1. Why Hypermedia?
Jana Craven

2. Hyper
Exists in space of more than 3 dimensions, you can leap from dimension to dimension.
You can go from site to site or link to link to understand new information.

3. Media
A means of expression such as text, image, photograph, drawing, audio, or picture.
It is the facts and ideas that can be put onto a website, or into a 3 dimensional world.

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5. Is hypermedia the best way to present information to people?
Until further research has been done this is completely up to your opinion.

6. Here are some research opinions
Hypermedia structure reflects the way people think cognitively
People can naturally understand information when it is obtainable in this format; however, this has never been proven .
Information can be given in a variety of learning styles.

7. In the schools
Computers and telecommunications are in full swing in schools all over the country.
Hypermedia can be a big impact in schools if teachers understand how and when to use hypermedia, can select the appropriate software, and are trained to use computers.

8. What teachers need
They need to be trained properly on all the equipment they are given.
They need to have a clear understanding of their own curriculum objectives.
Teachers also need to allow time to teach students how to use computers to the best benefits.

9. One Experiment in testing hypermedia
The students designed a website in this experiment.
The advantages were empowerment, motivation, and collaboration.
Some of the downfalls were time constraints, equipment limitations, lack of technical skills, and disagreement among students.
From a curriculum point of view the students used print based literacy, oral literacy, problem-solving skills, critical thinking skills and interpreting and composing skills.

10. Overall Conclusions
Hypermedia can be beneficial to motivating the students to learn.
It can also help hit all the different learning styles of the students.
Students have the opportunity to control their own learning at their own pace.
Hypermedia can be good to use as part of the classroom instuction but not all of the instruction.

11. Resourses Hypermedia Maze