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Jerri Onedera
ED 451
Professor Cyrus
Lesson Plan #2: Snappin’ at the Zoo

Blog Link: http://superteacher2010.blogspot.com/2009/11/snappin-at-zoo.html

Creating my second lesson plan was challenging, yet benefiting. It was

challenging because I was required to implement multiple media in my lesson; and

considering my grade level, it was a bit difficult. It was benefiting because it enabled me

to think outside the box, and into the “digital-world.” I asked myself, “What do children

like to do when they go to fascinating places?” I automatically thought of picture taking.

Children love playing with cameras and printing their photos; it gives them a sense of

ownership and of course gives them confidence. I immediately wrote “cameras” as one of

my multimedia ideas.

Thinking of another way we can go digital is possibly using a printer to print the

photos the students were going to take at the Zoo, but then I thought that utilizing a

printer isn’t much considered educational. Instead, I thought about using an extremely

simple program on the computer called Microsoft PowerPoint. Creating a digital Zoo-

book on a PowerPoint would be an excellent idea. Ideas started pouring as I started my

objectives. I was also required to accommodate a student with a disability, so I

accommodated a blind student.

As teachers, we are bound to have disabled students, whether they’re in a

wheelchair, deaf, or blind; and accommodating them in our lessons is extremely

important. I came across a site about accommodating disabled students; it stated

“Teachers need special training to assist these learners as they cannot communicate and

learn in the same way as other children do.” (Atriclesbase) I don’t fully agree with this
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saying because as certified teachers, we never receive the “special training” to assist

them, by the courses we take in college; we’re supposed to already know how to assist

them.

The National Educational Technology Standards (NETS•T) for Teachers standard

2A is to “design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and

resources to promote student learning and creativity” (International Society…) I was

satisfied by the lesson plan I created because not only was I able to implement multiple

media in my activity, I was also able to accommodate my special student, and gain more

knowledge and ideas in creating more lesson plans in the future.

Sources:

International Society for Technology in Education. (2008). NETS for Teacher 2008.

Standard 2A. Retrieved February 15, 2009. From International Society for Technology in

Education. Website:

http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/2008Standards/NETS_

for_Teachers_2008.htm

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