2. WHAT IS MULTIMEDIA
• Multimedia is nothing but
the processing and
presentation of information
in a more structured and
understandable manner using
more than one media such as
text, graphics, animation,
audio and video.
3. Multimdeia aims on:
• improving accessible
instructional design,
• creating communication
bridges,
• promoting skill development,
• making distance education
possible, and
• creating discovery learning
experiences.
4. Types of multimedia
and their classroom
applications
• Talking books and speech
synthesis
-Digital texts can be read
aloud using recorded human
voice or synthetic text-to-
speech programs.
Ex. Speech recognition
softwares
5. • CD-ROM storybooks
- CD-ROM storybooks offer
digital text in combination
with features such as
animations, illustrations,
speech, and sound.
7. • Hypermedia
- Hypermedia refers to
hyperlinked multimedia—the
linkage of text, audio,
graphics, animation, and/or
video through hyperlinks
- Ex. Interactive computer
programs
8. • Computer simulations
-Computer simulations are
computer-generated versions
of real-world objects (for
example, a brain) or
processes (for example, an
election).
9. Samples of possible
resources of
Multimedia for CSN
• Ablenet
• Products for teaching
students with disabilities.
Products include wearable
communication aids, a CD-
ROM story about a student
with disabilities, learning
software titles
10. • AGS Publishing
• Publishes assessment and
test preparation software,
textbooks, instructional
materials, and more for
students with a wide range
of special needs.
11. • AutoSkill
• provider of software based
literacy interventions for
underachieving students of
any age or ability
12. • Granada Learning
• Offers administrative tools,
multimedia titles for life
skills, reading, software
for dyslexia, and much more
for people with special
needs.
