There are many great benefits for using multimedia/animation in the classroom. First of all it is attractive to the student and grabs a hold of their attention. It is definitely more interesting than listening to a teacher lecture. Animation is engaging to the learner, not only because it is attractive to the eye, but it is challenging and worthy of their time. If students are engaged in an activity, they are more likely to come back to it again and again, increasing their overall daily performance. It also can fit the needs of all learners. It is hands-on, which is attractive to the kinanesthetic learner. Sound is involved, applying to the auditory learner. It creates a more comfortable and fun learning environment for the students who are too shy to participate in group discussion. The interactive environment of animation helps students learn faster and without the complexities of traditional school lectures. For example, a book could go on for several pages describing something, while through animation, they could see and experience it for themselves in minutes. Animation learning is actually fun for students which motivates them to continue learning, whereas in a traditional setting they may get bored and frustrated. Another great feature is that is has immediate feedback, so the learner knows his/her mistake right away and can fix it. With all of these perks, it seems like learning through animation is the way to go, but of course there is a downside. The socializing factor that is given through traditional lectures wouldn't be provided through animation. Students would lose the bond that they form with their teacher. I think that a combination of animation and traditional teaching would satisfy the needs of the learners. That way they could have the best of both worlds.
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I really enjoyed how you discussed all the positive features of digital imagery, animation, and how it can be incorporated into the classroom. I agree that digital imagery has a lot of positive features and can be used as a great teaching technique helping the students connect to information being taught.You made a lot of good key points!
this article was great in the sense that it showed how a teacher can take a boring lesson and turn it into something exciting and allowing animation to take control of a book.
That was a great article. I definitely agree with you when you say that multimedia attracts students better than students listening to a lecture. Students are hard to please nowadays and with the technology that we are able to use today, we are given the opportunity to teach students and please them at the same time.
here are many great benefits for using multimedia/animation in the classroom. First of all it is attractive to the student and grabs a hold of their attention. It is definitely more interesting than listening to a teacher lecture. Animation is engaging to the learner, not only because it is attractive to the eye, but it is challenging and worthy of their time. If students are engaged in an activity, they are more likely to come back to it again and again, increasing their overall daily performance. It also can fit the needs of all learners. It is hands-on, which is attractive to the kinanesthetic learner. Sound is involved, applying to the auditory learner. It creates a more comfortable and fun learning environment for the students who are too shy to participate in group discussion. The interactive environment of animation helps students learn faster and without the complexities of traditional school lectures. For example, a book could go on for several pages describing something, while through animation, they could see and experience it for themselves in minutes. Animation learning is actually fun for students which motivates them to continue learning, whereas in a traditional setting they may get bored and frustrated. Another great feature is that is has immediate feedback, so the learner knows his/her mistake right away and can fix it. With all of these perks, it seems like learning through animation is the way to go, but of course there is a downside. The socializing factor that is given through traditional lectures wouldn't be provided through animation. Students would lose the bond that they form with their teacher. I think that a combination of animation and traditional teaching would satisfy the needs of the learners. That way they could have the best of both worlds.
I absolutely agree with all of your key points in the advantages of animation in the classroom. I also agree that its important that it does not become a dominant teaching method. In addition to this threatening the teacher student bond as you've mentioned, but it also threatens the amount of content students may learn. Though animation can engange and motivate learners, and help simplify an otherwise complex subject, not all of the content of a specific lesson or subject can usually be displayed via animation. Animation can be an important supplemental learning tool, but can not be a completely effective stand-alone learning tool.
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