Have you ever tried to make a fruit salad without a knife? Thanks to an eye-opening assignment this week, I now have. I was given the task of cutting up bananas and strawberries with nothing but a spatula. Sounds easy? Well, it wasn’t. After reading about TPACK (Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge) this week, and giving some thought to the assignment at hand, I came to a few realizations. In an article I read, “Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A Framework for Teacher Knowledge”, authors, Mishra and Koehler state that “a range of tools exists for a particular task, the ability to choose a tool based on its fitness, strategies for using the tool’s affordances, and knowledge of pedagogical strategies and the ability to apply those strategies for use of technologies” (Mishra & Koheler 2006) is what defines Technological Pedagogical Knowledge. As you can see in my “Cooking with TPACK” video, the tools I had available were limited to a spatula, plate, and bowl. If my toolkit was larger and included a knife, I may have had an easier time completing the task of cutting fruit. This applies to school children as well. When teachers expand their toolkit and students have access to the best fit tools, their learning is easier and more efficient. Now, I know that many teachers struggle with technology and the issues that come with it. I had the chance to read another article by Landgon Winner which delves into this topic further. Winner states that “it is obvious that technologies can be used in ways that enhance the power, authority, and privilege of some over others” (Winner 1980). I spent a lot of time thinking about this statement, and reflecting on what I have learned about TPACK and in my undergraduate career. The thought that stuck with me the most is that with all of the rising technological supports, how are we working to create equality with them? Is this technology closing the education gap or just creating a wider one? In my opinion, until we can fund all schools and supply them with equal technologies, as well as support teachers in understanding the use of technology, it is just going to widen the gap. References: Abb, M. (2022, May 28). Cooking with TPACK. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7MRGDqeuk4 Mishra, P., & Koehler, M. J. (2006). Technological pedagogical content knowledge: A framework for teacher knowledge. Teachers College Record, 108(6), 1017-1054. Winner, L. (1980). Do artifacts have politics? Daedalus, 109(1), 121-136. http://www.jstor.org.proxy1.cl.msu.edu/stable/20024652 Image Credits: The Wizard (2013). School_Supplies [Photograph]. Flickr. www.flickr.com/photos/100997855@N02/9680954970/in/photolist-fKtqCJ-7zcC8R-8tJtaQ-pa8pTJ-9v3syM-5x9K83-9NV8Uk-7TBkoB-CDnCyj-7xdNpk-5sQfht-8H1LGn-7znCaK-7znQTn-j5V1df-dgMNur-d8axLq-d8ayoj-d8ax7J-2cQDQzo-d8awvo-d8avQU-a8aw7t-2h3WR2x-3tFjH-5TaRiz-7CdRvN-9jd6Rp-o2UPU-9wUx1u-5Di2hn-8bPveL-k8Fde-b6gFGi-cUZp3N-345ojn-cvJujW-8tXBfo-ammMpX-8tXBf5-349XEh-345nQP-8tXBfS-d88yCJ-4LDtU6-6RrUiE-d88xtd-d88y31-dkzPF2-8dHF7A
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