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Understanding the Updates in the

Revised Technology Applications TEKS

(Adopted 2022)

Implementation of the Revised Tech Apps TEKS

■ The current technology

applications TEKS were

implemented in 2012-2013.

■ The revised technology

applications TEKS are scheduled be

implemented beginning the 2024-

2025 school year.

■ Implementation of the new TEKS is

dependent upon Commissioner of

Education determination.

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Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter

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Overarching Changes in the 2022 TEKS - 1

■ TEKS for each grade level, no longer in grade bands

■ Use of strands and substrands as organizing principles

■ Reorganization of content across the strands

■ Computational thinking (new)

■ Creativity and innovation

■ Data literacy, management, and representation (new)

■ Digital citizenship

■ Practical technology concepts

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Overarching Changes in the 2022 TEKS - 2

■ New TEKS or revised TEKS for new strands and grade level structure

■ Integration of communications and collaboration throughout the

TEKS

■ Strands  connect to everyday life and to solve problems

■ Progression from language students are familiar with to technology

terminology

■ The use of “with assistance”

■ The use of “with or without technology”

■ Terminology with simpler wording in ()

■ Broad descriptions of technology to allow for emerging technology

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2022 TEKS Highlights – 1

• Kindergarten

■ Computational thinking

- problem or task identification - decomposition into smaller pieces

- simple pattern recognition - predictions

- basic algorithms (step-by-step) - create code sequences

■ Creativity and innovation

- personal skills needed for design processes

- application of a design process in problem-solving

■ Data literacy, management, and representation

- focus on what data is

- concept of searching and retrieving information

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2022 TEKS Highlights – 2

• Kindergarten

■ Digital citizenship

- behaviors - acceptable use

- content ownership - safety

■ Practical technology concepts

- usage - identification

- keyboarding - ergonomics

“with assistance” and “with or without technology”

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2022 TEKS Highlights – 3

• 1

st

Grade

■ Computational Thinking

- problem identification

- decomposition (sequences),

- use of everyday tasks for pattern recognition

- create basic algorithms,

- create code sequences to solve a problem

■ Creativity and innovation

-

design process in problem solving - technology impacts on communities

■ Data literacy, management, and representation

- use of keywords/digital sources in searches -data collection

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2022 TEKS Highlights - 4

• 1

st

Grade

■ Digital citizenship

- develops behaviors - acceptable use

- content ownership, and safety from K - account safety

- cyberbullying

■ Practical technology concepts

- builds on usage

- identification

- builds on keyboarding and ergonomics

- introduces the creation of an original product and revisions

■ “with assistance” and “with or without technology”

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2022 TEKS Highlights - 5

• 2

nd

Grade

■ Computational thinking

- problem identification

- decomposition multiple solutions into sequential steps

- complex patterns

- creating and troubleshooting basic algorithms with if-then statements

- code variables and loops

■ Creativity and innovation

- application of a design process to create solutions to problems

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2022 TEKS Highlights - 6

• 2

nd

Grade

■ Data literacy, management, and representation

- non-numerical data collection

- use of keywords/digital sources in searches independently

- use tools to create and communicate data visualizations – such as bar graphs

■ Digital citizenship

- develops behaviors, acceptable use, content ownership, and safety

- introduces private and public information

■ Practical technology concepts

- builds on usage, identification, keyboarding, and ergonomics

- introduces sharing content

■ “with assistance” and “with or without technology”

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2022 TEKS Highlights - 7

• 3

rd

Grade

■ Computational thinking

- aadds story problems - decomposition into subproblems

- debugging - algorithms (procedures)

- variables to store data - sequences, loops and conditionals

■ Creativity and innovation

- more personal skills development and apply design process – such as feedback

- adds definition of emerging technology

■ Data literacy, management, and representation

- shift to numerical data collection

- use of search strategies

- use of digital tools to communicate and publish results, intent to inform, to specified audience

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2022 TEKS Highlights - 8

• 3

rd

Grade

■ Digital citizenship

- digital footprint, etiquette, and collaboration

- copyright law, appropriate/inappropriate use, and citations

- builds on account safety, identify protection, online dangers

- cyberbullying and responses to it

■ Practical technology concepts

- application types and perform functions within applications

- terminology related to OS and networks

- saving and naming files

- keyboards and input devices adds device shortcuts

- identify and solve technical issues

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2022 TEKS Highlights - 9

• 4

th

Grade

■ Computational thinking

- decomposition into subproblems and solutions

- adds predictions from pattern - debug algorithms

- variables to modify data - sequences, loops & conditionals w. purpose

■ Creativity and innovation

- design process to improve processes/products

■ Data literacy, management, and representation

- numerical and non-numerical data

- transform and make inferences about data to answer a question

- uses digital tools to communicate inquiry results – to inform -- intended audience

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2022 TEKS Highlights - 10

• 4

th

Grade

■ Digital citizenship

- creator rights and how copyright law applies to creative work

- citations for digital media content

- types of data collection tools in digital world

- cyberbullying, responses to it – advocating for self and others

■ Practical technology concepts

- application selection for assigned tasks

- more application functions and terminology

- saving and naming files in context of strategies and folder structures

- use of strategies to solve technical issues

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2022 TEKS Highlights - 11

• 5

th

Grade

■ Computational thinking

- decomposition with graphical organizers

- document problems, solutions, and coded resolution timeline

- compare and select appropriate algorithms

- design process to create block-based programs

- identify how code can be reused

■ Creativity and innovation

- design process with components to generate multiple solutions

- predict how emerging technologies may impact different communities

■ Data literacy, management, and representation

- quantitative and qualitative data; keywords, Boolean operations, and limiters

- analyze, transform and make inferences about data to answer questions

- communicate and display data w. visualization - to inform – intended audience

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2022 TEKS Highlights - 12

• 5

th

Grade

■ Digital citizenship

- digital imprints – such as online activities, games

- digital etiquette for different audiences

- copyright law purposes and consequences

- cybersecurity strategies for safety/security

- interaction escalations and ways to stand up to cyberbullying

■ Practical technology concepts

- file types

- more application functions and terminology

- describe and evaluate multiple systems

- file organization

- continued keyboarding/input device fluency

- use help to research application features/issue resolution

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2022 TEKS Highlights - 13

• 6

th

Grade

■ Computational thinking

- decomposition with visual representations; analyze patterns in visual

representations

- abstraction and generalized/specific information

- plan documentation with visual representations

- debugging techniques and iterations

■ Creativity and innovation

- continues build on design process

- connects design process to industry

- technology throughout history – impact areas of study

- global trends impact on technology

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2022 TEKS Highlights

• 6

th

Grade

■ Data literacy, management, and representation

- data representation as Boolean expression

- use tools to transform data to discuss trends and make inferences

- communicate and display data -- to inform – intended audience

■ Digital citizenship

- impact of digital footprints

- create communications and presentations using appropriate etiquette

- intellectual property laws – protection and consequences

- create citations and citing digital sources

- protection from cybersecurity attacks

- various methods of cyberbullying

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2022 TEKS Highlights - 14

• 6

th

Grade

■ Practical technology concepts

- create and design files in various formats

- application of terminology

- more advanced file management strategies

- select and use tools for a specific task

- local and remote storage

- use productivity tools to create digital artifacts

- continued keyboarding, words per minute, and troubleshooting

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2022 TEKS Highlights - 15

• 7

th

Grade

■ Computational thinking

- decomposition with flowcharts; analyze patterns in flowcharts

- abstraction and how algorithms can be generalized

- plan documentation with flowcharts

- application of various debugging techniques and benefits of iterations

- more work with variables and data types

- nested loops

■ Creativity and innovation

- continues build on design process – prototypes or models/trial and error

- connects design process to industry

- technology throughout history – impact areas of study

- global trends impact on technology

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2022 TEKS Highlights - 16

• 7

th

Grade

■ Data literacy, management, and representation

- data representation in binary number systems

- use tools to transform data to analyze trends and make inferences and

predictions

- communicate and display data -- to inform or persuade – intended audience

■ Digital citizenship

- actions and effects on digital footprints

- create and revise communications using feedback and using appropriate etiquette

- intellectual property and associated terminology

- information exaggeration and misrepresentation

- real world cybersecurity issues

- negative impacts of cyberbullying

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2022 TEKS Highlights - 17

• 7

th

Grade

■ Practical technology concepts

- create, share, and communicate digital artifacts

- appropriate use of terminology

- effective file management strategies

- select and use tools for a specific task

- local and remote storage to store or share data

- use productivity tools to create digital artifacts

- continued keyboarding, words per minute, and troubleshooting

- test solutions for technical issues

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2022 TEKS Highlights - 18

• 8

th

Grade

■ Computational thinking

- decomposition using pseudocode; analyze patterns in pseudocode

- abstraction by developing generalized algorithms

- plan using pseudocode

- improvement of algorithms and modify previously written code

- named variables with multiple data types and perform operations

■ Creativity and innovation

- continues build on design process – innovation, more process elements

- continues connections to industry

- continues technology throughout history – impact areas of study

- continues global trends impact on technology – evaluate and predict

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2022 TEKS Highlights - 19

• 8

th

Grade

■ Data literacy, management, and representation

- compare and contracts multiple data types

- apply search strategies for a specified outcome

- transform data, analyze trends, infer, predict, develop steps to create process/product

- communicate and publish data -- to persuade – intended audience

■ Digital citizenship

- manage digital footprints and impacts on the future

- create and publish communications for global audience using appropriate etiquette

- evaluate bias

- analyze real world cybersecurity issues and propose ways to prevent harm

- evaluate scenarios/case studies to identify warning signs of a cyberbullying victim and

predict outcomes for the victim and the bully

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2022 TEKS Highlights - 20

• 8

th

Grade

■ Practical technology concepts

- combine file formats for a project/audience

- share and seek feedback on files

- appropriate use of terminology in various settings

- effective file management strategies

- select and use tools for a specific task – transfer data

- select appropriate type of storage

- use productivity tools to create digital artifacts

- continued keyboarding, improved speed, and use of tools to create artifacts

with increasing complexity

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