Is the following PCK, TPK, TCK, or TPACK? Explain your answer

• You want to read a book with your students. However, your class is large and it can be difficult for everyone to see the book. You decide to use a document camera so that the book can be projected on the wall for everyone to see.

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• You are teaching about the three braches of government. You know that this is a hard concept for this age group of students to understand. To help them understand it you create a hands on role playing game for your students.

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• You notice that there is a flu bug going around in your class. It seems that most days you have 2-3 students absent and you find it difficult to get them caught up when they return. To help you create a wiki where you post assignments for students to do when they are sick at home.

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• Knowing how to use a conductivity meter to explore the electrical conductivity and monitor the amount of nutrients in a freshwater system.

Is the following PCK, TPK, TCK, or TPACK? Explain your answer

• You are planning a lesson to improve your students’ reading fluency. You decide to use VoiceThread in your lesson. Using VoiceThead the students can hear a fluent reader. Afterwards they can record their own reading and compare it to that of the fluent reader.

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• You like to invite people from the community to speak to your students. However, it can be difficult for people to take time off work to visit your class. You start using the live back-and-forth video communication capabilities of Skype to give your students an opportunity to hear and ask questions to the members of the community.

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• You are teaching your students about the responsibilities people have in a community. You give your students digital cameras and ask them to take pictures that represent their responsibilities as a member of their school community. You upload these pictures into Photostory and have the students take turns recording the audio narration for their picture. Afterwards you show the movie to your class.

Is the following rational PCK, TPK, TCK, or TPACK?

• You are teaching about geographical features so you decide to use Google Earth so your students can see accurate visual representations of those geographical features.

Is the following rational PCK, TPK, TCK, or TPACK?

• You decide to create a Photostory with your students because you think that it will be fun for them.

Is the following rational PCK, TPK, TCK, or TPACK?

• You decide to use Kerpoof in the lesson because you think that it helps facilitate collaboration and classroom management.

Is the following rational PCK, TPK, TCK, or TPACK?

• You have your students write using a word processer because it is a skill that students need to know for the rest of their lives.

Is the following rational PCK, TPK, TCK, or TPACK?

• A teacher uses a digital microscope because it allows the class to collect data and use the scientific method.