1. Rich Media in EducationWhat is rich media?Its easier to say what rich media is NOT:

2. Rich Media in EducationIn very simple terms, rich media meansusing several different kinds of media tocreate a stimulating and interesting userexperience: 3. When is Rich Media Effective?Research suggests that students with little to no prior knowledge of the subject benefit more from multimedia......whereas advanced learners with lots of prior knowledge are more able to process traditional learning methods.Therefore, children and beginnersbenefit more from use of multimediathan people who are advanced. 4. When is Rich Media Effective?When the subject is inherently boring. 5. When is Rich Media Effective?When your students may be resistant to learning. 6. When is Rich Media Effective?When asking your students to use their new knowledge creatively. 7. RM Experience LevelsYour ability to use multimedia can be broken down into three levels:Level I: I can find and use pre-existingmedia 8. RM Experience LevelsLevel II: I can use and edit / compile pre-existing mediaTools that come with Windows: Adobe Programs: MS Paint Photoshop Movie Maker Live Premier 9. RM Experience LevelsLevel III: I can create my own media 10. Open Source SoftwareOpen source means FREE!Its usually a little more complicated touse, with not as many features, and withmore bugs than standard software 11. Open Source SoftwareHere are some great open sourceprograms: Apache Open Office (MS Office) Gimpshop (Photoshop) CamStudio (video capture software for making YouTube tutorials) YTD Video Downloader (for downloading YouTube videos onto your hard drive) BS Player (video player, excellent for downloading subtitles for movies) 12. Helpful Hint:Use the PrtSc button to send a shot of your screen to the clipboard. You can then paste it into MS Paint, Photoshop, or any other image editing software. 13. RM experience LevelsHit PrtSc > Open MS Paint > Paste 14. Be Careful!Common problems:Not using enough multimedia to engage abeginner learner.Using too much multimedia with advancedlearners, when just text would be moreefficient.Making great media, but not documentingthe students reactions or what theylearned.