Recently, I made a video recording of myself preparing a fruit salad with the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework as my guide. The purpose of this video is to illustrate how you may not always have exactly what you need to accomplish a task.
In my video, a task was randomly selected for me to perform. The tools used to complete the task were also selected. When it was finally revealed to me, I was a little apprehensive. First, because the task dealt with cutting fruit and the utensil I had was NOT a knife. I was immediately reminded of the first day that my kindergarten students were given Chromebooks and they needed to learn how to use the keyboard, arrow keys, and login. There was more to teach the student than merely how to use the programs. For some, this was their first time using this type of technology. For others, being familiar with this technology was not the issue. Some students had a need for additional support from home. Family members were not well versed in this technology and therefore, the classroom was the only access that the students could utilize for learning how to use the technology.
Reflection about Winner (1980) reading
I read an article that looked at technology through the lens of political connections. I don’t believe that I have ever considered alternative connections/ purposes for technology. I have always looked at it in terms of creating more efficient ways to accomplish tasks. There were references made that connected technical things with political qualities. After completing this reading, I am left with the idea that there is a disappointing history connected to technology. This history illustrates that new technologies are not always introduced for the purpose of increasing efficiency (Winner, 1980).
| Winner, L. (1980). Do artifacts have politics? Daedalus, 109(1), 121-136. Kurt, S. (2018, May 12).TPACK: Technological Pedagogical content Knowledge Framework. [image]. Google Images. https://images.app.goo.gl/WFG8A5ybjYvs9UhW6 |