I'm going to tell you how the task we
have had to do this week has been:
The activity of this week consists in
explaining the concept of TPACK (Technological, Pedagogical and Content
Knowledge) through a mind map where we had to develop this concept with its
relationships between all the elements that form TPACK. Moreover, we had to
link all the subjects of this year with the different parts of TPACK.
First, when our teacher explained to
us the activity of this week. We didn't have idea about what TPACK is and how
to do a mind map, but she gave us the information about it and we started to
organize us!
Monday 9th, we decided
that we had to meet on Wednesday afternoon so Rebeca Cascales (this week's
facilitator) organized the work of the group. Each member of the group had to
look for information about TPACK and have it done for Wednesday.
The first day of work, all the
PowerTeachers brought the information and we started to work hard!
We met in a study room in Luis Vives'
library and we shared all the information that we had looked for. Then, we
decided the main information we had to use for the explanation of TPACK, we
decided where we had to put the courses of this year, we chose the photos for
each concept and we developed the way to show this information in a mind map.
We thought that it would be a good
idea to do a dynamic mind map: We decided to do several parts for the
explanation of TPACK, so this was our idea: We would buy a white cardboard which
would serve as basis and the context of the process of TPACK. Then, we cut out three
primary colour circles and we stack them on the white cardboard.
Then, we cut out three smaller
circles where we put the words and the initials of the combination of the three
main concepts (technology, pedagogy and content), that were TPK, TCK and PCK.
The colours of those words were purple (TPK), orange (TCK) and green (PCK), the
combination of the primary colours.
Finally, we cut out one circle
(medium size) where we put TPACK and one photo in the middle. Apart from the
first three circles, we stack the other circles with blu-tack so we could paste
and take them off easily to overlap the components of the model in order to make it more dynamic and fun. Besides, we also worte the names of the subjects of this course on the little cardboard.
On Thursday 12th we met at the canteen to do the mind map. We bought all the material and we did it!
Finally, on Monday 16th,
the star (Silvia García) exposed the mind map in class.
Another duty of the journalist is to
choose one blog/website from outside the class and a blog from our own class.
So, first I'm going to show you what blog from outside the class I really like:
I chose this website because first of
all I LOVE travelling. I really love visiting places, knowing new cities and
towns and other cultures. So, I wanted to choose a blog/website which was about
travelling. I chose this one because for me the presentation of the website is
great: The woman who created this blog/website is a writer and traveller. She
develops the blog/website in an amazing way. She put in different parts the
organization of the blog: places where she has been (one part for each
continent and countries), the photos she has taken in all her travels, advices,
challenges, guides about whatever aspects in the travels, questions and answer,
information about her books or how to contact with her, etc. Also, she put a
gadget where you can read a chapter of her book and I thought its original. Finally,
a funny thing I saw in this blog is that there is a part which call ''Surprise
post'' where the ''blog-oracle'' decides the post to see for you. I think this
blog is amazing and the people who loves travelling should read it. So,
travellers... visit that page and enjoy it!
To end with, I have chosen the blog
of Seven Up! from our class. I have to say that all the blogs are good, we have
just started with the blogs and we aren't familiar with blogs yet and how to develop
new tools to make the blog more attractive. However, I have chosen Seven Up!'s
blog because I like how they have developed the tasks and I really like the
fact that they put one post about working with Skype and another about their
experience working online. I think that it's original and great. So, I hope you
visit their page and enjoy a lot seeing it! Here's the link of the blog:
Watch our video to see how we have worked for this activity!
I hope you enjoy visiting our blog and you like our activity!
very well done!! I have enjoyed very much reading your post, the uses of pictures, collages and video, your reflections AND the content of your recommendations BUT PLEASE recommend websites about teaching, education or learning and include a thumbnail of the sites you recommend.
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