Who are the students in your classroom?

Based on your initial thoughts on ways to integrate technology into your lessons, jot down some answers to the following questions.

1) Why is integrating technology into instruction important?

2) Can technology be integrated into lessons for all learners? If so, how?

3) How can I integrate technology into the lessons in my classroom? In what ways?

TASK:

Use the provided Triple Venn Diagram and fill in each knowledge area (technological knowledge, pedagogical knowledge and content knowledge) as you review the resources below to help you better understand TPACK.

TPACK-Based Design consists of the following definitions and combinations for lesson integration.

1. Technological Knowledge (TK): knowledge of how to use emerging technologies
2. Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK): knowledge of how to utilize technology representations in conjunction with subject-specific activities to help students learn.
3. Technological Content Knowledge (TCK): knowledge of how to represent concepts with technology
4. Technological Pedagogical Knowledge (TPK): knowledge of the general pedagogical activities that a teacher can engage in using emerging technologies
5. Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK): knowledge of how to coordinate the use of subject-specific activities or topic-specific activities with technologies to facilitate student learning.

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