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Texas Technology Standards as Correlated to MathTrax
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Technology Applications
Middle School - Grades 6-8
(1) Foundations. The student demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of hardware components, software programs, and their connections. The student is expected to:
(A) demonstrate knowledge and appropriate use of operating systems, software applications, and communication and networking components;
(B) compare, contrast, and appropriately use the various input, processing, output, and primary/secondary storage devices;
(C) demonstrate the ability to select and use software for a defined task according to quality, appropriateness, effectiveness, and efficiency;
(E) use technology terminology appropriate to the task;
(F) perform basic software application functions including, but not limited to, opening an application program and creating, modifying, printing, and saving documents;
(H) use terminology related to the Internet appropriately including, but not limited to, electronic mail (e-mail), Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), electronic bookmarks, local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), World Wide Web (WWW) page, and HyperText Markup Language (HTML); and
(3) Foundations. The student complies with the laws and examines the issues regarding the use of technology in society. The student is expected to:
(E) demonstrate knowledge of the relevancy of technology to future careers, life-long learning, and daily living for individuals of all ages.
(5) Information acquisition. The student acquires electronic information in a variety of formats, with appropriate supervision. The student is expected to:
(C) use on-line help and other documentation.
(7) Solving problems. The student uses appropriate computer-based productivity tools to create and modify solutions to problems. The student is expected to:
(A) plan, create, and edit documents created with a word processor using readable fonts, alignment, page setup, tabs, and ruler settings;
(B) create and edit spreadsheet documents using all data types, formulas and functions, and chart information;
(C) plan, create, and edit databases by defining fields, entering data, and designing layouts appropriate for reporting;
(H) use interactive virtual environments, appropriate to level, such as virtual reality or simulations;
(8) Solving problems. The student uses research skills and electronic communication, with appropriate supervision, to create new knowledge. The student is expected to:
(D) use technology in self-directed activities by sharing products for defined audiences; and
(E) integrate acquired technology applications skills, strategies, and use of the word processor, database, spreadsheet, telecommunications, draw, paint, and utility programs into the foundation and enrichment curricula.
(9) Solving problems. The student uses technology applications to facilitate evaluation of work, both process and product. The student is expected to:
(B) resolve information conflicts and validate information through research and comparison of data.
(12) Communication. The student uses technology applications to facilitate evaluation of communication, both process and product. The student is expected to:
(D) evaluate the product for relevance to the assignment or task.
Source: The provisions of this §126.12 adopted to be effective September 1, 1998, 22 TexReg 5203.
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