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Education Classroom Library
 Twelve Reasons to Use Multimedia Projects in the Classroom
February 2002
by Dr. Suzanne Cherry
Assistant Professor, School of Education
Francis Marion University
1. Multimedia projects motivate students to participate.
2. Multimedia projects integrate all the language arts -- reading, writing,
listening, and speaking across curricular areas.
3. Multimedia projects build collaboration skills for students.
4. Multimedia projects create real reasons for reading, writing, and
revising communication.
5. Multimedia projects give students a larger audience than the teacher and
the classroom.
6. Multimedia projects require students to analyze sources and think about
evidence in new ways.
7. Multimedia projects lead teachers to think about their students, classes,
and lessons in new ways. Reflection and revision of teaching strategies
naturally evolve with the projects.
8. Multimedia projects require higher order thinking and problem-solving
skills. These projects promote non-linear thinking and give divergent
learners a chance to shine in the classroom.
9. Multimedia projects move teachers from the role of lecturer and classroom
authority and into the role of learning coach or facilitator. They create
student-centered classrooms.
10. Multimedia projects increase students' literacy and prepares them for
the technology-based communication skills required in the workplace today
and tomorrow.
11. Multimedia projects let teachers address multiple intelligences and
learning styles in the classroom.
12. Multimedia projects naturally employ the range of resources and
approaches by which most students learn best.
About the Author
Dr. Suzanne Cherry is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at
Francis Marion University. She is also the Director of the Swamp Fox Writing
Project, a National Writing Project site (http://www.writingproject.org/).
Dr. Cherry is an accomplished presenter and incorporates technology in a
variety of ways in the instructional process. The author has not received
any financial remuneration for the article.
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