20 ways to use multimedia in the classroom

1. Group video reports foster team building and provide
hands-on experience with new technology. Assign three to
five students to a team and let each team choose a topic
about which they can make a short movie.
2. Video yearbooks on DVD are a popular trend and
simple to produce. Sony video editing software students
can edit together video footage and still images highlighting
the year’s activities to create a polished movie.
3. Enhance the school website with streaming video
content. For example, students could create a video tour of
the school complete with a host/narrator and subtitles.
4. Video language lessons can help speed learning. One
teacher in Monona, WI shoots video on her trips to Frenchspeaking countries. She uses Vegas
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+DVD software to edit
the footage and add subtitles, then shows the video in class.
5. Produce highlight reels to document progress in music,
dance, or sports. Capture video throughout the year and edit
the clips together with Sony video editing software.
6. TV news programs can be filmed, edited, and produced
entirely by the student body with just a video camera and
Vegas Movie Studio, Vegas Movie Studio Platinum Edition,
or Vegas+DVD software.
7. Create movies of school productions such as plays
and drama presentations. With Vegas software students can
create a soundtrack, edit video footage, add special effects,
and produce the final DVD.
8. Liven up parent-teacher conferences with video
footage taken in your classroom throughout the year. Short
clips can easily be merged together, set to music, or even
given some commentary with Sony video editing software.
9. Slideshow presentations can be used for almost any
subject and are easy to create using Sony video editing
software. You can use slideshows to enhance your lessons,
or ask students to deliver reports in slideshow format.
10. Multimedia portfolios show off student work in a fresh,
new way. For example, art students can use Vegas software to
create a slideshow featuring their best work.
11. Video book reports are a fun way for students to
learn multimedia production. With Sony video editing
software students can incorporate narration, still pictures,
and music in their reports.
12. Royalty-free music for presentations is easy to create
when you have Sony music creation software. With ACID
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 or
Cinescore software, anyone can create great-sounding music
in minutes without infringing on copyright laws.
13. Understanding pitch and tempo is easy when you
use ACID Music Studio or ACID Pro software as a teaching tool.
These applications help students more easily understand key
music concepts.
14. Fundraiser CDs are a fun alternative to selling cookies and
candy. For example, students can make a CD of a school concert
and sell copies to raise money for the school.
15. Create mobile music lessons that students can download
and play on their portable music devices.
16. Animate student poetry with music. Have students
create music that matches the mood of a literary masterpiece
or enhances their own original composition.
17. Set math to music with ACID software. For example,
using musical beats is an excellent way to introduce the
concept of fractions.
18. Podcasting is a method of communication allowing anyone
to create audio files and post them on the internet for others
to download. Sony audio editing applications are perfect for
recording, editing, and producing podcasts.
19. Convert lessons to MP3 so students can listen to material
more than once. With Sound Forge
®
 software you can easily
record lessons, make edits, and convert the file to MP3 format
for playback on a personal MP3 player.
20. Explore audio with the Sound Forge product family.
Students can create dialog that portrays the sound of various
environments and use effects such as echo, reverb, and pitch
shift to create these environments with software

Why use multimedia in the classroom

B. Why Use Multimedia in the Classroom? Multimedia activities encourage students to work in groups, express their knowledge in multiple ways, solve problems, revise their own work, and construct knowledge. The advantages of integrating multimedia in the classroom are many. Through participation in multimedia activities, students can learn: Real-world skills related to technology The value of teamwork Effective collaboration techniques The impact and importance of different media The challenges of communicating to different audiences How to present information in compelling ways Techniques for synthesizing and analyzing complex content The importance of research, planning, and organization skills The significance of presentation and speaking skills How to accept and provide constructive feedback How to express their ideas creatively There are, however, some constraints to using multimedia in the classroom, including: Technological resources, both hardware and software Technological skills, for both the students and teacher Time required to plan, design, develop, and evaluate multimedia activities
Try This Review Effects of Technology on Classrooms and Students. The following effects are outlined: Change in Student and Teacher Roles Increased Motivation and Self Esteem Technical Skills Accomplishment of More Complex Tasks More Collaboration with Peers Increased Use of Outside Resources Improved Design Skills/Attention to Audience

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Top ten best speeches of all the time

Words, if chosen wisely - can be divine. When they are written in religious texts, they become deity. When they are written in a nation’s rulebook, they become law. When they go along with a musical composition, they become songs. And when they are delivered in style for a cause, with lot of passion - they become great speeches. Out of those great speeches, some become immortal. They change the course of history. They have long lasting impact on listeners psyche. Not only this, but they also inspire the generations to come. They are timeless jewels. People of any age and in any era are moved by listening or reading them.

However, it is not easy to decide upon the top 10 list of all time great speeches. We know any such list would be subjected to debate. But healthy debates are always good. If you think the list missed on any speech, please feel free to mention in comments.

The list consists of greatest political speeches of all times. We have chosen the speeches that are rich in style, content and left an overwhelming impact on people. The winners are….


10. Duty, Honor, Country - General Douglas MacArthur

May 12, 1962; New York

General Douglas MacArthur, General of the Army and a man who fought in three wars, knew something of “Duty, Honor, Country.” In 1962, MacArthur was in the twilight of his life and came to West Point to accept the Sylvanus Thayer Award and participate in his final cadet roll call.

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Duty, Honor, Country: Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. They are your rallying points: to build courage when courage seems to fail; to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith; to create hope when hope becomes forlorn.

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9. Apology – Socrates

4th century B.C. Athens, Ancient Greece

Socrates, a great scholar and teacher in Athens, was facing the charges of corruption and misleading the people. People, especially youngsters were greatly influenced by his words and ideas. The rulers found him threatening to their throne. Socrates was arrested and put on trial. Court was set and he was asked to say something in his defense. ‘The Apology’ is what Socrates said in his defense. Instead of pleading for guilty, he chose to die with dignity.

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Wherefore, O judges, be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth -- that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death. He and his are not neglected by the gods; nor has my own approaching end happened by mere chance. But I see clearly that to die and be released was better for me; and therefore the oracle gave no sign. For which reason also, I am not angry with my accusers, or my condemners; they have done me no harm, although neither of them meant to do me any good; and for this I may gently blame them.

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8. Give me Liberty or Give me Death – Patrick Henry 

March 23, 1775; Virginia, United States
Patrick Henry made this famous speech before the Virginia House of Burgesses at St. John's Church. After the speech, his resolution to organize the militia of Virginia and to put the colony of Virginia on a war footing was unanimously adopted in that colony.

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It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, peace, peace -- but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! -- I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!

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7. Tryst with Destiny – Jawaharlal Nehru 

August 15, 1947; New Delhi, India

After more than 200 years of British rule, India got independence on 15th August 1947. Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister of independent India. He delivered this speech on the stroke of midnight before the constituent assembly. The speech became famous for its ‘tryst with destiny’ remark.

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Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance. It is fitting that at this solemn moment we take the pledge of dedication to the service of India and her people and to the still larger cause of humanity.

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6. Ask What You Can Do For Your Country - John F. Kennedy

January 20, 1961;Washington D.C.

This speech was made by John F. Kennedy as inaugural address on January 20, 1961. In this speech he asks all Americans to unite against common enemies of tyranny, poverty, disease, and war.

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And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.

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5. Their Finest Hour - Winston Churchill

June 18, 1940; House of Commons, London

On May 10, 1940, the Germans attacked France and on June 14 Paris fell. As France surrendered, Germans next target was England. But Great Britain refused to bow in front of Fascism and Nazism. At this critical juncture Churchill gave this third and final speech to bring hope to his people in these dark hours.

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Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, “This was their finest hour.”

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4. Gettysburg Address - Abraham Lincoln

November 19, 1863 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

On June 1, 1865, Senator Charles Sumner commented on what is now considered the most famous speech by President Abraham Lincoln. It is perhaps the most quoted speech in the history of United States.

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Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war.

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3. I am prepared to die – Nelson Mandela

April 20, 1964; Pretoria, South Africa

This speech was made from the dock at the opening of Mandela's trial on charges of sabotage, Supreme Court of South Africa, Pretoria, April 20 1964.

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During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.

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2. We shall Fight on the Beaches - Winston Churchill

4 June, 1940; House of Commons, London

This speech was given shortly after Winston Churchill became Prime Minister. It was second of the three well known speeches given by Churchill during the Battle of France. Others are, “Blood, toil, tears, and sweat”, and “This was their finest hour”.

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We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this Island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God's good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old.

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1. I have a Dream - Martin Luther King Jr.

August 28, 1963; Washington D.C.

"I Have a Dream" is one of the most popular speeches in the history, delivered by Martin Luther King, Jr., in which he called for racial equality and an end to discrimination. Delivered to over 200,000 civil rights supporters, the speech is often considered to be one of the greatest and most notable speeches in human history and was ranked the top American speech of the 20th century by a 1999 poll of scholars of public address

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