The document discusses the benefits of using multimedia and digital technology in the classroom. It lists 11 benefits, including allowing teachers to become facilitators, helping make lessons more student-centered, adapting to different learning levels, engaging students, and incorporating additional skills. It also provides tips for using multimedia in the classroom like planning presentations well and knowing the equipment. Finally, it reviews some audiovisual equipment that has been used in classrooms over time, from phonographs to modern devices like projectors, computers, and editing software.

1. Multimedia
and Digital
Technology
in the
Classroom
Mr. Ernesto “Sir Gie” Guillermo, Jr.
HS Academic Chair, SPCB

2. Benefits of
Using
Multimedia

3. 1. Provides opportunity
for teachers to become
facilitators of learning

4. 2. Helps
teachers to
turn
teacher-
centered
lessons
into
student-
centered
ones

5. 3. High adaptability
and flexibility to all
levels of learning

6. 4. Helps
teachers
with
photo-
copying
limita-
tions

7. 5. Decreases
classroom management
problems

8. 6. Helps teachers keep
the students
engaged
academically

9. 7. Incorporates
additional
useful skills

10. 8. Benefits
audio/visual
learners

11. 9.
Heightens
student
interest on
the lesson

12. 10. Can
integrate
both
video
and
audio
clips

13. 11. Can
simulate
dangerous
or delicate
situations
or
activities

14. Multi-
media
in the
Classroom

15. 1. Plan the use of
presentations well
to maximize
academic
engagement.

16. 2. Know the
gadgets
you use.

17. In the not
so old
days…

18. Audio Equipment

19. Phonograph

20. Casette Player-
Recorder

21. CD Player

22. MP3/MP4 Players

23. Karaoke

24. Videoke

25. Voice Recorder

26. Cellphones

27. Sound system

28. Headphones /
microphones

29. “Manila point”

30. Video Cassette
Player-Recorder

31. VCD-DVD
Players

32. Image scanner

33. Multimedia projectors

34. Desktop and Laptop Computers

35. Digital Camera

36. LCD TV

37. Remote presenter

38. Projection screen

39. Audio Editing Software

40. Video editing software

41. Photo editing software