NETS Performance Indicators 

Activities 

TEKS 

Tools & Resources 

1 Apply strategies for identifying & solving routine hardware & software problems that occur during everyday use. 

Students will capture pictures, save them to file, & manipulate them as needed for their project Teacher will provide assistance where necessary 

SS7(21) A 

CL6-8(1)A,C,F (2)A,D 

Software: 

  Built-in help systems 

Web Sites 

  Online FAQs & troubleshooting                assistance 

3 Exhibit legal & ethical behaviors when using information & technology, & discuss consequences of misuse. 

In class, just prior to students embarking on Web Quest Texas, the teacher will review copyright laws; students will document their information sources by supplying the web addresses visited on their trip fact chart 

CL6-8(3) A, B 

Web Sites 

 Chart 

5 Apply productivity/ 

multimedia tools & peripherals to support personal productivity, group collaboration, & learning throughout the curriculum. 

Students will work as a group to collect facts from various web sites & create a scrapbook of their journey that includes: population graphs, trip fact chart, pictures (from internet or magazines depending on availability of computer resources) See Teacher Pages 

SS7(21) C, G, H 

(23) A, B

CL6-8(8) E 

M7 (11) A 

ELA7(13) D, F, I 

(16) A, B, C, D, E, F 

(18) F, G, H, I 

(20) D, E 

(21) A 

Web Sites 

Software: 

  Spreadsheet 

   Word-processing 

   Multimedia 

   authoring 

Chart 

Other: 

  Graph paper, scissors, 

   glue, construction  

   paper,  manila paper,  

   hole-punch, yarn or  

   rings for binding 

Magazines: 

  Texas Parks & Wildlife 

  Texas Highways  (suggested because of Texas specific content) 

7 Collaborate with peers, experts, & others using telecommunications & collaborative tools to investigate curriculum-related problems, issues, & information, & to develop solutions or products for audiences inside & outside the classroom. 

 Students will collect information on Texas, including, but not limited to, sports events, museums, geographic areas, historical sites, etc. from various web sites and produce a scrapbook of their journey 

SS7(21)A, C,  

(22)A, C 

CL6-8 (11)B 

ELA7(10)L 

13(13)B,C,D,E,F,I 

Texas Web Quest sites 

8 Select & use appropriate tools & technology resources to accomplish a variety of tasks & solve problems. 

Students will research population data over time for Texas counties and graph results  

SS7(21)H 

CL6-8(7) A, B, D 

(8) E 

ELA7(10)L 

(13)B,C, 

Web Sites 

 graph paper  

Software: 

   Spreadsheet 

   Word-processing 

    Multimedia   

    authoring