Key TEKS Correlation (either subject area or Technology Applications, if applicable): (c) Knowledge and skills. (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 use appropriately the various input, processing, output, and primary/secondary storage devices; (D) delineate and make necessary adjustments regarding compatibility issues including, but not limited to, digital file formats and cross platform connectivity; (2) Foundations. The student uses data input skills appropriate to the task. The student is expected to: (B) demonstrate proficiency in the use of a variety of electronic input devices such as keyboard, scanner, voice/sound recorder, mouse, touch screen or digital video by incorporating such components while publishing WWW pages. (3) Foundations. The student complies with the laws and examines the issues regarding the use of technology in society. The student is expected to: (A) discuss copyright laws/issues and model ethical acquisition and use of digital information, citing sources using established methods; (B) demonstrate proper etiquette and knowledge of acceptable use policies when using networks, especially resources on the Internet and intranet; and (4) Information acquisition. The student uses a variety of strategies to acquire information from electronic resources, with appropriate supervision. The student is expected to: (A) use local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs) including the Internet and intranet in research and resource sharing; (B) construct appropriate search strategies in the acquisition of information from the Internet including keyword and Boolean search strategies; and (C) obtain Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) and distinguish among the protocols including hypertext transfer protocol (http), gopher, file transfer protocol (ftp), telnet, and wide area information system (wais). Students primarily use http and ftp to access web files from the Internet and transfer files to a server. (5) Information acquisition. The student acquires electronic information in a variety of formats, with appropriate supervision. The student is expected to: (A) acquire information in electronic formats including text, audio, video, and graphics, citing the source; and (B) identify, create, and use available file formats including text, image, video (analog and digital), and audio files. (6) Information acquisition. The student evaluates the acquired electronic information. The student is expected to: (A) determine and employ methods to evaluate the design (for content delivery) and functionality (for navigation and interaction) of WWW pages and compare the method with other established methods; (B) demonstrate skill in testing the accuracy of information; and (7) Solving problems. The student uses appropriate computer-based productivity tools to create and modify solutions to problems. The student is expected to: (A) use technology tools to create a knowledge base with a broad perspective; (B) select and integrate appropriate productivity tools including, but not limited to, word processor, database, spreadsheet, telecommunication, draw, paint, and utility programs into the creation of WWW documents; (C) use foundation and enrichment curricular content in the creation of WWW pages; (D) create WWW pages using specific authoring tools such as text-based editing programs or graphical-based editing programs; (F) create and edit WWW documents using established design principles including consistency, repetition, alignment, proximity, ratio of text to white space, image file size, color use, font size, type, and style; (H) establish a folder/directory hierarchy for storage of a web page and its related or linked files. (8) Solving problems. The student uses research skills and electronic communication, with appropriate supervision, to create new knowledge. The student is expected to: (A) demonstrate proficiency in, appropriate use of, and navigation of LANs, WANs, the Internet, and intranet for research and for sharing of resources; (B) extend teaching and learning in the local environment to the worldwide community through the creation and sharing of WWW documents; (C) synthesize and generate new information from data gathered from electronic and telecommunications resources;
(F) participate with electronic communities as a learner, initiator, contributor, and teacher/mentor; and (9) Solving problems. The student uses technology applications to facilitate evaluation of work, both process and product. The student is expected to: (B) seek and respond to advice from peers and professionals in delineating technological tasks; (10) Communication. The student formats digital information for appropriate and effective communication. The student is expected to: (A) use hypertext linking appropriately when creating WWW pages; (11) Communication. The student delivers the product electronically in a variety of media, with appropriate supervision. The student is expected to: (A) synthesize and publish information in a variety of ways including, but not limited to, printed copy, monitor display, Internet documents, and video; and (12) Communication. The student uses technology applications to facilitate evaluation of communication, both process and product. The student is expected to: (A) create technology specifications for tasks and evaluation rubrics; and
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