Integrating Technology Knowledge

Technology knowledge has become a very important part of our learning. In schools, we used to rely on content knowledge (knowledge about the actual content being taught or learned) and also pedagogical knowledge (knowledge of the practices and processes of the methods of teaching and learning, and how you can incorporate that with other things). The need to be technologically knowledgable has added another circle to our learning circle. They all begin to go hand-in-hand as we look at the big picture of things. We learn the content, learn how we can apply it to other areas of life and our learning, and then we use what we know about technology and we carry it out. Technology knowledge can be as basic as paper and pencil, all the way to logging onto the internet and searching the web for available web tools that can advance our learning. When we combine these three knowledge fields, we are equipping our students with all the necessary tools to be successful in the classroom, and outside the classroom. This way of thinking also prepares them for their more advanced education.