Instructional Media Why should we use it?

1. Instructional MediaWhy should we use it? Mara Gras and Lois Hubbard

2. Types of Instructional Media • Non-Projected Media • Projected Media • Audio Media • Motion Media • Hyper Media • Gaming Media Works Cited Title Screen

3. Non-Projected Media • Photographs, diagrams, and displays • Use to: • Illustrate concepts • Enhance direct instruction • Encourage students to look at data in diverse ways

4. Projected Media • Slides, filmstrips, and overheads • Use to: • Allow all students to view the same material at the same time • Offer the students other perspectives on the material

5. Audio Media • Cassettes and compact discs • Use to: • Allow students to hear other languages/dialects • Allow auditory learners to review the lessons • Encourage creativity through music

6. Motion Media • Videos, computer mediated instruction, and television • Use to: • Offer supplemental instruction • Experience concepts in a manner that is not available in “real life” – i.e. Magic School Bus

7. Hyper Media • Computer networks, software, and the Internet • Use to: • Offer resources beyond the library • Develop computer and word processing skills • Offer interactive learning

8. Gaming Media • Computer games • Use to: • Provide a playful environment for learning • Structure learning through rules • Motivating for tedious or repetitive content • Uses problem solving skills

9. Works Cited • Those Who Can, Teach Ryan and Cooper 1998. Published by, Houghton Mifflin Company • Instructional Media and Technologies for Learning sixth edition. By, Heinich, Molenda, Russell, and Smaldino. 1996. Published by, Prentice-Hall, Inc.