Elementary Technology Literacy Guide (PDF) - K12 - Plano ISD ...

Rationale
Recently adopted curriculum standards for Technology Applications, developed by TEA
through the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, mandate that technology is
integrated as a learning tool in all grade levels. Technology integrated across the
curriculum and in all grade levels demands that keyboarding instruction and training
begin at an early age and continue through high school.
Research indicates that formal keyboarding instruction should begin when student
interaction with the computer requires more than simple one-letter responses or mouse
clicking responses. Introducing students to formal keyboarding instruction in the
elementary grades ensures that students develop proper hand-finger methods instead
of acquiring hard-to-break, self-taught “hunt and peck” habits. Efficient keyboarding
skills allow students to concentrate on what they are composing, rather than how it is
being written. Our goal is to produce students with keyboarding skills that will increase
their productivity and contribute to positive technology applications in all academic
areas.
Plano ISD Elementary Technology Literacy Guide Page 4