TechPlus AI, TK to 8
Develop students who can explain their work
TechPlus AI is the K-8 digital literacy, AI Vibe Coding, and AI literacy curriculum for elementary and middle schools, TK through 8, with the training to make it stick.
Four things every TechPlus AI student builds
AI Fluency
Use AI, question it, verify it, disclose it, and explain the work.
Character Development
Honesty, kindness, and responsibility, built into every project.
Digital Literacy
Keyboarding, documents, slides, spreadsheets, search, and media.
Digital Citizenship
Privacy, safety, and good judgment online, in every grade.
Apps are not a program
A typing app here, a coding site there, an assembly on internet safety, and the hope that it adds up. It does not.
Instruction varies teacher to teacher
Whoever is comfortable with technology teaches it. Everyone else skips it.
Nothing connects grade to grade
Skills restart every fall instead of compounding from TK to 8.
AI changed the assignment
Students can now produce work they cannot explain. Your program has to answer that.
One pathway, three grade bands
Every strand is deliberately built from TK through 8th grade, so what a second grader starts, an eighth grader finishes.
Grades TK to 2
Explore and create
Devices, early keyboarding, digital stories, kindness online, and first step-by-step directions, the thinking behind AI Vibe Coding.
Signature projects: Illustrated story and a digital self-portrait
Grades 3 to 5
Build core fluency
Documents, slides, spreadsheets, search and source quality, AI Vibe Coding (describe a build, let AI draft it, test it), copyright basics.
Signature projects: Data chart with interpretation, a digital citizenship campaign, a first web page
Grades 6 to 8
Apply, analyze, and innovate
Research and citation, media bias, data stories, games and apps built with AI Vibe Coding, cybersecurity, AI critique with disclosure.
Signature projects: Digital portfolio and a career-ready capstone
Six strands of the TK-8 digital literacy curriculum
Keyboarding
Fluency that compounds instead of restarting every year.
Productivity
Documents, slides, spreadsheets, and the habits around them.
Digital citizenship
Kindness, privacy, and judgment online, every grade.
AI Vibe Coding
Describe what to build in plain words, let AI draft it, then test it, fix it, and explain how it works. Guided in the early grades, full apps and games by middle school.
Information and media literacy
Search, sources, citation, bias, and data stories.
AI literacy, from the elementary grades to grade 8
Use it, question it, verify it, disclose it, and explain the work.
AI as a tool. Never the author.
Students learn to use AI, question it, verify it, and disclose it. Then they stand up and explain the work.
- Age-banded, school-controlled AI access
- AI disclosure records on assignments
- Oral explanation built into every project
- No student data in model prompts
From walkthrough to portfolio
How a school launches TechPlus AI
From the first walkthrough to the first student portfolio.
Stage 1 of 5
Walkthrough
A 30-minute look at the curriculum on your devices, with your grades and schedule in mind.
Stage 2 of 5
Choose grades and devices
TK to 8, a band, or a single grade. Chromebook, iPad, Windows, or Mac. Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Canva tools.
Stage 3 of 5
Teacher onboarding
Live onboarding and coaching so a classroom teacher without a computer science credential can run it.
Stage 4 of 5
Teach the units
Lesson guides, rubrics, exemplars, pacing, and differentiation for every project.
Stage 5 of 5
Students explain and publish
Every project ends with an oral explanation and a portfolio piece parents can see.
What school leaders say
When we originally met with Ernie, I had reservations if his company could pull off what he proposed from so far away. Not only did BTE do everything he said but they exceeded my expectations in every way.
BeyondK12 was a huge help during our Distance Learning transition. Because Beyond Technology Education's support and Professional Learning, we are light years ahead of Blue-Ribbon Schools in our area.
... it's pretty rigorous, and I was amazed when I saw, even last year, when I was observing that lesson in kindergarten, it's like, Oh, my gosh! Kindergarteners know what this is.
Parents love that students are learning about various technologies, including coding and 3D printing, and that students are excited and engaged in learning.
First of all, allow me to begin by saying I absolutely enjoyed your webinar. I think it's right down our alley where we want to go as a district.
I don't know of another company that's doing what you're doing right now, to the extent that you're doing it.
Teachers and students are integrating technology in whole new ways and having a great time doing it!
... the curriculum you just presented, K through five is second to none. You did a really nice job.
Let's be ahead of the kids instead of the kids ahead of us.
List prices
What is included, and how to pay
One-year licenses for one teacher or a whole school, with implementation included, or a 4-year K-8 school license. No per-seat fees. District, diocese, and network pricing for two or more schools is quoted.
For U.S. schools, Title IV-A names digital literacy for all students as an allowable use, and Title II-A commonly covers the teacher training that comes with every license. General information, not a funding guarantee; see the funding page.
Pay by card online with Buy Now, or ask for an invoice if your school pays by purchase order.
Questions school leaders ask
What technology coordinators and principals ask in the walkthrough.
Do we need a computer science teacher to run TechPlus AI?
No. The curriculum is written for the classroom teacher or technology coordinator you already have, with ready-made lesson guides, rubrics, exemplars, and pacing, plus live onboarding and coaching from our team.
Which devices and platforms does it work with?
Chromebooks, iPads, Windows laptops, and Macs, with tool-specific steps for Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Apple, and Canva.
How does the curriculum handle AI and cheating?
AI is a tool, never the author. Access is age-banded and school-controlled, students record an AI disclosure on assignments that used it, and every project ends with the student explaining what they made, why, what helped, and what they would improve. That is the assessment AI cannot fake.
What about student data privacy?
No student data goes into model prompts. We are committed to meeting FERPA and COPPA obligations for the data we hold, and our privacy policy describes our practices. Ask us for the details your technology director will want.
How much class time does it take?
Schools run it as a weekly technology class or inside homeroom and core subjects. The pacing guides are built for both; we set the schedule with you in the walkthrough.
Is it aligned to standards?
Ask us for the alignment document for your state and grade levels. We will send what we have for your standards.
Can one teacher or a homeschool family use it?
Yes. The Teacher License is $398 for one year and covers one classroom teacher or one homeschool teacher, with their own classes (up to six sections). The School License covers every teacher in one building for $3,598 a year, or $10,998 for four years for grades K-8.
Does it work for a school with a small staff?
That is where it was built. We have worked with Catholic, private, charter, and public schools, many of them small schools where one teacher or the principal runs the technology program. The curriculum, the onboarding, and the pricing are sized for that school.
Where does the curriculum come from?
It is built on 25 years of classroom technology curriculum taught in Southern California schools since 2001, rebuilt for the AI era with AI literacy as its sixth strand.
Still have a question? Call 888-283-3213 or, outside the U.S., message us on WhatsApp.
Request a curriculum walkthrough
Thirty minutes on your devices, with your grades and schedule in mind. You will see real lessons, rubrics, and student projects.
- Sample lessons for the grades you choose
- A pacing option that fits your schedule
- The standards alignment we have for your state
Prefer to talk? Call 888-283-3213 (outside the U.S., message us on WhatsApp).
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