This is the link to my Multimedia Lesson Plan I created for ED451.
Hope you enjoy!
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Multimedia Reflection
The lesson plan I created for using multimedia was very interesting and fun. I used the ASSURE lesson plan model which made it uniform and simple to develop. I was nervous at first but the more I started working with the media and trial and error, the easier it was for me to comprehend. I have never put a multimedia lesson plan together and having the examples to model after also made it less stressful for me to organize. I was terrified at first but like my dad use to say, “You can’t learn if you don’t try.” I found the multimedia tools very intimidating at first and started off really slowly in the development of the lesson. I knew my topic and research the information that I mostly knew already, but putting it into a multimedia format was not as easy in the beginning as I thought it would be. Practice makes perfect and I got plenty of practice the first week trying to fix all the kinks and problems. The more I worked with the tools, the better I have became and the more confident I am with the media formatting that is needed to develop these unique lesson plans.
I’m not a person who is a computer whiz and I have become better since practicing with the tools I have had to utilize in my audiovisual class. I believe these tools and others are going to be very important in my future as a teacher. I only hope to get to utilize as much of these tools as I can. I definitely will develop my skills with the multimedia devices and I firmly believe that practice does make perfect so I don’t foresee and problems. The audiovisual class I believe is vital in developing a teacher who is capable of using technology in the classroom. I am proof of that. The tools taught and shone to us throughout the semester are useful and important. In today’s classroom, teachers need to be ahead of the game so to speak when it comes to teaching with technology, and developing multimedia lesson plans like the one in our class will help us to become these teachers. One tool that I learned and will be useful in future teaching is the Windows Movie Maker. Creating a movie was really cool and fun. This was part of the lesson that took the longest because after all the practice and finally getting what I wanted on the movie and recorded, the 7 megabyte movie was too big to load onto the website. I had to make it smaller which was okay because I still got the important facts across.
Using the computer to teach is also vital with today’s students who may be incapable of learning through conventional ways. We saw the move enabling dreams and watching that showed the importance of technology in the classroom. Using multimedia lesson plans will further advance the learning styles of all children weather they are disadvantaged or normal. Watching the technology in the movie made me aware of the importance knowing about certain tools and utilizing them with disadvantaged students can make a learner out of all children. I believe this is vital for allowing all kids a chance to excel in their education. I only hope I can utilize more tools in my future class and continue to develop into a technology teacher of the future.
The lesson plan I created for using multimedia was very interesting and fun. I used the ASSURE lesson plan model which made it uniform and simple to develop. I was nervous at first but the more I started working with the media and trial and error, the easier it was for me to comprehend. I have never put a multimedia lesson plan together and having the examples to model after also made it less stressful for me to organize. I was terrified at first but like my dad use to say, “You can’t learn if you don’t try.” I found the multimedia tools very intimidating at first and started off really slowly in the development of the lesson. I knew my topic and research the information that I mostly knew already, but putting it into a multimedia format was not as easy in the beginning as I thought it would be. Practice makes perfect and I got plenty of practice the first week trying to fix all the kinks and problems. The more I worked with the tools, the better I have became and the more confident I am with the media formatting that is needed to develop these unique lesson plans.
I’m not a person who is a computer whiz and I have become better since practicing with the tools I have had to utilize in my audiovisual class. I believe these tools and others are going to be very important in my future as a teacher. I only hope to get to utilize as much of these tools as I can. I definitely will develop my skills with the multimedia devices and I firmly believe that practice does make perfect so I don’t foresee and problems. The audiovisual class I believe is vital in developing a teacher who is capable of using technology in the classroom. I am proof of that. The tools taught and shone to us throughout the semester are useful and important. In today’s classroom, teachers need to be ahead of the game so to speak when it comes to teaching with technology, and developing multimedia lesson plans like the one in our class will help us to become these teachers. One tool that I learned and will be useful in future teaching is the Windows Movie Maker. Creating a movie was really cool and fun. This was part of the lesson that took the longest because after all the practice and finally getting what I wanted on the movie and recorded, the 7 megabyte movie was too big to load onto the website. I had to make it smaller which was okay because I still got the important facts across.
Using the computer to teach is also vital with today’s students who may be incapable of learning through conventional ways. We saw the move enabling dreams and watching that showed the importance of technology in the classroom. Using multimedia lesson plans will further advance the learning styles of all children weather they are disadvantaged or normal. Watching the technology in the movie made me aware of the importance knowing about certain tools and utilizing them with disadvantaged students can make a learner out of all children. I believe this is vital for allowing all kids a chance to excel in their education. I only hope I can utilize more tools in my future class and continue to develop into a technology teacher of the future.
Assessing Technology Tools
Multimedia Tools Rating
Moodle
The Moodle site was useful and very well organized. The icons were easily accessible. Going from one place to another ran smoothly for me. I was very impressed by the ease in which I could go to my assignments, check my grades and so forth. It was simple to utilize and I hope to use it in the future. I gave the site five thumbs up.
Firefox
I was use to using the windows until I started using the Firefox site in class. I find it just as easy as windows but to me I haven’t used it enough to say it is that much better. I will try to utilize it more often in order to better assess the effectiveness of the site. I’ve only had three months using it compared to 15 years using the windows site. I give this site three thumbs up but will defer saying anything bad until after I have adequate time using.
Del.icio.us
The delicious bookmarks are another site that I will be utilizing in the future. I believe this is an excellent tool in order to remember sites that teachers utilize to help with their planning of lessons. To be able to locate a bookmark that you used to the previous year and other that you might now have use but two or three years earlier is great. You definitely don’t need to save all your web sites to your favorites any more. This gives you access to your favorites anywhere in the world! You can also use bookmarks from others that might be useful. This is definitely five thumbs up!
Yahoo Messenger
The yahoo messenger is a really cool site. I first used it when I was communicating when my team during one of the presentations. I was able to chat by typing, video and then video calling. It was easy to use. It was really funny seeing and talking to the person without having to type. I felt so important. It was a totally different way for me since I was always just emailing and never talked directly to the other person. It was my own conference call. I give this site five thumbs up definitely.
Weebly Website creation
This was another tool that I used for class that I was impressed. I never thought I could create my own web site for lesson planning until now. It was very interesting and the directions were easy to follow. It did take a while because I kept changing things over and over. I would definitely recommend using this site to others who want to create a web site in the future. The only negative is you can’t download any video over 7 megabytes and for that reason I gave it three thumbs up!
5 = Superb 3 - Average 1 = Poor
Moodle
The Moodle site was useful and very well organized. The icons were easily accessible. Going from one place to another ran smoothly for me. I was very impressed by the ease in which I could go to my assignments, check my grades and so forth. It was simple to utilize and I hope to use it in the future. I gave the site five thumbs up.
Google Gmail
I only heard about Gmail before and I never used it until our class. I always used yahoo mail and I think Gmail is so much better. I have more memory and the spam guard is superb. I don’t have any spam in my in box compared to yahoo where I always have a lot. I will continue to utilize this mailbox and recommend it to others. Five thumbs up!
I only heard about Gmail before and I never used it until our class. I always used yahoo mail and I think Gmail is so much better. I have more memory and the spam guard is superb. I don’t have any spam in my in box compared to yahoo where I always have a lot. I will continue to utilize this mailbox and recommend it to others. Five thumbs up!
Firefox
I was use to using the windows until I started using the Firefox site in class. I find it just as easy as windows but to me I haven’t used it enough to say it is that much better. I will try to utilize it more often in order to better assess the effectiveness of the site. I’ve only had three months using it compared to 15 years using the windows site. I give this site three thumbs up but will defer saying anything bad until after I have adequate time using.
Del.icio.us
The delicious bookmarks are another site that I will be utilizing in the future. I believe this is an excellent tool in order to remember sites that teachers utilize to help with their planning of lessons. To be able to locate a bookmark that you used to the previous year and other that you might now have use but two or three years earlier is great. You definitely don’t need to save all your web sites to your favorites any more. This gives you access to your favorites anywhere in the world! You can also use bookmarks from others that might be useful. This is definitely five thumbs up!
Yahoo Messenger
The yahoo messenger is a really cool site. I first used it when I was communicating when my team during one of the presentations. I was able to chat by typing, video and then video calling. It was easy to use. It was really funny seeing and talking to the person without having to type. I felt so important. It was a totally different way for me since I was always just emailing and never talked directly to the other person. It was my own conference call. I give this site five thumbs up definitely.
Google Blogger
The Gmail Blogger was a very interesting tool that I had never used before. Just like all the other tools this semester I used in class, this was fun and a superb way to utilize reflections from assignments that I will use with my students in the future. I found it easy to do. The directions were simple enough that if I could set it up, anyone could. I will definitely use this with class for students to upload their reflections and so forth just like we did. I give this site four thumbs up because of the uploading of images in posts somewhat difficult!
The Gmail Blogger was a very interesting tool that I had never used before. Just like all the other tools this semester I used in class, this was fun and a superb way to utilize reflections from assignments that I will use with my students in the future. I found it easy to do. The directions were simple enough that if I could set it up, anyone could. I will definitely use this with class for students to upload their reflections and so forth just like we did. I give this site four thumbs up because of the uploading of images in posts somewhat difficult!
Weebly Website creation
This was another tool that I used for class that I was impressed. I never thought I could create my own web site for lesson planning until now. It was very interesting and the directions were easy to follow. It did take a while because I kept changing things over and over. I would definitely recommend using this site to others who want to create a web site in the future. The only negative is you can’t download any video over 7 megabytes and for that reason I gave it three thumbs up!
Windows Movie Maker
This program was very interesting to use for me since I am not a computer whiz and I have never try anything like this. It took me a while but I finally was able to create a short video for my multimedia lesson plan. After playing around with it I am impressed and if I can do this, anyone can! It was easy to use and simple to understand. I will only get better at it in the future. I give this site five thumbs up!!
This program was very interesting to use for me since I am not a computer whiz and I have never try anything like this. It took me a while but I finally was able to create a short video for my multimedia lesson plan. After playing around with it I am impressed and if I can do this, anyone can! It was easy to use and simple to understand. I will only get better at it in the future. I give this site five thumbs up!!
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