Summary of Multimedia TEKS for grades 9-12

According to the 126.2 Technology Application, Kindergarten-Grade 2 TEKS, the foundation for basic hardware and software knowledge is laid. Students are expected an early age to master basic technology terminology and technology use skills. The TEKS for Multimedia offer a clear escalation of various tools and techniques. For example, 126.26 1(I) says that students identify and distinguish different sound editing principals. TEKS 126.26 2(D) continues with knowing the difference among audio input. Throughout the TEKS there is first a foundation laid for managing and manipulating audio files. As you move thought he curriculum, students will go from identifying audio principals to altering audio files to creating original audio files to capturing, recording and integrating specific sound files to publishing and sharing audio files. This is a definite spiraling curriculum where a basic foundation is first laid for students to advancing to much more advanced techniques.