Jul
24
I followed a link from Vicki Davis’ The Cool Cat Teacher blog to a page called TPCK. It shows a venn diagram of how technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge intersect. I found the diagram strangely comforting. It is easy to feel overwhelmed with all this infusion of technology we have been exposed to in this course. Seeing it balanced by pedagogy and content made me relax. We have to learn how to use technology in the classroom to teach 21st century thinking, but we still need to know how to teach, and we have to know our subject matter. I think using a venn diagram like this can be practical in lesson planning to keep the balance in the forefront of our thinking. Otherwise, it is quite easy to imagine technology taking over all aspects of the classroom environment. We have to remain cognizant of what our goals are from the beginning and try to remain true to them as we bravely try more and more technology based activities
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“We have to learn how to use technology in the classroom to teach 21st century thinking, but we still need to know how to teach, and we have to know our subject matter.”
Well said — the learning outcomes and content are ABSOLUTELY the essential parts. All of this technology means very little without being married to thoughtfully designed learning experiences!