MultimediaMultimediaHypermediaHypermedia

What is It, How Do I What is It, How Do I Use It?Use It?

Karen KreitzburgKaren Kreitzburg

LIB 5050LIB 5050

Dr. R. SandersDr. R. Sanders

Understanding the following terms is essential to assisting Understanding the following terms is essential to assisting your schools integration into the new millennium.your schools integration into the new millennium.

Hyperlink: A direct path from a source document, image, etc., Hyperlink: A direct path from a source document, image, etc., to another object in a destination document. to another object in a destination document.

HypermediaHypermedia: A combination of hypertext and multimedia : A combination of hypertext and multimedia elements such as graphic, images, audio and video used in elements such as graphic, images, audio and video used in conjunction with computers’ technology.conjunction with computers’ technology.

HypertextHypertext: The text which contains connections (called : The text which contains connections (called hyperlinks, hot words or hot links) to other documents.hyperlinks, hot words or hot links) to other documents.

(to open hyperlink, double click, close window after viewing and (to open hyperlink, double click, close window after viewing and you will return to this power point)you will return to this power point)

Multimedia: A term referring to the combination of Multimedia: A term referring to the combination of music, music, videovideo, text, and , text, and imagesimages..

How is multimedia useful?How is multimedia useful? Textbooks are Textbooks are

expensive and heavyexpensive and heavy Many textbook Many textbook

companies are companies are including power point including power point presentations and presentations and CD-ROMs for CD-ROMs for studentsstudents

Multimedia allows Multimedia allows the author to include the author to include far more documents far more documents and resources.and resources.

Also allows for the Also allows for the addition of audio, addition of audio, video, and video, and multiple links to multiple links to additional additional information.information.

Multimedia combines:Multimedia combines:storing and retrieving technology storing and retrieving technology

with tools for viewing and/or with tools for viewing and/or manipulating datamanipulating data

The reader becomes the “captain” of The reader becomes the “captain” of thethemultimediamultimedia journey. journey.

Here’s another way of understanding Here’s another way of understanding multimedia.multimedia.

Traditional TextTraditional TextRevolutionary War Revolutionary War

in America led to in America led to the birth of a new the birth of a new nation-the United nation-the United States…….States…….

George Washington, George Washington, a wealthy Virginia a wealthy Virginia landowner and landowner and former…former…

Multimedia or Non-linearMultimedia or Non-linear

Topics such as:Topics such as:

the Revolutionary War, the Revolutionary War, George Washington, George Washington,

the first congress the first congress

and vast sums of and vast sums of history can be brought history can be brought to life by clicking to life by clicking below.below.

George WashingtonGeorge Washington

What are some ways the media coordinator What are some ways the media coordinator can use multimedia and hypermedia?can use multimedia and hypermedia?

Stations in the media center have instructions for Stations in the media center have instructions for using various resources in a flip book next to the using various resources in a flip book next to the system.system.

Include Include web sites web sites with easy instructions in your with easy instructions in your newsletters.newsletters.

Provide Provide softwaresoftware such as Encarta, Orchard, Skills such as Encarta, Orchard, Skills Bank, etc.Bank, etc.

Assist teachers in preparing a multimedia Assist teachers in preparing a multimedia presentationpresentation for class –- this addresses for class –- this addresses learning styles of students.learning styles of students.

Assist teachers in providing Assist teachers in providing instructioninstruction to to classes on how to navigate the Internet. classes on how to navigate the Internet.

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