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 Students are able to retain information better with the use of words and pictures together (Taylor, 2008).  Glover and Miller discovered that the use of a promethean board increased student motivation in their middle school study (Glover, 2001).  Some of the top emerging technologies being used in education are Blogs, Podcasts, Wikis, Handhelds, and Interactive Whiteboard Technologies (Wikija, 2011). 3

 Computer Lab with Desk Top Computers  LCD Projectors  Document Cameras  Digital Camera  Zip Video Camera  Promethean Boards  Mobi Boards  Laptops  IPods 4

 Increases student engagement and teachers are able to hold student’s attention longer.  Allows students to become more independent and helps to develop student’s confidence in their ability.  Integrating multimedia into daily lessons allows students to visualize the material and increases how well they are able to recall the information when needed.  The use of multimedia in the classroom activates and builds prior knowledge, supports transfer of learning, supports attention, and increases motivation (Taylor, 2008) 5

 Reading Curriculum  Videos clips  Vocabulary games  Digital Story Boards  Math Curriculum  Interactive lessons  Video clips  Animated lessons  Etools  Writing & Grammar  Grammar jams or raps  Power Point Presentations  Video record writings  Science  Interactive lessons  Video clips  Animated lessons  Simulations New Curriculum with multimedia incorporated into the lessons 6

 Reading  Math 7

 Derek Glover, D. M. (2001). Running with Technology: the pedagogic impact of large-scale introduction of inteactive whiteboards in one secondary school. Retrieved April 25, 2011, from Technology, Pedagogy, and Education:  MFTEducation. (2010). YouTube. Retrieved April 25, 2011, from Vision for Technology in Higher Education:  PennState. (2007). Voice Thread Browse. Retrieved April 25, 2011, from VoiceThread Universal:  Schacter, J. (1999). The Impact of Education Technology on Student Achievement. Retrieved April 25, 2011, from Milken Family Foundation: Education Technology:  Taylor, D. (2008). Why Use Multimedia in your Online Classroom? Retrieved April 25, 2011, from DE UMUC:  WIKIJA. (n.d.). Emerging Technologies. Retrieved April 25, 2011, from School Computing: 8