TPACK Round Table

12.07.11 In class blog entry - today we learnt about TPACK  (Technological Pedogogical And Content Knowledge) and digital learning.

Lesson on Creative writing.
Students could be assigned  into one of six groups.
Each group will choose an author and conduct research about their author.
The sites should be pre-approved by the teacher to ensure age appropriate content. Try:
http://www.memfox.com/welcome.html
http://www.jezalborough.com/
http://www.roalddahl.com/

Students could answer set questions about their author i.e. first book they ever wrote, first book ever published.
Some sites have the authors reading their books online.
The  lesson could move onto the students writing and publishing their own stories. The concept of books having separate authors and illustrators could be demonstrated by one student writing a story then another student illustrating the story. Each student would end up with two books - one they wrote and one they illustrated. The students could then do a presentation to the class where the author reads the book and the illustrator explains the thinking he/she used to decide what pictures to create.  Students could use drawing, collage or even photos to illustrate... the possibilities are endless...

Content	Available Technology	Pedagogy
Creative writing	6 internet anabled computers in the class internet access - online tools Microsoft Office	Learning connects with communities and practices beyond the classsroom. Supportive and productive learning environment Independent, interdependent, and self-motivated learning.