The Pre-kindergarten technology applications pave the way for students to increase their knowledge in Kindergarten and beyond. Students learn to open and navigate software programs that enhanced learning. This helps students begin their knowledge of technology Foundations. In Kindergarten through Second Grade, students are expected to learn to start and exit programs and use technology terminology appropriate to the task.
Pre-kindergarten students learn to name a variety of computer input devices, such as mouse, keyboard, and voice recorder. These are devices that students are to learn in Kindergarten through Second Grade in Foundations, and they remain in the Foundations through high school.
Pre-kindergarten students also learn to operate voice/sound recorders and touch screens. Again, this part of Foundations for students Kindergarten through high school.
Pre-kindergarten students learn to use software programs to create and express their own ideas. That is very aligned to a Foundation skill as well as a Communication skill for students beginning in Kindergarten. Students beginning in Kindergarten are expected to produce documents at the keyboard and use language skills as grade level appropriate. In the area of Communication, students are expected to learn to publish information ina variety of media beginning in Kindergarten.
Finally, Pre-kindergarten students learn to recognize that information is acessible through the use of technology. This is related to Solving Problems, where students are to use electronic tools and research skills to build a knowledge base on a topic, which begins in Kindergarten.
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