How do you view videos and media in the classroom?

• As a reward for good behavior?
• As “filler” between more carefully planned lessons?
• As a time to catch up on your never-ending paperwork?

“ Even dynamic, committed teachers misuse television in school - not deliberately, but because they have not considered the unspoken messages that they deliver when using media technology in the context of everyday teaching.”

Dr. Renee Hobbs,
“How to Use TV in Class...NOT!”
Cable in the Classroom, June 1993

What does the latest research say about using multimedia in relation to improving student achievement?

Research shows that when teachers use a few simple strategies when using media within the context of their instructional time, students actually undertand and retain more information. Consequently, multimedia use should be encouraged when working toward increasing student achievement.

For research supporting multimedia use in the classroom, click here .