So, as educators, we have to think of ways to get students' attention. Computers help in this effort, but even with computers, getting students' attention is hard work. One way to compete with television is to use computer QuickTime movies. To examine a topic, click on one of the links below. QuickTime movies are short digital video clips produced from some type of video source.
Most movies are very short because of the amount of disk space they take up.
The average run time for a QuickTime movie is no more than a few seconds. QuickTime movies have many different uses. Well, the same is true for QuickTime movies. QuickTime movies are used to present ideas that are hard to understand when presented textually or orally. So, when you think about presenting a lesson to your students, think about the best way to get the concept across - textually, verbally, or graphically using a QuickTime movie.