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TPACK,EquitableAccess,TechnologyBestPractices,
Presentationsoftware,andWeb1.03.0

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creditedallinformationtothem!

WhatIsTPACK?

TPACKstandsforTechnologicalPedagogicalContentKnowledgeanditisaframeworkfor
understandinghowtointegratetechnologyintoeducation.TPACKistherelationshipbetween
thethreeprimaryformsofknowledgeContent(CK),Pedagogy(PK),andTechnology(TK).
Whatissogreataboutthisapproachisthatitemphasizestheknowledgethatliesbetweenthe
intersectionofthebasicformsofeducation,ratherthanisolatingthem.Forinstanceyour
pedagogy(PK)couldbeareadandrespondorapairshareonanenglishorsocialstudies
assignment(CK),andyourTechnologysource(TK)aspectcouldbeaddingiPads,smartboards,
elmos,ablog,oranysortofwebcomponent.Thusaneffectivelessonplanequallyintegratesall
threefacetsinthemiddleforaprogressivelearningexperience.

WhatisEquitableAccess?
Accordingto
ISTE

equitableaccessisarobustandreliableaccesstocurrentandemerging
technologiesanddigitalresources,withconnectivityforallstudentsincludingthosewithspecial
needs,allteachers,staff,andotherschoolleaders.Tobridgesocioeconomicgapsandtruly
supportdigitallearningforallstudents,aninitiativemustensuresufficientbandwidthand
connectionspeedstoallowlearningandteachingtooccuranytime,withlimitedinterruptions
resultingfrominfrastructureproblems.Butequitableaccessmeansmorethansimplyproviding
devicesandconnectivity.Italsomeansgivingeverystudenttheopportunitytolearnfrom
teacherswhounderstandhowtousetechnologytobothenhancelearningandcreatequality
learningexperiencesforstudentswithspecialneeds.

Itisimportantbecausetechnologyoffersthepotentialtoimproveeducationforthosestudents
whoaredisadvantagedstudents,regardlessofathomeavailabilitybutonlyifallstudentsare
abletofullyparticipate.Toimplementtechnology,itisimportanttoconsidernotonlythe
numberofdevicesneedsbutmoreimportantlyhowyoucanleverageavailabledigitalresources
tomeetlearningandteachinggoals.Furthermore,technologyprovestobeparticularlyeffective
formeetingtheneedsofstudentswithspecialneeds.

Whataretechnologybestpractices?

Alignment,Accessibility,Assessment,andReinforcement
Accordingto
smarttech
thefocuspracticesinclude:
ProcessImplementation:thatcompletelyaddressestheprocessaspectsofinstructional
technology(operation,integration,governance).
TechnologyImplementation:thatcompletelyaddressesthetechnologyaspectsof
implementinginstructionaltechnology(sizing,infrastructuremanagement,servicemanagement,
integration,etc.).
FlexibleLearningEnvironments:approachthatallowsteacherstomoveseamlesslybetween
wholeclassinstruction,smallgroupcollaborationandindividuallearning.
StudentCollaborationSpaces:technologyenabledcollaborationspacesareavailablewherever
theyareneeded(classrooms,hallwaysandstaffrooms)wheneverstudentsneedtosolve
problemsandbuildontheirlearningcollaboratively.
InformationSharing:instructionaltechnologythatallowsinformationtobesharedeffectively
acrossdevicesandapplicationsseamlessly.
IntegratedLearningSpaces:defined(anddelivered)rangeoflearningenvironmentswith
appropriateenablingtechnologies.
UserExperience:integratedtechnologywithaconsistentuserinterfacefacilitatinguser
experience.
TrainingandProfessionalDevelopment(PD):collectedtrainingrequirementsanddelivereda
programthatbestmeetstheneedsofteachersandstudents.

NeedaUsefulPresentationSoftware?

Whatis
Prezi
?

Accordingto
elearningindustry
Preziisacloudbasedprogramthatallowsuserstocreate
zoomingslideshowpresentationsthattrulycaptureyourstudentsattention.

UsingPrez
Accordingto
elearningindustry
togetstarted,signupforPrezithroughanemailaddress,ora
LinkedIn/Facebookaccount.Onceyouvecreatedyouraccountandsignedin,clicktheNew
Prezibuttontogetworkingonyourveryownzoomingslideshow.Chooseatemplatefromthe
menuandgettowork!Clickdifferentareasofyourtemplatetoaddtext,images,orvideos.
RememberthatPreziallowsyoutoinsertFramesandArrowstoyouralreadyexistingtemplate
forsomeextraflair.Afteryouresatisfiedwithyourfirstslide,insertanotherandrepeatthe
process.Anytemplateyouselectwillhavedefaultpathsfromslidetoslide.However,youare
freetoedittheseasyouchoose.Repeatuntilyouvegotacompletepresentation!Onceyouve

completedyourpresentationyouarefreetosendtheURLtoyourstudents,downloadittoyour
computer,anddojustaboutanythingelsetoshareyourcreationwiththeworld!

UsingtheWorldWideWebefficiently
Web1.0,2.0,and3.0

Accordingto
wittycookie

Web1.0isthereadablephraseoftheWorldWideWebwithflatdata.InWeb1.0,thereis
onlylimitedinteractionbetweensitesandwebusers.Web1.0issimplyaninformationportal
whereuserspassivelyreceiveinformationwithoutbeinggiventheopportunitytopostreviews,
comments,andfeedback.

Meaning,thiscoversthemostsimplisticexamplesofwebuse.

Web2.0
ItisthewritablephraseoftheWorldWideWebwithinteractivedata.UnlikeWeb1.0,Web
2.0facilitatesinteractionbetweenwebusersandsites,soitallowsuserstointeractmorefreely
witheachother.Web2.0encouragesparticipation,collaboration,andinformationsharing.
ExamplesofWeb2.0applicationsareYoutube,Wiki,Flickr,Facebook,andsoon.

Toputsimply,2.0examplesaretypicallymuchnicer,bettercolorsandgraphics,andefficient.

Web3.0
ItistheexecutablephraseofWordWideWebwithdynamicapplications,interactiveservices,
andmachinetomachineinteraction.Web3.0isasemanticwebwhichreferstothefuture.In
Web3.0,computerscaninterpretinformationlikehumansandintelligentlygenerateand
distributeusefulcontenttailoredtotheneedsofusers.OneexampleofWeb3.0is
Tivo
,adigital
videorecorder.Itsrecordingprogramcansearchthewebandreadwhatitfindstoyoubasedon
yourpreferences.

Thesearethemostefficientexamplesoftheworldwidewebthesesitesandresourcesare
continuouslygettingbetterandbecomingmoreprogressive.