TPAK & SAMR

At the heart of the TPACK framework, is the complex interplay of three primary forms of knowledge: Content (CK), Pedagogy (PK), and Technology (TK). The TPACK approach goes beyond seeing these three knowledge bases in isolation. The TPACK framework goes further by emphasizing the kinds of knowledge that lie at the intersections between three primary forms: Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK), Technological Content Knowledge (TCK), Technological Pedagogical Knowledge (TPK), and Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK). http://www.matt-koehler.com/tpack/tpack-explained/

The format and the illustration point out the scenario of these knowledge basis being separate stand alone spheres of information. Properly integrated the three assist and enhance the other. I recall videos of subjects being shown in class and at the most it was entertainment. At Jefferson Day School I used a video by AIMS on a 1990 Philips CD-i console. This provided a 8-10 minute video on a subject, lets say photosynthesis, followed by a 5 question quiz. I had the students come to a quick consensus on their choice for the correct answer. If you answered wrong the video returned to the appropriate spot and replayed a minute of the video with the correct information. In this way the three forms of knowledge were incorporated and the use of technology provided an effective assessment and reinforcement of the important content.

SAMR like TPACK for effective use of technology. The format provides a model to progressively develop more integrated lessons that increasingly depend on technological support. 

Lesson: Geography & Travel

A modification of an idea found at https://edofict.wikispaces.com/SAMR+Examples.
Original Assignment: An overview of a location consisting of hand written content supplemented with compiled cut-and-pasted magazine clippings.

• Substitution: Use presentation software (like Powerpoint or Prezi) to construct a presentation providing information about a selected locale.
• Augmentation: Incorporate interactive multimedia – audio, video, hyperlinks – in the presentation to give more depth and provide more engaging presentation.
• Modification: Create a digital travel brochure that incorporates multimedia and student created video.
• Redefinition: Explore the locale with Google Earth; seek out and include interviews with people who have visited the local.