Hi! It looks like you need some help understanding?
...Maybe? But why do you look like a ghost?
Not to break the fourth wall, but this was the closest image they could find for an angel. So just use your imagination!
Liuku: 3
Okay! That seems plausible enough. So why are there so many acronyms? Is it just more education mumbo-jumbo???
Not at all! Think of it like this, there are three kinds of knowledge at play here: content, pedagogical, and technological knowledge.
That explains some of them.. what about the longer ones?
Well, that's when the different kinds of knowledge overlap! Like yesterday when you made a Kahoot reviewing different vocabulary for your test. That was a great example of Technological Content Knowledge (TCK)!
Liuku: 4
Don't get ahead of yourself. Some of this will sound familiar, but that's important.
So some of it is what I already do as a teacher? So I don't need to learn any of this!
Well, if you are already doing some of this, then you can reflect on it. But you'll still find there's more for you to learn!
Important? How?
I guess that's true. I still don't know what TPCAST means...
That's the spirit! Let's start by thinking about it as the center of a diagram. It's where content, pedagogy, and technology all connect.
Liuku: 5
Well it means you understand what students need to learn about your [content], how to to teach them creatively [pedagogy], and how you use technology to present your content and help students access it.
Okay... so TPACK is when they all connect. What does that mean?
That's starting to make sense. What about my Kahoot? How could that be TPACK?
You're off to a good start because it's the content students need to know. But how are you making sure they're accessing the information, and the technology is helping them understand it?
I guess I could review the difficult questions with them. Or maybe use a review mode to help them practice better?
Liuku: 6
That's a good start! But remember that you still have a lot you can learn. That's why you're in a class, remember?
*Sigh* I think you're right. I mean, we barely talking about TCK, TPK, to name a few...
I didn't want to overload you! But that's something you should take the time to study.
I'll start doing that now! Thanks again, Storyboard ghost.
I'm the TPACK angel, don't forget! But you're welcome--I'm always happy to help.