Chapter 9 Integrating Multimedia as a Tool

How can my students use multimedia for their projects?
  
Unfortunately, the students I teach and will be teaching in the future are pre-kindergarteners and do not have an understanding of technology. However, if I were teaching students who were able to create presentations, I would encourage my class to make presentations that focused on the material that they are being asked to relay. There are many good options for embedding pictures, videos, links, and more in to multimedia presentations to enhance what students are being asked to do.
Students could use multimedia to present on a number of subjects from math to book reports to a social studies or science lesson. This helps students prepare for the work environment where people are often asked to make presentations in the work place. 

What applications are available for creating a multimedia presentation?

There are many different software and web-based applications and products available for creating multimedia presentations. There are software applications such as Powerpoint that are easy for students to use, and websites like Prezi that are easy to sign up for and are very user-friendly. 

Should I place limits on how my students use multimedia?

The textbook notes that sometimes students become more fascinated with adding bells and whistles to their presentations than focusing on the content. One suggestion that the book has is to limit their time making the presentation to just using a bland format, and then giving a few minutes after the presentations are complete to allow them to add some bells and whistles to spice up their presentations.