For my Technology in the Classroom class, we were given an assignment to cook with TPACK (not to be confused with Tupac
). Anyways, we had a friend pick a bowl, a plate and a utensil from the kitchen and then draw a number out of a hat to tell us what we then had to "cook" with those three kitchen items. I was given a standard plate
and a standard bowl
but for my utensil, I got a potato masher
... My friend choose the number four which was to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

To begin, I gathered the ingredients and then contemplated how I would get the peanut butter out of the jar with my potato masher. Using the "masher" part wouldn't work so I had to turn it around and use the handle. Although this wasn't the most efficient way to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, it did work. There was also one pro of using the potato masher as opposed to a knife, it stands up on its end and doesn't get peanut butter all over your table or plate.
So like the TPACK model, just because you know how to use a certain tool, doesn't mean it is appropriate for all tasks. I can use a potato masher but it doesn't really work to make a PB&J sandwich. So just because you know how to use a certain technology and you can make it work for most tasks, doesn't mean it is the most effective and efficient tool for all tasks.
Here is a link showing my TPACK cooking skills in action.