According to Harris Hofer, TPACK is the intersection of teachers' knowledge of curriculum content, general pedagogies, and technologies (Harris et al., 2009, p.99).
Five Basic Instructional Decisions:learning goalsPedagogical decisionsActivity typesAssessment strategiesTools and resources(Harris Hofer, 2009, p. 101)
Those sound like great instructional decisions for teachers to consider as they plan and integrate technology.
This will maximize the learning for the student.
One important thing to keep in mind is to make sure the curriculum goals and standards are chosen BEFORE deciding your technology selection.
Smart thinking. I often try to build my lesson around the technology I want to use. It makes sense to focus on the content and then decide which technology platform would be best.
Read Text- Electronic booksField Trip- Virtual fieldtripPoems- MoviemakerDiscussions- Google classroomMap- Google EarthDiary- Online blogs(Harris Hofer, 2009, pp.102-106)
There are many activity types that offer possible technology integration.
Let's brainstorm some ideas together on the board.
This graphic is helpful when thinking about all of the parts of TPACK.
Content Knowledge
Technological Knowledge
Pedagogical Knowledge
Thanks for your help. Can't wait to start using TPACK as I plan.