Multimedia in Learning and Teaching

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This paper analyzes a unit of work that involves the use of multimedia as a significant element. The paper presents multimedia elements of varying forms: pre-packaged multimedia materials, students presenting work as multimedia productions. The following elements are identifiable within the plan: Aims and objectives, resources required, assessment activities, lesson outlines which identify major activities and overall sequence. The paper explores the rationale for the use of multimedia within the unit and presents links to relevant curriculum documents. An evaluation of the unit of work developed is provided.

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"Photography is one of the most important inventions in history as it allows us to capture moments in time and preserve them for numerous years. Student's experience skills through the use of multimedia materials and develop knowledge of photography through cameras, slides, scanners and computer programs. Photographs illustrate events throughout history, and are personal mementos. It captures different emotions, landscapes and sceneries, therefore if students learn how to take a good photograph they the quality of their photographers will be better. As someone who has studied photography I am aware of how common photography is in today's society and how many students are keen to learn photography. There is lots of different multimedia used in photography, different equipment and multimedia programs used to change the photograph using a computer. Computer manipulated photography is something all students should learn because it is almost every advertisement seen on television or billboards."

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