TPACK Thoughts

My understanding of TPACK is that it is a combination of three really important types of knowledge: the knowledge of how to teach, the knowledge of content that the teacher is teaching about, and the knowledge of how to use different technologies to further the effects of our teaching. I think that it is imperative that teachers have an accurate understanding of TPACK because without using all three of these knowledge databases, a teacher can't fully reach his or her students. With only understanding how to teach and having a knowledge of the content area, we will not be able to reach the technologically savy student. With only understanding the content and the use of technology, the teacher can not effectively communicate to the students. With only having an understanding of how to teach and how to use technology, the teacher again can't communicate the subject knowledge because they do not understand the subject they are teaching.