Wabol: Technology-enhanced lesson plan

REFLECTION ON MULTIMEDIA LESSON PLAN

A multimedia lesson plan planned and written in an ASSURE model surely requires a lot of thinking, creativity, and is time-consuming but it is really interesting and exciting. I spent a total of 8 days in planning, writing up, editing, searching for and inserting clip arts, revising, and finalizing. Although it took me that long, I honestly had fun doing it especially when at the end I see the result of my work. It may not be satisfying to my instructor, but I am proud of myself knowing that I have gained skills and knowledge that I did not have prior to this lesson. I am pretty sure that I can eventually get to master the planning and writing up of a multimedia lesson plan in an ASSURE model. When the ASSURE model was introduced to me, I thought it was and will always be the best kind of lesson plan. But then introduced later to me was a multimedia lesson which is even more exciting, creative-required, and best for the students. Using more than just one media or technology in completing a project is even more challenging. Today’s kids master the operation of media and technology tools at home or early at school, so it will not be difficult to just add one or two more kinds of media or technology tool for them to use in a class. I think using more than one media to complete a school project will be even more easier and creative. I just hope that the school system on my island makes it a requirement for all subject area to be incorporated with technology tools. Even the students with disabilities can also be given a task to do using more than just one technology tool. There are assistive technology made available for all kinds of disabilities.

If the teachers don’t have knowledge in incorporating technology into their lessons, then they must go back to school and learn to do it. The school system must make it a requirement for all teachers to take classes in learning to carry out lessons using technology. I am pushing this idea because I really see the betterment of the students learning a subject area while at the same time learning to use technology. Today’s children are more into the modern technology and they seem to learn better using media and technology tools. Much more better if a class has all the possible kinds of media and technology tools.

When we were first told to do this assignment on Multimedia lesson plan, I thought this is a crazy idea. I thought it was difficult for students to be in one class while at the same time learning to use technology tool. But yet, we are to add one or two more technology to be used in the class. But after I had spent so much time working on it, it is absolutely possible to learn or to use multiple technology in a class. It doesn’t have to be in a Audio Visual or Technology class that we learn to use these tools. I like that we were able to choose our content area and subject matter to prepare a lesson plan. I struggled thinking of which technology or media tools to use to meet the objectives. Although I had a difficult time to finally arrive at the final planning, I enjoyed it knowing that the students will benefit from this kind of lesson.

I feel that the NET*S 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 4A, and 4C are applied in this assignment. The objectives include using technology to support learner-centered strategies, applying technology to develop students’ higher order skills in creativity, and applying technology in assessing student learning of subject matter using a variety of assessment techniques.

Before I go on with my conclusion, let me say something to all teachers out there. Teachers, if you think it is not possible for your students to learn a subject area with the use of media or technology, you are wrong. Today’s children already started learning to operate computers or digital cameras or other media tools as early as kindergarten. They can easily use these tools in all the subject areas. If the children can do the work, then why would it be difficult for you teachers to just do the planning of the lesson using multimedia? Yes, multimedia lesson plan is time-consuming but that is only for the first time. If you continue to do it, you’ll experience the fun of it and notice that it is not difficult.

I just can’t explain enough how excited I am now that I actually prepared a multimedia lesson plan. Even if my instructor thinks I am not doing it correctly, I am still happy because I got the idea of it already but I still need to practice more and also get more advices from my instructor.

What I don’t like about the assignment is just the fact that I believe the school system in Kosrae doesn’t even have all these media and technology that I am dreaming and planning on. What is the use of being so professional in planning a multimedia lesson plan while the school won’t even provide the tools needed? The length of time given to me to work on this assignment was long enough but I was just slow in planning. Other than that, I enjoyed doing the assignment. I think I want to become a teacher just right now so I can show off to others what I can do that they can’t.