Overview: This section is designed to increase understanding of ways new classroom media can be adjusted for different individuals and can open doors to learning for all learners.

Presenter Instructions: Begin this section with a video clip of David Rose discussing the new technologies that impact classroom practice and then present information about digital media and materials.

Presenter may choose to use the online presentation “Digital Text in the Classroom” http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/presentations/digitaltext.cfm (Information from slides 37 – 42 are taken directly from the online “Digital Text in the Classroom” presentation.)

Advantages of print materials: Distribution of knowledge is in the same form and can be accessed by millions of people.

Disadvantage of print materials: Content and display are inseparable; it is permanent and cannot be adjusted to individual learners. Consequently, “one size does not fit all”.

Digital media also presents information through text, sound, and images, yet, this is where the similarities end. Digital media is flexible and can meet the needs of diverse learning styles.

Four aspects of digital media's flexibility are particularly beneficial for classroom application: versatility, transformability, the ability to be marked, and the ability to be networked. Let's examine each in turn.

Click on Dr. David Rose’s picture as David offers examples of using digital media in the classroom.

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