MULTI MEDIA RESOURCES

USES

It enables the users to integrate and manipulate data from diverse sources such as video, graphics, animation, audio and text on a single hardware platform. The term multimedia is used in contrast to media which only utilizes traditional forms of printed or hand-produced text.

IMPORTANCE

According to research, a benefit of multimedia learning is that it takes advantage of the brain's ability to make connections between verbal and visual representations of content, leading to a deeper understanding, which in turn supports the transfer of learning to other situations.

DISADVANTAGE

Accessibility

Multimedia requires electricity to be operated, which may not be available in some rural areas or may not be consistently available due to shortages and blackouts.

Distracting

Mulitimedia may take away the focus from the lesson due to its attention-grabbing formats.

Costly

Production of multimedia is more expensive than others because it is made up of more than one medium.

Production of multimedia requires an electronic device, which may be relatively expensive.

Multimedia requires electricity to run, which adds to the cost of its use.

Time Consuming

Creating multimedia requires more time.

Requires Mastery

Multimedia requires consistent and long practice to master, which may take a lot of time and energy from the user.

Limited Support/Compatibility

There is a wide variety of gadget models which arouses incompatibilities of media formats.

Fragile

The device used for multimedia must be used with care; exposure to moisture or other elements could cause expensive, irreparable damage which would require another purchase of a device.

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