TPACK and Digital Storyboard

I learned that TPACK (Technological pedagogical and content knowledge) is the way that you integrate technology into your teaching. It is important to not focus on the technology itself, but to focus on the content of what you are teaching. There are 7 different kinds of knowledge that represent the framework of TPACK. TPACK is important in order to have well rounded lesson plans that teach concepts thoroughly through the use of technology.

For our digital story, we have chosen standard 1 objective 2 for developing language through viewing media and standard 4 objective 1 for demonstrating an understanding of the relationship between letters and sounds. Both of our standards are for kindergarten. We have decided to tell a story about the adventures of two little girls on an African Safari. Our story is also an adventure through the alphabet as the girls see animals that start with the different letters. A digital story will help teach the concepts of the alphabet and animals because we will have animal sounds and animated voices to read the story with. The representation of the content will allow the students to hear the text read aloud which will lead to strengthening word recognition and comprehension.

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