Stephanie Walters

ETEC 424
Strassberg, Petra
March 14, 2015

Tech-PACK in Action: Analyze a Scenario-Ms. Chou

4a. Deconstruct Ms. Chous Tech-PACK in the following way. Fill in the following
matrix to show what she knows and what she will have to learn in terms of content,
technologies, and pedagogies in order to be in her Tech-PACK zone in this topic.
Tech-PACK Components
Technology

Pedagogy

Content

What is known
Ms. Chou has almost no
experience with video
and hypermedia.
Ms. Chou is concerned of
the poor quality in writing
she sees in students
papers.
Ms. Chou has done
research about expanded
definitions of literacy that
include digital literacy
and is hoping this will
strike an interest for her
students to become
better writers.

What must be learned

How to create video and
websites to conduct an
interview.
Ms. Chou must evaluate if
using the technology will
improve the students
interests in writing quality
papers.
Ms. Chou will have to
learn how to combine the
digital literacy with
writing by integrating the
project to explore
hypermedia. The students
will have to show Ms.
Chou what they have
learned by producing a
better paper.

Part B
Identify the context and logistical issues in this situation that she must address to
implement this new strategy effectively in her classroom.
The context issues facing Ms. Chou is to improve her students writing skills and to
grow an interest in writing. Shes been a teacher for ten years; and as technology
grows, she is concerned of the quality of writing in her classroom. Everything that
she has tried has not worked so far, so she is trying to improve by gathering new
ideas for her students. Technology is the goal to incorporate in the classroom in
hopes to improve an interest in writing.
The logistical issues facing Ms. Chou will be time consuming and a lot of effort to
prepare the project. First, she must put some extra time in learning the material to

improve on creating hypermedia and video to place on websites. Coordinating her

schedule for training and that it will not interfere with her students time. Learning
the extensive material that will be needed for her to become an effective teacher in
showing her students how to use different platforms of media.
Texas Technology Standards
Standard I. All teachers use technology-related terms, concepts, data input
strategies, and ethical practices to make informed decisions about current
technologies and their applications.
Competencies
1.3s Select and use software for a defined task according to quality,
appropriateness, effectiveness, and efficiency;
1.6s Perform basic software application functions, including, but not limited to,
opening an application program and creating, modifying, printing, and saving
documents;