Any 21st century classroom is expected to have technology actively involved. It's easy, though, for politicians, administrators, teachers, parents, and students to believe that if technology is being used, students are learning the skills they need as well. However, for true learning to happen, technology cannot be used just for the sake of having technology in the room. The TPACK framework is a lens to help teachers use content, pedagogy and technology to supporting student learning:
The relationships between the types of knowledge is where deeper understanding happens:
Of course my students use technology daily, but only in support of their learning the knowledge and skills needed. I've found that it's usually best to keep the frequently-used tools simple so that students are using them to learn the content and have the academic experiences planned to meet the learning outcomes. This way, they're not distracted by too many "bells and whistles" on a daily basis. When my students use new tools, for example, Screencastify, they work together to figure out the tool and then incorporate it into their technological toolkit. When students add one digital tool at a time and become proficient in using it, their confidence and abilities grow. The most common ways that my students use technology are to:
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Tracy Moskowite
7/11/2020 10:03:42 am
Great visuals. The top and bottom seem very disjoint. The top is clearly describing tpack but I am not sure the expectations on the reflection of using tpack. I feel that you have a great reflections but may need more straight foreword.
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Megan
7/11/2020 04:00:32 pm
Hi Tracy, Thank you for your feedback. Yes, I changed my TPACK reflection to fit in the different locations on the LIL website. I believe it makes more sense now. :)
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