Online Multimedia System

My primary reaction to collecting information online is to search key terms and remember what the website looks like so that I can search the exact terms and fins the information again. After reading through Miller (2011), I think that I will be using social bookmarking to keep websites at hand and on the cloud. I think the many tools available make it easier on student collaboration because everything is located on the cloud. It’s interesting how students are capable of engaging various types of media, but seldom do use them, utilizing only Facebook and texting. I believe that Miller had many good ideas as to coherently devise a system of information management.

It is important devise such a strategy to manage information gained online. In order for students to get the most out of multimedia, they need to be immersed in multimedia; they need to know how to use multimedia, and this only comes with using it. The old adage “Practice makes perfect” is applicable in this case. To devise a strategy, it is important to know media and especially how to use it in order to be effective. Social bookmarking is by far a good way of linking to websites where information has been found. Having all of the information in one location where all that needs to be done is click a link makes things faster and more efficient. Also, the links are located online, so there is no danger in losing them and they can be accessed through multiple media devices. I enjoyed the idea of concept-mapping; I’ve used similar software and these software help in decision making as well as thought stimulation. It is indeed essential to conceptualize how all of this raw information gathered through social bookmarking is to be used. Without this step, the information within the bookmarked URLs is essentially useless.

I would definitely use short videos from YouTube for demonstration purposes. These short videos are a great way to demonstrate how something works or, especially in my line of work, how something should proceed and the process associated with certain tasks. Documentaries are a great source of information about specialized topics. For instructional use, I would use something like having information on a topic socially bookmarked, show to students a video that is in the form of a documentary, and have the student’s view short videos out of class. This is indeed a rich-media mix. In addition, I might use interactive slide shows or a sophisticated digital story.