Focus Question: What is multimedia technology and how can teachers use it to effectively create and share visual information dynamically in their teaching?
Multimedia is the presentation of material using both words and pictures. Using media tools that integrate sound, voice, animation, and video. Teachers can effectively create and share visual information dynamically in their teaching by using tools such as Powerpoint, educational DVDs, podcasts, television programs and many more.Tech Tool: Interactive Whiteboards
Interactive Whiteboards are changing the way teachers teach and present lessons in the classroom. SMART is leading the way in using interactive whiteboards in classrooms. Products from whiteboards, projectors, and even interactive response. Using interactive whiteboards allows teachers to connect to students on more than one level.
Summary & Connection:
Multimedia technology, when used properly can be used very effectively in order to change the way teachers teach, dynamically. Using tools that go beyond the basic teaching style within a classroom like a SMART interactive whiteboard, Powerpoint presentations, podcasts, and so much more can reach each student on every level.
You provided a good definition for multimedia, but your response missed the detail of how multimedia can impact learning - how does PowerPoint, for example, become a tool for more effective teaching? Provide specifics and then reflect on that in a real-world situation.
ReplyDeleteHighlighting interactive whiteboards is a great example of multimedia but need more depth and detail in your writing for me to understand how they 'allow teachers to connect to students on more than one level'. Great hyperlink to SmartBoards to help the reader explore further.
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