Chapter 2- Bridging digital and Cultural divides TPACK for equity of access to technology

TPACK- Chapter 2- Bridging digital and cultural divides TPACK for equity of access to technology

Some definitions:
ICT- information and communication technology
TMI- technology mediated instruction

*It is the teachers job to bridge the digital divides

There are 3 digital divides:
access to technology hardware, software, and the Internet
access to achievement-enhancing TMI (technology mediated instruction)
access to culture-sensitive technological pedagogy

“It is important to bridge the first digital divide, and to do so as early as possible in children’s lives to start them on the path to developing high levels of ICT literacy and ‘full spectrum frequency’”
I know that technology is important and it is important as a teacher of kindergartners to start the use of them in my Kindergarten classroom.

Farmington and Wilton do have some community places where children and families have access to technology- UMF (Mantor Library), Farmington Library, and the Wilton Public Library. These are benefit to our community.

I liked how the book summarized (numbered the key points) of each digital divide. Made it easier to understand the reading.

“A skilled teacher with two computers can be more effective than an unskilled teacher with 30.” Teachers need to be smart in how they use their computers and technology skills. Lots of thinking and integrating needs to take place to get the most out of their resources and instructional time.

After reading the last chapter and having a somewhat negative attitude toward computer use, I read this quote and thought it was good. “... a teacher with a class of children from different cultural backgrounds can choose to focus on the potential obstacles this presents to teaching, or to focus on the opportunity it affords to enhance the presentation of the curriculum with the real-life experiences of student and their families, helping students learn substantive positive lessons about each other’s backgrounds.” I can choose to look at computers as a hinderance to my teaching, or as an opportunity to introduce and teach my students something they may not have been exposed to before. As an educator, I need to seize the moment. Maybe this will be my time to shine!

“Wicked Problems”= No 2 situations are a like. They need to have a custom made solutions. We need to learn from these.