicreq