Chapter 4: Designing Lessons and Developing Curriculum with Technology
Focus Question: Describe the uses of technology in digital-age lesson design and development.
Lesson design and development includes all that a teacher does to create, teach, and evaluate lessons. Three elements encompass what is needed for a lesson plan; academic content, teaching methods and procedures, and learning assessments. Lesson designing isn't the easiest thing to do, but it may be helped by technology and that's what this chapter is about.
Lesson development is connected to curriculum frameworks, but teachers have room to decide what exactly they use to explore and define certain topics. Technology plays an essential role in assisting teachers in answering the “what to teach” question. The internet makes so much more available to teachers and gives them any information they may need. There are many technology tools and sites that make lesson development easier and faster as well.
Teachers can use the information they find to develop goals and projects and lesson to use with their classes. And technology makes saving, reusing, and fixing these lesson plans even easier. Examples are presentation software such as power point, or Web diagram making tools.
Tech Tool: Web Resources and Apps for Lesson Planning
Online web resources and apps enable teachers to communicate with others about lesson ideas or to help with lesson development. One site on there is PBS teachers, it contains thousands of lesson plans, videos, blogs, and discussions about technology and learning. And app on this tech tool was My Lesson Plan, and app that has templates to help with lesson development that can be customized to curriculum.
Summary/Reflection.
This chapter is all about incorporating technology into lesson development and design Lesson design encompasses anything that is done in the classroom and everything the students will learn. It includes academic content, methods, procedures and assessments and must follow certain curriculum guidelines. I honestly can't wait to start creating my own lessons with one of these apps and with the aid of the textbooks information. Being a teacher is such an amazing thing to accomplish, and I'm very thankful that I will have the aid of technology.
Technology is an amazing aide for teachers - and then, when you think about what it can do for students, it is VERY amazing! Great that you are looking forward to using it in your future teaching career. :)
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