Multimedia Presentations

Multimedia allows students to “ become active participants rather than passive recipients of information.”
Ann Heide, Dale Henderson, The Technological Classroom, 1994

What are multimedia presentations?
Multimedia presentations are a combination of two or more media to present or convey information. By combining different media such as text, graphics, video, animation and audio, presentations are engaging, motivational and student centered.

What are the benefits of using multimedia presentations?
multimedia involves all the senses and can meet the
learning styles of different learners
allows students to go beyond text based presentation
and use multiple information formats such as graphics,
animation, video and sound
allows students to make connections between facts,
ideas, words and pictures
appealing to students - allows them to organize and
present information using a variety of media
encourages self expression and sense of ownership
creates an active rather than passive learning environment
fosters student to student and student to teacher
communication
helps make learning fun!

How do I do it? What does it look like? How do I assess? How can I learn more? What is it?

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