A Special Report on Multimedia in Schools: Multimedia Transformation

In this report, Education Week examines the many ways multimedia tools are transforming teaching and learning as schools work to raise achievement and prepare students for careers that require increasingly sophisticated uses of technology.

"In high school science classes, digital tools are being used to conduct physical and online experiments and for runnning 3-D simulations to help students understand complex concepts. Math educators are deploying multimedia tools to help their classes solve problems, analyze data, and develop a better visual understanding of mathematics. And language arts teachers are pushing the definition of literacy beyond text to include the ability to use audio and video to express ideas and arguments." summarizes Kevin Bushweller, Executive Project Editor.
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Source: Education Week