TPACK is a great model to follow to help you integrate technology into your teaching. It explains how 3 different kinds of knowledge combined can help you do this effectively. The three different knowledges being: technological knowledge (knowing how to use different kinds of technology, content knowledge (knowing most everything about a certain domain), and pedagogical knowledge (knowing the skills of how to teach effectively).
Separately, all these knowledges are very important. But if you can combine and intertwine all three (TPACK) you will know your domain very well and know how to teach within that domain through effectively using technology. Some teachers can combine some of the knowledges such as content knowledge and pedagogical knowledge- here they would know very well what they are talking about and know how to teach the students this material.
But if you combine those 2 knowledges with a technological knowledge, then the experience will be more meaninful for your students. It is necessary for teachers to have this knowledge for that exact reason- for experiences that can teach them what they need to know and for it to mean something beyond the classroom.
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Thanks for explaining the three kinds of knowledge in detail. I learned something!
ReplyDeleteIt's true that technological knowledge can enhance the learning experience for kids. It's good that you pointed out its usefulness on top of content knowledge and pedagogical knowledge-- I think it would be a great error for a teacher to depend too heavily upon technological knowledge. Sure, kids love technology, but if the teacher doesn't stay up-to-date on what's being taught or loses focus on the best ways to teach children, their educational experience is not what it needs to be.