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Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge , known for short as TPACK, is a framework used to understand and describe the kinds of knowledge needed by a Teacher for effective pedagogical practice in a technologically enhanced learning environment. The idea of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) was first described by Lee Shulman (1986) and TPACK builds on those core ideas through the inclusion of technology (Wikipedia, 2013).

The table of cotents for the "learning guide" for Gamestar Mechanic. An online site designed to help Grade 4-9 learning game design. The learning guide comes with a range of resources, including lesson plans.

Interesting article from a pre-service physical education teacher and their experience with pedagogical content knowledge, technology integration, self-efficacy and instructional technology outcomes.

Reconciliation week activities

A reading that is used as part of the Week 4 learning path.

This source unpacks 5 components of pedagogical content knowledge for science teaching which includes: (a) orientations toward science teaching (b) knowledge and beliefs about science curriculum (c) knowledge and beliefs about students' understanding of specific science topics (d) knowledge and beliefs about assessment in science, and (e) knowledge and beliefs about instructional strategies for teaching science

This blog is great for posts all things education. Has a lot of great content related to ICT.

3103 ICT

I found this interesting in regards to English PCK, though I will continue to look

Advantages There is a reason that many people are attracted to wikis for learning. Wikis can be private or public. You can get wiki software at no cost or at a very low cost. They only require basic programming skills for installation, setup and maintenance. Contributors create content independently of each other, so that multiple people can be working on the site at the same time. Wikis can be applied to just about any content area. Users find them easy to search and navigate.

I'm planning on integrating the use of a wiki into my unit plan for assignment 2. I remember teaching myself and creating one a few years back and loved it! I think it's a great tool.

Units of work for English and cross curricular strands of Science, Geography and History, aligning with the Australian Curriculum V4.1.

TPACK: Concise definitions of Tech, Content, Pedagogies and Learning Design. Available through USQ library.

making a mess is apart of learning 

An article describing a project aiming to build a $30 spectrometer that can be connected to an ipad/iphone to allow anyone analyse the components of materials.  Imagine having your students use one of these to analyse the contents of tap water, tank water and beyond.