Oh, how I love Technology!

(Reflection #2)

The idea of creating a multimedia lesson plan just set my hopes for my next upcoming weeks which otherwise would be hectic and stressful. Upon entering Audio and Visual Education this semester I find myself eager to work with the new technology tools being introduced. I love to explore, discover and share my creations with others. I find myself and the kid in me, drawn to activities- art activities mainly, because they are often times very enjoyable. Now I have found a new craze to make learning even more enjoyable- and that is through technology!

As a future educator we must not only learn what to teach, but how to teach. And part of teaching is through experiences. Audio and Visual Education course has taught me to Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments (ISTE 2008) for my students which incorporates contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning and develop a technology-enriched learning environment.

Upon preparation for my lesson plan I sat and thought up ways to incorporate technology and have it developmentally appropriate. Being an Early Childhood / Elementary Education major, I challenged myself to make a lesson plan I could actually use. I focused my lesson plan for third grade students and incorporated my two favorite subject’s language arts / reading and art. Oh, and lets not forget technology which made this assignment less of a task!

Once I got my lesson plan fitted, with special thanks to the ASSURE Model (IMTL 1999), finding a website creator host was an effortless task. I chose Webnode website creator as my host because I fell in love with a template which then escalated my hopes for my multimedia lesson plan. I added a few tweaks, linked a couple of pages, and to make my lesson plan a bit more realistic, and a sure bond for myself, I had my 8 year old cousin, Amanda, test out my lesson plan. She enjoyed creating the story and painting on a computer, something she never thought was possible, and then I held a tutorial for her on how to successfully upload to SlideShare. Knowing she had fun, and learned a couple of new things paid off instantly all the time and effort spent into my multimedia lesson plan.

So, check it out at: multimedialessonplan.webnode.com, It’s pretty Awesome!


International Society for Technology in Education. (2008) The ISTE- National Educational Technology Standards (NETS*T) and Performance Indicators for Teachers.(2008)Website:http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/2008Standards/NETS_T_Standards_Final.pdf


Instructional Media and Technologies for Learning. (1999) Heinich, Molenda, Russell, Smaldino. (1999) Website: http://www.unca.edu/education/edtech/techcourse/assure.htm