WPP Part B Application of TPACK

Technology and Pedagogy

The technology of videotaping using a Flip Video Camera and iMovie to edit support my holistic approach to reading comprehension.  Furthermore, by acting out and retelling a story, visual, auditory, and kinesthetic students will benefit.  Not only will I model and explain how to retell a story, but also students will be carrying this out in an interactive way.  Students will benefit from the technology by watching their own group’s video as well as the videos of other groups.  This will boost comprehension of all stories for all students who watch the videos.  The technology in this solution provides an audience for the students’ work, which enhances motivation.  Students will take part in cooperative and active learning through the use of technology in order to meet their learning goal. 

Technology and Content

The technology of videotaping and playing students’ videos increases student motivation to meet the content goal of understanding what students have read.  When students know that they have an audience and will be videotaping their group’s story, students will work together to make sure they retell their story accurately and thoughtfully.  Students want to present themselves well in front of their peers.  The technology is an incentive for students to accurately retell the story and represent this comprehension through the video. Without the technology, the task would be boring, as students would simply retell what they have read aloud.  Incorporating technology makes the task more meaningful and gets students participating in a cooperative and interactive activity.

Pedagogy and Content

My pedagogical choices liven up the content, making the act of comprehension more enjoyable.  Comprehension is important to ensure students understood what was read.  Instead of just retelling the story components aloud to the class, students are working in groups to interactively dissect and retell the story.  Students are recreating the setting, characters, and plot, causing them to think deeply about the story in order to depict the story accurately.  If simply retelling a story aloud, students may skip over important details, but when acting out the story with other classmates, they are more conscious of each part of the story and how it all fits together. Students will actually be a part of the story instead of just an outside observer.