Importance
of Multimedia in the Classroom
By
Bienvenida Bautista
Multimedia
is an exciting combination of computer hardware and software that allows you to
integrate videos, animation, and audio, graphic and test resources to develop
effective presentations. Certainly, nowadays, technology has become in an
essential part of us and has changed our daily routine, making it easier and
more enjoyable while involve every aspect of our life. Education is not the
exception and it is not a secret that the same is in a constant change, where
each day something new is incorporated, thus arriving Multimedia promising us a
new way. Dynamism in classes, new ways of teaching and the development of new
skills and competences are some of the advantages of using Multimedia in the
classroom.
For many
years, traditional teaching was a problem since the monotony took control of
their classes and made it a routine. According with Gonzalo, ‘’with Multimedia,
teachers can use the creativity and motivate students with images, videos, and
songs ‘’getting make something different and new. (p.1)
As I
said, traditional teaching is characterized by its repetitive habit but why
continue with it when we can innovate, create new ways of teaching using
multimedia. It give us the opportunity to have an adventure every day of
classes as well as to wake up the interest in the students to participate in
the learning process.
Integrating
Multimedia in the classroom not only create new form to teach and energize
classes but also provides students with the development of skills and
competences. When a student includes Multimedia in his learning process his
brain is activated, he looks for different ways of learning and of course he
develops his autonomy, reducing the dependence of the teacher and taking it to
the background.
Technology is something that will be with us for many years, it is in us to
know how to use it. Let us finish with the monotony and give way to dynamism,
creativity and prepare future generations for the demands of today’s world,
capable professionals, independents and innovators who play with their ideas
and let them fly.
Worked
cited
-Ministerio de Educación,
Ciencia y Tecnología; Instituto Nacional de Educación Tecnológica (p.13) http://craig.com.ar/biblioteca/INET%20-%202%20-%20Multimedia%20Educativa.pdf
-Gonzalo, 2009, “Educación y nuevas Tecnologías”,
ventajas de los materiales multimedia. (p.1) http://blogs.ua.es/gonzalo/2009/06/26/ventajas-de-los-materiales-multimedia/
-http://diplomadoendocenciapsm.blogspot.com/
-https://users.cs.cf.ac.uk/Dave.Marshall/Multimedia/node10.html
