How I Use Multimedia Tools

1. How can I/do I use MultiMedia (for example Powerpoint/Desktop Publishing/Video/Audio) in my classroom?

I use Powerpoint, which combines texts, charts, images, sound, and animation, as my instructional aid to present the content I’d like to show to my students. Furthermore, I use video and audio for teaching my students. For example, I can let students watch educational channel or listen to educational broadcasting programs. Last but not least, I can also use DTP to produce high-quality documents, such as class periodicals, newsletters, and other materials which can be a great assistance in my teaching.




2. How can I/do I/do I want to use Multimedia in my classroom?

I teach art, home economics, and basic English in junior high school. In art class, I’d like to use multimedia, including Video and Powerpoint, to show students the painters’ backgrounds, or artworks in different periods. In home economics class, I use Video to introduce some tips for making life better, and to present the process of knitting or making handicrafts, etc. In English class, I want to use animation to teach students grammar. The website I’d like to link to is: http://www.grammarfree.com/tw/ Besides, I feel like designing HyperStudio Cards to apply to my instruction, but I need training and configure my computer for hypermedia in advance.




3. How can I/do I use a digital camera/scanner or other mulitmedia devices in the classroom?

I often use authentic materials to interpret abstract or difficult information. But if I take real things to the classroom all the time, it must be a burden for me. So, sometimes, I’d like to take pictures of those things or find some animations via internet to show them to students. I also scan some data or photos from books for instructional purposes. Scanners are convenient for me to use because I can scan and convert all the document or photo to digital format for email or post online for students.