Technology has been a bad word for many teachers. It is the one thing they have to use but also one thing they have not been taught how to use properly. Most of our classrooms have smartboards and computers that go unused. While they have this technology at their disposal the smartboards are used as screens for their powerpoint presentations and the computers are used to type and print papers.
The goal of working with these teachers is to get them to see technology as a partner in the learning process and not a hindrance. One way this is possible is by introducing and utilizing TPACK. The format and overall presentation of TPACK activities is user friendly and approachable for technology beginners.
It is surprising that with all of the PD we have to attend TPACK was never introduced it seems like the one thing that could have helped so many teachers was never exposed to us. Now though with this knowledge it seems like it might be that much easier to wrangle teachers into using technology in the classroom slowly but surely.
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