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TPACK stands for Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge. It is a theory that was developed to explain the set of knowledge that teachers need to teach their students a subject, teach effectively, and use technology.   TPACK model (Picture N°1) was written in 2006 by Punya Mishra and Matthew J. Koehler in Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A Framework for Teacher Knowledge. They explain that their theory comes after five years of studying teachers at all different grade levels with design experiments to see how their classrooms operated. Picture N°1 How Does It Impact Teaching and Learning with Technology? Currently, technology is treated as if it is separated from teaching and learning. We have Professional Development workshops (most of them are still in process of creation) where we are instructed in the use of some particular software or app, and how to fit it into our classroom is not discussed. However, the lack of awareness of TPACK keeps techn...

SAMR is a model designed to help educators introduce technology into teaching and learning. It was popularized by Dr. Ruben Puentedura and the four-stage model supports and enables teachers to design and develop digital learning experiences that utilize technology. SAMR stands for Substitution, Augmentation, Modification and Redefinition. This model offers a method of seeing how technology can impact teaching and learning. Furthermore, it shows a progression that educators often follow as we go through teaching and learning with technology. As you move along the continuum, computer technology becomes more important in the classroom but at the same time becomes more invisibly woven into the demands of good teaching and learning. According to this model, when we first introduce a computer we do not change the teaching and learning, as we can do the same activities without technology. The moment of redefinition would come when the use of technology in the classroom changes the t...