Selecting Appropriate Learning Resources for Students Essay

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The educational resources selected are to be used in a third grade classroom.
A.) Education resources
1.) Visual: Educational Insights GeoSafari motorized Solar system (www.Amazon.com/educational-.Insights-Geosfari-Motorized-sysytem/dp/b0062R018/ref=SR_/_/?s=toys-andgames
2.) Audio: Clue Finders 3rd Grade Educational Computer Game( www.Amazon.com/cluefinders-Gradeeducational-computer/dp/B00IT3516
3.) Multimedia Files: Scholastic News (www.SNI.scholastic.com/SN3/01_01_06_14SN3
4.) Video: You tube Science-Parts of Plants (www.youtube.com/watch?V=xfcw1reQzWQ
5.) Graphical Representation: Interpret Bar Graphs(www.IXL.com/Math/-3/Intepret-bar-graphs

B.)

Category
Material/
resources
Early Childhood
Hearing impaired
Limited Sight
Behaviorally Challenged
Gifted/
Talented
Learning Disabled

ESl/
Multi-cultural

Visual

Motorized SolarSystem

y

y

y

Graphical representation

Internet Bar Graph

y

n

y

Video

Science:parts of plants

y

y

y

Multimedia

Scholastic News

y

n

y

Audio
Clue finders Computer game

n

n

y

C.)
Resource appropriateness is a never ending problem teachers have to address with every lesson plan. Above you have reviewed my acquisition of five educational resources that have been deemed as appropriate or not. This essay will provide the explanation as to why they have been determined as such. It is estimated that roughly seventy percent of learning is done through our sense of sight, thus visual aids are extremely important in a classroom. The motorized Solar System is a 3D replica of the plants as they orbit the sun. This aid would be good for early childhood because the color and motion will capture the attention of this age group. The model takes an abstract concept and creates a realistic and tangible connection with the lesson. The hearing impaired would also be suitable to use this visual aid because it requires predominantly ones sight to appreciate it. Thus the bright colors, motion and shape will help engage the hearing impaired to the lesson. Limited Sight students are regularly challenged by classroom instruction. However the motorized Solar system is well-designed for them because they can feel the various sizes of the planets coupled with the in sync explanation provides a unique but efficient learning resource. Behaviorally Challenged students are capable of participating in the mainstream classroom as long as a strict routine is adhered to and typically teachers have those in place for student in this age group. The Motorized Solar system would be ideal for this kind of student because it will grasp their attention long enough to connect them to the lesson. The aid is not too fast as to distract them nor is the lighting to bright, both of which typically trigger episodes in behaviorally challenged students. As long as the teacher prepares the class and the student that the planets move then they will be prepared for the aid. Preparedness is crucial if effective instruction is desired. The gifted and talented students would relate to the Motorized Solar system as well. The visual aid would support the higher level learning capabilities by allowing the student to calculate the distance between the planets in a precise way, and for a third grade class this would satisfy their inquisitions. Additional instruction could also be given for extra credit during the lesson to hypothesize the distance from the sun as well as the orbital spin of each planet. The model provides varying degrees of learning bound to grasp the interest of this wide spectrum of students. Learning Disabled Students typically require a variety of learning resources to support their retention of a subject matter. This visual aid would allow just that because it provides another dimension of learning for them. The Motorized Solar system would engage the student and would enlist the use of more than one of their senses, giving them the ability to touch and see the model. This