Could sketch-noting benefit learners in the grade level you hope to teach at? If so how?
Sketch-noting would be incredibly beneficial to middle school students. In fact, the class I am observing for Link2Practice constantly needs reminders to stop doodling during class time. Sketch-noting is incredibly useful for middle school learners. Firstly, it provides a multi media approach to learning, where students who are listening to lessons can sketch what they are listening to as well. Secondly, students who can’t take notes traditionally can be better suited to to take notes via sketch-noting and having the option for all students, leads to more active class participation. Lastly, something that the teacher I am observing does that I love is when she notices students who are doodling, she asks them “is that helping you focus?”. This simple questions allows students the option to interact with thje lesson in a way that works best for them.
How could the TPACK model help you select the most appropriate tool or technology to help meet your learning objectives for your class?
The TPACK model provides teachers with the framework to properly incorporate, and evaluate the use of technology in the classroom. The video, TPACK in 3 Minutes outlines how teachers need to selectively choose their resources based on pedagogy (how material is presented), tecknology (what technology will be used to maximize learning) and content (what is being taught/learned).