TPACK and SMAR #3

What is MIRO?

Miro is a platform known as a digital whiteboard that makes it easy to collaborate with others. The software is a platform that allows you to create notes and designs, communicate via embedded video calls or online chats.While using Miro, you can connect with other platforms such as Google Drive, Slack, Asana, Trello, and SurveyMonkey. The following mindmaps were created with the help of Miro.

What is TPACK?

TPACK offers a productive approach to many of the dilemmas teachers face when applying educational technology in their classrooms. It was developed as a framework by Punya Mishra and Matthew J. Koehler. TPACK focuses on technological knowledge (TK), pedagogical knowledge (PK), and content knowledge (CK). According to the TPACK approach, technological tools such as hardware software enable students to learn the subject better and more effectively. They are also best used to guide students towards the most effective learning.

Content Knowledge (CK): It is the concepts, theories, evidence, and organizational frameworks knowledge that the teachers have on the subject matter.

Pedagogical Knowledge (PK): A teacher's ability to implement practices, processes, and methods on students.

Technological Knowledge (TK): It is everything a teacher knows about various technologies, technological tools, and associated resources and the ability to apply them.

Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK): To understand if teachers have the same methods and approaches for geography, chemistry and language lessons.

Technological Content Knowledge (TCK): TCK explains teachers' perceptions of how technology and content interact and impact one another.

Technological Pedagogical Knowledge (TPK): This means teachers' awareness of how new pedagogical conveniences introduced by various technologies might influence both teaching and learning experiences.

 

What is SMAR?

Dr. Ruben Puentedura created a system that categorizes four levels of classroom technology integration. Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, and Redefinition are all abbreviated as "SAMR." The SAMR approach was intended to allow teachers to customize learning and students to visualize complicated topics while sharing a common language. 

Substitution: Technology acts as a direct substitute with no significant change. Substitution also includes scanning papers, digitizing worksheets, submitting work online, and reading from an e-book or digital textbook.

Augmentation: Technology acts as a direct substitute, with functional improvement. Substitution and augmentation are techniques used to improve student learning.

Modification: Tech allows for task redesign. To move beyond paper to the digital world.

Redefinition: Tech allows the creation of new tasks that were previously thought unachievable.

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