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TITLE 19EDUCATION
PART 2TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
CHAPTER 126TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS
SUBCHAPTER BMIDDLE SCHOOL
RULE §126.17Technology Applications, Grade 6, Adopted 2022

    (A) identify real-world cybersecurity problems such as phishing, malware, password attacks, identity theft, and hacking; and

    (B) identify various methods of cyberbullying such as harassment, impersonation, and cyberstalking.

  (11) Practical technology concepts--processes. The student evaluates and selects appropriate methods or techniques for an independent project and identifies and solves common hardware and software problems using troubleshooting strategies. The student is expected to create and design files in various formats such as text, graphics, video, and audio files.

  (12) Practical technology concepts--skills and tools. The student leverages technology systems, concepts, and operations to produce digital artifacts. The student is expected to:

    (A) apply appropriate technology terminology such as cloud applications, input, output, and basic programming;

    (B) identify effective file management strategies such as file naming conventions, local and remote locations, backup, hierarchy, folder structure, file conversion, tags, and emerging digital organizational strategies;

    (C) select and use the appropriate platform and tools to complete a specific task or project;

    (D) demonstrate improvement in speed and accuracy as measured by words per minute when applying correct keyboarding techniques;

    (E) select and use appropriate shortcuts within applications;

    (F) use help sources to research application features and solve software issues;

    (G) identify types of local and remote data storage such as cloud architecture or local server; and

    (H) use productivity tools found in spread sheet, word processing, and publication applications to create digital artifacts such as reports, graphs, and charts.


Source Note: The provisions of this §126.17 adopted to be effective August 7, 2022, 47 TexReg 4518

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