Ch: 11 Audiovisual Technologies

A traditional Audio media is an audiocassette.  The book suggests this could be used in the class for small group instruction.  This would be great if the I wanted the students to work together instead of just listening to a lecture.  Also, if they had any questions I would be able to assist each group one at a time.  The book gives the example of an internet audio such as a MP3 as an emerging audio media.  This could help the students in the same way.  Splitting the class into small groups and allowing them to listen to the audio and perform in a group may help them to learn better.  This aids students that are both hands on learners and lecture learners.  Traditional visual media would be like the example of print materials.  This could be used in every day classrooms for note taking or just to simply display an example of something.  However, these papers and notes could easily get lost or destroyed.  An emerging visual media would be a computer.  This would help out a lot in a class room in various ways.  The internet on the computers could be used for games that aid in learning that would keep a students attention.  Another example in the book includes internet meetings.  This allows me the contact with any other classroom anywhere in the world.  This could in turn make for a great learning experience.