The chapter Supporting Student Content Learning is a great opener for this class. I thought the explanation of the different types of knowledge were excellent. I think that learning about the three types creates a more thorough understanding of student learning. Declarative, structural and procedural knowledge are the types of knowledge that we see students reach each year. I thought that the way the author described each of these as sort of scaffolding and working independent of each other as well as working together. I feel that procedural knowledge is the type of knowledge the GPS is geared toward with performance tasks.
There are also many ways to use technology to enhance these types of knowledge. Having a compute in every classroom that is solely for student use is very important. My school has yet to achieve this goal, but I feel that it is just around the corner. A lot of the other types of technology described is used at my school. I have seen great success with items like the AlphaSmart and Promethean board.
On another note, I really feel that this book is a great workbook in grading your classroom on how well you are incorporating content learning in the current technology age.
Egbert, J. (2009). Supporting learning with technology: essentials of classroom practice. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.
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