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Many educators considering purchasing educational
multimedia and software ask the question:
Should we set up a computer lab for educational multimedia and software,
or should the school put networked computers with educational multimedia
and software in each classroom?
The answer to this, unless you have an unusual amount of extra
space in your classrooms, is usually to set up a computer lab for
educational multimedia and software programs for your students to
work with during school hours. Including a computer lab for educational
multimedia and software lessons as part of your standard curriculum
has many advantages. It is also a much easier maintenance proposition.
As an alternative to computers in the classroom, a computer lab
allows a whole lot more space. In addition, each student (or pair
of students) in the class can access a computer at the same time
instead of taking turns in the classroom, where there would be less
space for computers and educational multimedia and software.
Computers and educational multimedia and software in the classroom
may be more convenient, but it is quite an expensive proposition.
In addition, having educational multimedia and software in individual
classrooms can be troublesome and high maintenance. Computers in
the actual classroom itself may very well be a more convenient and
ideal setup for both the teacher and his or her students. However,
it is only slightly less of a hassle to use your educational multimedia
and software in a computer lab. Another advantage to having your
educational multimedia and software located in one place, is that
you can hire one instructor who is well-educated on educational
multimedia and software be the instructor for every group as the
students take turns using the educational multimedia and software.
Also, if the budget restricts your ability to set up computers in
each classroom, but does allow you some wriggle roo, and if in such
a case having only one computer lab does not provide enough time
to get all of the students into the computer lab daily, perhaps
your school could set up computer located in more than one place
through out the school.
The notion of utilizing this new craze in educational multimedia
and software, and computer-based educational resources is not a
new idea. In fact, when I was in school a decade ago we had a computer
lab we could use to complete homework assignments during free time
or library time. The major difference is we did not have nearly
the amount of educational multimedia and software than there is
available today. Mostly we worked with word processing and spread
sheets, sometimes we had classes in the computer labs-but mostly
those were in foreign languages and would take place during our
foreign language classes and were lead by our instructors in that
particular subject.
To our incorporate educational multimedia and software multimedia
services, first and foremost for the purpose of enhancing learning,
there are many options available to you. There are dozens of educational
software resources in the standard subjects taught in every school,
as well as software for languages for English, German, Spanish,
French, Chinese and many more languages—this educational software,
in accordance with my own personal experience, has proven to be
quite useful in understanding foreign language—I went on to
get a degree in German. There are also educational multimedia and
software options in science, mathematics, history and a host of
others!
The proposition of educational multimedia and software curriculums
does not stop here. There are many educational multimedia and software
resources for home school, educational multimedia and software designed
especially for teachers which include lesson plans, multimedia resources,
educational newsletters and so on, designed to assist teachers being
introduced on higher levels than ever before in the digital age.
Let us face the fact that educational multimedia and software may
not be something a typical teacher today is accustom to. The most
important thing is that the students can have fun learning with
educational multimedia and software.
As I have emphasized thus far in this article, before you can consider
using educational multimedia and software—you have to have
a place for the computers you will need. If your school has a science
or language lab already, one of these might be a good place for
your school to begin. The library is also an ideal place—similar
to when I was a younger student, this would be an ideal spot for
your primary computer lab to be set up—and could open the
doors for an expert in educational multimedia and software to be
available as a computers instructor—leaving the curriculum
to the teacher, because most educational multimedia and software
will produce for the teacher, assignments and exercises that are
simple to grade and comprehend, while the teacher learns more about
educational multimedia and software.
Computers in the classroom are sometimes a concern to because the
school must choose a method that will network all the computers
in the school. There are a few options: dial-up access, such as
a dedicated line for all school computers, high speed digital, etc.
The most important thing, now that you have decided to try educational
multimedia and software in your school, is to weigh your decision
against the schools needs and top priorities.
· Educational Software
If school has budgeted money for computers and educational multimedia
and software I the classroom, the school must now consider which
type of software will best suit the specific needs of your school
and current curriculum.
o Consider the importance of management systems and whether you
will you need to purchase one.
o Make sure to choose your software carefully before deciding what
hardware to use. All educational multimedia and software or will
have specific system requirements.
o If you already have your hardware you must narrow down your software
choices to the kind of program you want, and will be able to use,
that has to do with the technology of your curriculum.
o Consider that some educational multimedia and software program
will include the option for you to receive a certain number of free
upgrades for your system.
o On the other hand, others educational multimedia and software
programs for will give you discounts (some with significant savings)
towards the next upgrade.
o And on the other hand (I know, that is three hands), some educational
multimedia and software programs will not include any kind of upgrade
price break for you once the next version is released (which happens
often). So be careful to check.
o And lastly, the absolutely most important question you should
ask when choosing your educational multimedia and software program
is the traning that will be required to learn the educational multimedia
and software system. Because without training, you will never be
able to optimize your educational multimedia and software program
to its full potential—and thus rob the students, teachers
and educational institution involved of the maximum benefits that
are possible through your new educational multimedia and software
program. Be sure to inquire about how much training comes along
with the educational multimedia and software program you choose.
If necessary, the instructors may need to be educated themselves
in regard to the workings of your new educational multimedia and
software.
—Emily Muntz
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