| Although the nation's educational system has | | | | these images are as close to the real thing as you |
| focused on text-based learning for generations, | | | | can get. What better way to introduce a new |
| research has actually proven that humans process | | | | idea or concept in the classroom? |
| images 60,000 times faster than text. When | | | | For the most part, educators throughout the |
| teachers integrate technology in the classroom | | | | country understand the importance of introducing |
| with rich multimedia, students can learn faster, | | | | lessons and infusing content with images to create |
| retain information better and apply their | | | | visual experiences. The best of all educational |
| understanding and new skills to new and | | | | environments integrate technology in the |
| challenging situations. | | | | classroom and uses multimedia content as an |
| The statistics that have come in on visual | | | | anchor to all lessons and learning. The only |
| enhancements that are added to text-based | | | | challenge that appears to emerge is time. |
| learning support the idea that images in the | | | | It can be time consuming to research appropriate |
| classroom are a good thing. When groups use | | | | visual material that can enhance the lesson. Not |
| illustrated texts instead of just text alone, they | | | | only do you have to find it, you also have to view |
| perform 36 percent better on tests. Retention is | | | | it before you show it to your students. Maybe |
| boosted by 42 percent and transfer hits 89 | | | | you will show the entire video or maybe you |
| percent when teaching is based on voiceover | | | | need to find specific segments of the video to |
| narration with images. | | | | share during the appropriate time. This is generally |
| The reality today is that students are used to | | | | not a simple task that can be done in minutes. If |
| learning in a visual process. After all, they spend | | | | searching through the Internet for complementary |
| their free time playing video games and navigating | | | | images and topics, the vast number of search |
| around a computer; they have been conditioned | | | | responses can be overwhelming and again time |
| to learn with visual tools, even if it didn't start in | | | | consuming to weed through to identify quality |
| the classroom. As a result, you have to be able | | | | material. |
| to integrate technology in the classroom as | | | | The good news is that there is a wealth of |
| effectively as possible. You have less time to | | | | information and video options already available. |
| engage your students' interest than you had ten | | | | You can easily integrate technology in the |
| years ago; visual tools can help to speed the | | | | classroom with videos that have already been |
| process and make the experience more valuable | | | | developed specifically for your subject matter. |
| for you and your students. | | | | Even better, many of them are categorized |
| Full-motion film or video is the most beneficial | | | | according to chapters on the DVD so you can |
| learning tool you can introduce into the classroom | | | | easily pick out the segments that apply to your |
| as it combines the independent and yet | | | | lesson. The process allows you to incorporate the |
| interdependent verbal and visual systems to work | | | | video without spending a lot of extra time to |
| at the same time. This synergy helps to engage | | | | make it happen. As a result, you and your |
| students in the subject while promoting learning | | | | students have a better overall experience. |
| and retention of the subject matter. Keep in mind, | | | | |