is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun (a medium with multiple content forms) or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which use only rudimentary computer display such as text-only, or traditional forms of printed or hand-produced material. Multimedia includes a combination of text, audio, still images, animation, video, or interactivity content forms.

Examples of individual content forms combined in

multimedia:

TEXT

AUDIO

STILL IMAGES

ANIMATION

VIDEO FOOTAGE

INTERACTIVITY

Multimedia is usually recorded and played, displayed or accessed by information content processing devices, such as computerized and electronic devices, but can also be part of a live performance. Multimedia (as an adjective) also describes electronic media devices used to store and experience multimedia content. Multimedia is distinguished from mixed media in fine art; by including audio, for example, it has a broader scope. The term "rich media" is synonymous for interactive multimedia. Hypermedia can be considered one particular multimedia application.

Categorization of multimedia

Multimedia may be broadly divided into linear and non-linear

categories. Linear active content progresses without any

navigational control for the viewer such as a cinema presentation

. Non-linear user interactivity to control progress as used with a

video game or used in self-paced computer based training.

Hypermedia is an example of non-linear content. Multimedia

presentations can be live or recorded. A recorded presentation

may allow interactivity via a navigation system. A live multimedia

presentation may allow interactivity via an interaction with the

presenter or performer.

Major characteristics of multimedia

Multimedia presentations may be viewed by person on stage, projected, transmitted, or played locally with a media player. A broadcast may be a live or recorded multimedia presentation. Broadcasts and recordings can be either analog or digital electronic media technology. Digital online multimedia may be downloaded or streamed. Streaming multimedia may be live or on-demand.

Multimedia games and simulations may be used in a physical environment with special effects, with multiple users in an online network, or locally with an offline computer, game system, or simulator.

The various formats of technological or digital multimedia may be intended to enhance the users' experience, for example to make it easier and faster to convey information. Or in entertainment or art, to transcend everyday experience.

A lasershow is a live multimedia performance.

Enhanced levels of interactivity are made possible by combining multiple forms of media content. Online multimedia is increasingly becoming object-oriented and data-driven, enabling applications with collaborative end-user innovation and personalization on multiple forms of content over time. Examples of these range from multiple forms of content on Web sites like photo galleries with both images (pictures) and title (text) user-updated, to simulations whose co-efficients, events, illustrations, animations or videos are modifiable, allowing the multimedia "experience" to be altered without reprogramming.

Multimedia Tools Used for Teaching

Multimedia has no doubt changed the way we process and deliver information. Teachers are constantly involved in the process of delivering information to their students, and for this reason teachers are constantly being affected by developments in multimedia and technology. Over time, teachers have begun using tools to deliver information to their students in a more efficient way. These tools include computers, the Internet, projectors and presentation software such as Microsoft Powerpoint.

Computers

Computers are the main tool used to present multimedia items such as video, Powerpoint presentations, animation and sound. In the classroom, computers have made a huge impact on the way teachers provide information to their students. Using computers, teachers have evolved their teaching methods; instead of lecturing and writing notes on a blackboard, teachers can now show their students visual and audio material to enhance their learning. These methods are much more effective for students who process information visually.

Internet

The internet is another multimedia tool that works in tandem with computers. The Internet is an extremely valuable resource for teachers because it makes information readily available. Teachers can use the Internet to look up lesson plans from other teachers, find educational videos and materials to show their class and they can even have their students use the Internet as a research tool. The Internet makes it possible for teachers to download and stream various types of multimedia that can enhance their lessons.

Projectors

Projectors are another multimedia tool that is commonly used by teachers. Projectors are used to project images from a computer onto a larger screen so that students can easily see what is being shown. Projectors make it possible for teachers to show a large classroom or auditorium multimedia content such as videos, or Powerpoint presentations. Projectors are now commonplace in classrooms as a tool for showing multimedia.

Powerpoint

Microsoft Powerpoint is one of the most popular programs used for creating multimedia presentations. Powerpoint is an incredible tool because it allows teachers to combine text, audio and video into one presentation. With the use of computers and projectors, the presentation can be displayed to a large audience. Powerpoint and other similar presentation programs have changed the way teachers provide information; Powerpoint presentations are a more effective way of conveying information because they can be prepared beforehand, unlike hand written notes on a blackboard. These presentations can be distributed to students on the Internet for studying purposes.

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MAR GAUDEN F. ACERONBulalacao National High School