Rafaela Hollada

TPACK stands for Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge. It is the interaction between these three concepts; Technology (the ability to use a computer, software, etc.), content (math, science, social studies, and so forth), and pedagogical (how to teach) that shows how technology can help in teaching. The good thing about TPACK is that its phases ensure that the use of technology is purposeful. TPACK's weakness is that it does not inform you what technology to use. It is just a way of informing you if adding the technology is useful. SAMR stands for Substitution that is when technology is used to substitute the teaching but does not have an impact of the lesson. For example, instead of writing on a piece of paper, the students each take a turn to write on the smart board. Augmentation, technology also substitute the way the lesson is taught, however, it does have an impact because it improves the way the lesson is taught. For instance, being able to use Word to improve the s...

Hello everyone, my name is Rafaela Hollada. I am 22 years old. I go to LR university, my major is Instructional Studies and I hope to graduate next spring. This is my first time writing in a blog. I am originally from South America but came the United States when I was seven years old. I am very excited to start blogging but I have to admit I am also a little bit nervous because I do not know whether people are going to like what I post or not.