Multimedia activities for students
Subtitle: a teachers' and librarians' handbook
By: by Barbara Head Sorrow.
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
Subjects: Interactive multimedia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Computer-assisted instruction -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Media programs (Education) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Multimedia systems -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Multimedia systems industry -- United States -- Directories.
Description: Teachers and librarians who want to make the most effective use of today's technology can turn with confidence to Barbara Head Sorrow's Multimedia Activities for Students. Sorrow's instructive framework will quickly acquaint students - and teachers! - with the techniques for finding information in the electronic age. Detailed discussions of relevant technology, suggestions for lesson plans, and exercises for mastery are all provided here, as well as an extensive catalog of resources, information on distributors of programs and equipment, an invaluable glossary, and lists of search tools and Internet sites. Use Sorrow's detailed activity sheets to create stimulating multimedia lessons on global problems, international crime, or the decisions of the Supreme Court.

Find out how combinations of text, graphics, and sound can increase student motivation and promote subject mastery.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-186) and index.