Multimedia in the Classroom

Audio and vedio media enhanced how your classroom or content area use of computers increase change in learning. Audio adds a demension to classroom environments that expands and deepends students learning experiences. The teachers can prepare the recordings for the use of direct instruction. The teacher produced recordings can also provide skills and practice for pronunciation of foreign lanquage. Audio recordings can be used for presenting book reports. Students may record their book reports during study time in the media center or at home. While on field trips the students can use portable devices to record information. Some ways to store digital audio is the use of compact discs, mp3, and wav audio files. Then there is vedio media. Many teachers use vedio to introduce a topic, to present content, to provide remediation, and to promote enrichment. Vedio segments can be used in all instructional environments with classes, small groups, and individual students. Vedios a few minutes in length provide maximum flexibility for the teacher and to promote learning in a way that relate to students needs. Vedio is great for showing how things work, and by viewing a vedio program together, a diverse group of learners can build a common base of experience as a catalyst for discussion on the topic on hand.