Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge. Published on May 28th, 2013 | by Mark Anderson Technology, Pedagogy, & Content Knowledge model Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge The Technology, Pedagogy and Content Knowledge model or TPACK for short has been around for some time.
It builds upon the work of Lee Shulman and extends his idea of Pedagogical Content Knowledge. Matthew Koehler and Punya Mishra expand upon this in much more detail on their site and on the site there are lot of links to other scholarly articles related to this topic. In my work, I’ve been trying to apply these three things in order to bring about use of technology in lessons that doesn’t dictate that technology is at the heart of everything we do but there as something which will enhance the PCK (Pedagogical Content Knowledge) based learning that is happening. TPACK with definitions. Within the TPACK model there are 7 different sections, each of which are represented in this diagram. - Class Tech Tips: 11 iPad Literacy Apps for Stations! 0 Comments December 4, 2014 By: Monica Burns Nov 30 Written by: 11/30/2014 5:33 PM ShareThis Many teachers ask me what to do with just a handful of iPads.
Here are a some of my favorite apps for creating stations in your classroom – add your favorites to the comments section! News-O-Matic (reading and listening with extra activities) 7 Little Words (word games) Quizzitive (vocabulary game) KidEWords (word games) Storyline Online (read aloud videos) DK Readers (read along books) SpellMania (word games) World’s Worst Pet (vocabulary games) Synopsis (flashcards with games) Vocabulary and SpellingCity (word games) Avokiddo ABC (alphabet games) cross posted at classtechtips.com Monica Burns is a fifth grade teacher in a 1:1 iPad classroom.
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I held a lot of brainstorming sessions with those students. Today, there are lots of apps that can help students generate creative story ideas. Here are five worth taking a look at. Things to Think About is a free iPad app that offers 100 writing prompts created by students for students. The prompts were created by 2nd through 5th grade students in Jackson County, Michigan.
Write About This is an iPad app (free and paid versions available) containing visual, text, voice writing prompts for students. Shake-a-Phrase is a fun iPad app (currently priced at $1.99) for elementary school and middle school students to use to start stories and practice recognizing parts of speech. Brainstormer is an iPad app (current price $1.99) that started out as a website in 2009. Classroom Technology News. 1 to 1 iPad Class. Content creation. iPad apps. Digital Storytelling. Utilities. Subject /Age Level Apps. Educational Technology: The Future Is Now. 11 iPad Apps That Promote Close-Reading. iAnnotate’s intuitive interface and customizable set of features make it the "go-to app" for taking notes on lecture slides, annotating important business documents, revising screenplays, grading papers, and much more.
Read on to learn about the great capabilities of iAnnotate: ANNOTATE: Choose from the pen, highlighter, typewriter, stamp, straight-line, note, underline, strikeout, photo, voice recording, and date stamp tools. Copy and paste annotations, even from one document to another. CUSTOMIZE: Drag and drop the exact tools you need to create custom toolbars for your specific workflow. Switch between toolbars with a swipe, or open the Toolbar Drawer to edit your toolbars. SCROLL: iAnnotate allows fast, continuous vertical scroll through an entire document.
SEARCH: Use keywords to search the full text or filenames of every document downloaded to your Library, or limit your search to unread, annotated, or favorited documents to refine your results. Resources for Using iPads in Grades 3-5. iPads. SMART Board. There's a Maker Faire in That iPad! 10 Ways to Create Student Makers With Apps - Getting Smart by Alison Anderson - edapps, iPad, maker, maker fair, makerchat, makered. Too often the word on the street is “my school or class has new iPads but we don’t know what to do with them.”
The best part about these devices is that they get the learning into the actual hands of students- make learning “hands-on.” That is NOT a new concept. Dewey, Montessori, David Kolb knew this long before the digital age- constructivism is one of the most effective ways to learn anything. These days, the word “maker” can be interchanged for “constructivist” and the Maker Movement is really starting to sweep the country. The White House announced last week they would host their first Maker Faire this spring (follow the hashtag, #IMadeThis). These are all exciting events but all students should have easy access to becoming a maker. 1. DIY.org (app and webbased) has it all! 2. Play-i Bots: coming soon – these little bots will take the code written on the ipad and make it come to life in the real world. 3. 4. 5. 6. Foldify: Don’t have the cash to get a 3D printer? 7. 8. 9.