Week 11 PLE post

TPACK (Technological Pedagogical And Content Knowledge):

1.) Technology Content Knowledge
This entails knowing the technologies that are relevant to a particular domain and how to use those technologies within the domain.

Some examples might include:

a scientist using a scanning electron microscope to analyze insects
a journalist using desktop publishing software to prepare a manuscript for the press
a historian using online databases of primary source pictures and letters from the civil war

I think this was the biggest thing I really learned about. I never really thought about making technology a central part of my lesson plans, hence, I'd never really explored any educational technology extensively. It's been a fun experience learning how to integrate technology.

2.Pedagogical Content Knowledge
can be defined as general knowledge and skills related to teaching.
An example might be knowing how to use DIBELS to test reading ability.

3.)Technological pedagogical knowledge (TPCK): is the knowledge of how technologies can be used in a general (non-content specific) teaching context. An example of this might be knowing how to manage classroom technology and knowing disadvantages and advantages of possible technologies to be used in the classroom.