Birdville Digital Learning News
5-23-2017 #BirdvilleLearns
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In This Week's Issue
- The TPACK Model
- #BirdvilleLearns Social Media Chat Tonight!
- Summer Digital Learning PD is Just Around the Corner!
- BISD Technology End of Year Procedures 2016-2017
- Digital Learning Summer Shutdown Checklist
- Digital Learning Social Media
- Digital Learning Team Contact Information
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Looking for Some GREAT Summer Teacher Reads?
Glorious Google Goodies To Check Out!
Storybird is a group of tools that makes publishing picture books a snap for teachers and students! Artwork and templates streamline the process for writers and finished projects can even be used as fundraisers for schools wanting to print the finished products.
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge Framework
TPACK stands for Technological Pedagogical And Content Knowledge. The TPACK Framework can be a very useful tool when collaborating with your digital learning specialist and content experts to create good, standards driven, instructional opportunities for learners along with the effective use of available classroom technology.
The TPACK model identifies the three primary forms of knowledge; Content (CK), Pedagogy (PK), and Technology (TK). The TPACK approach attempts to combine these three forms of knowledge to create a new form of knowledge, a “Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge” (TPACK).
Technological Knowledge refers to a teacher’s existing knowledge of technology. Technology can include the internet, software, hardware, etc. Being able to send an e-mail or create a PowerPoint presentation can be considered standard technology knowledge in education.
Pedagogical Knowledge refers to a teacher’s knowledge of the methods of teaching and learning. This can involve the knowledge of teaching techniques, student evaluation, and classroom management. Teachers develop their own personal pedagogy as they gain experience in the classroom.
Content Knowledge refers to a teacher’s knowledge of the subject they are instructing. This could perhaps be considered the most important of the three types of knowledge in the TPACK Model, for if a teacher did not know the content they were presenting, it would be very difficult for them to deliver the content clearly to the students.
Planning a Road Trip This Summer? Check out These Must-Have Apps for the Ride!
Summer Digital Learning PD is Just Around the Corner!
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District Technology End to the Year Procedures
Blue bin season is about to begin. Below is the link to the Birdville Technology End of the Year Procedures. LINK.
Digital Learning Summer Shutdown Checklist
Do you need to save your files from your @g.birdvilleschools.net? Turn in an iPad? Need to manage multiple Google Drive accounts? Check out our Summer Shutdown Checklist Here.
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DIGITAL LEARNING TEAM CONTACTS
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Kelli Montgomery Director of Digital Learning
Twitter @KelliM11
Cheryl McKnight Coordinator of Digital Learning
Twitter @cherylmck
ELEMENTARY TEAM MEMBERS:
Jennifer Canizares jennifer.canizares@birdvilleschools.net
Twitter @canny72
Campuses: Birdville, WT Francisco, Binion, Mullendore, Snow Heights, Porter, Foster Village
Toni Hylander toni.hylander@birdvilleschools.net
Twitter @technologytoni
Campuses: Smithfield, Cheney, Stowe, Watauga, North Ridge, Walker Creek, Green Valley
Jeff Samuelson jeff.samuelson@birdvilleschools.net
Twitter @jeff_samuelson
Campuses: David E Smith, Richland, West Birdville, Holiday Heights, Hardeman, ACFT, J. D. Spicer
Jennifer Miller jennifer.r.miller@birdvilleschools.net
Twitter @steamlearnlab
Learning Resources Specialist
SECONDARY TEAM MEMBERS:
Michael Hanson michael.hanson@birdvilleschools.net
Twitter @Hansonits
Campuses: Haltom HS, Haltom MS, Richland MS, North Ridge MS, North Oaks MS, Watauga MS,
Rashel Larson rashel.larson@birdvilleschools.net
Twitter @rashellarson
Campuses: BCTAL, Smithfield MS, North Richland MS, Central Office Administration
Tosh McGaughy tosh.mcgaughy@birdvilleschools.net
Twitter @ToshMcGaughy
Campuses: Richland HS, Birdville HS, Raising Blended Learners Support
Karen Teeters karen.teeters@birdvilleschools.net
Twitter @karenteeters222
Campuses: Online Learning Specialist, All Middle and High Schools, Shannon HS