My journey began when I realized the future of education needed to keep up with the ever changing world. This meant how we teach and how kids learn. Technology is going to play a huge role in the future of education. The students live in and communicate in a digital world. It would not be fair to the students not to use technology or use it in limited ways. My effectiveness as a teacher would be limited if I wasn’t committed to learning and implementing technology through models like the TPACK. Getting to know the TPACK model has made me realize that there is no substitute for great teaching, getting to know your students or content knowledge. Technology is the piece in the TPACK model that is ever changing. I was using technology in the classroom pretty much every day but this program has shown me how to use it to foster creativity and getting to the "sweet spot on the TPAC". Prior to this program I was using it more as a tool and management system. Now I am blogging and vlogging with the kids not only about what they learned but giving feedback to each other during the learning process. Students are more clear on what the need to learn and how to get help to learn. Taking and trying these new tools with the students has been a good way to model growth mindset and the learning process. We have even created a youtube channel with a tech tips station that the student's screencast tips as we come across new technology. Investigating the videos about the brain, technology to foster 21st-century learning, reading the Flat World and the other studies have given me a deeper understanding of why it isn't a choice to shift education but an immediate need to do so.
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Jose Cerda
10/14/2018 12:25:37 pm
It's great that you created a youtube channel, that tech tips station sounds awesome. I'm sure the kids love it. I also find TPACK very useful, it really does help see things differently and not do what I used to do before just trying random tech tools that looked fun without thinking about how all three aspects applied.
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