Annotated Bibliography
"Effects of a Teacher-Made Multimedia Program on Teaching Driver Education." EScholarship at Boston College. Web. 25 Feb. 2010.
This article is about a teacher who developed multimedia software in order to teach students how to drive with mild disabilities. This software was shown to improve the learning rate of the student’s with disabilities. This is important because it shows the effects of multimedia in education.
Yet this article is limited because it shows the effect on students with disabilities and not students of all learning types. This is important because it may be different with students who do not have these types of disabilities.
It is important to my topic however because it does talk about the affects of multimedia in the classroom. I can use this to talk of how multimedia is not necessarily bad in the classroom.
"HowStuffWorks "How Instant Messaging Works"" Howstuffworks "Communication" Web. 25 Feb. 2010.
This article explains how instant messenger and other types of multimedia messaging work. It goes through the process of development with instant messaging, as well as the terminology. This is important because it talks about the revolution of communication.
This article is limited however because it does not specifically say anything about education.
Yet I can still use this article to explain the basics of instant messaging and I can attribute this to the style of student writing.
Larreamendy-Joerns, Jorge. "Going the Distance with Online Education." Review of Educational Research 4th ser. 76 (2006): 567-704. Jstor. American Educational Research Research. Web. 18 Jan. 2010.
This article speaks of the success in online education due to the ability to reach so many people in different places. It explains that the ability to reach so many people has allowed for more people to become educated. This is important because it is a case that illustrates the ability for multimedia education to improve learning.
Yet this is limited because it does not specifically differentiate the success this program would have if it were not multimedia, but instead in the classroom.
However I can still use this article as a reference explaining a positive in online education.
Johnson, Jenna. "Campus Overload." Washington Post. 24 Jan. 2010. Web. 2 Feb. 2010. .
This article talks about the editor-in-chief of The Daily Tar Heel at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's goals for the coming year. It focuses on the balance between the print edition and the online newspaper. It emphasizes the growing trend towards multimedia authorship.
This is a good source because it distinguishes between the multimedia author and the print author. It is also reliable because it was written in The Washington Post.
This will be a good reference for my project as I can talk about how the print writer has been forced to adapt to the ways of the multimedia author due to public demand.
"Multimedia Advantages When Teaching K-12 Science: Teaching with Internet-Based Resources Increase Interest in Learning." Teaching & Technology. Web. 25 Feb. 2010.
This article talks about the benefits of multimedia education through the focus of elementary school through high school science classes.
This is not very limited as it shows case studies and backs up its claims.
I can use this to show that multimedia has helped education and thus instant messaging as a multimedia tool does not necessarily have to be bad.
Reinking, David. "A Formative Experiment Investigating the Use of Multimedia Book Reviews to Increase Elementary Students' Independent Reading." Reading Research Quarterly 3rd ser. 35 (2000): 384-419. Jstor. Web. 18 Jan. 2010.
This journal article talks about the use of multimedia in increasing elementary school student’s independent reading. It is beneficial because it is yet another case study showing the positive effects multimedia has on education.
This is limited however because it only shows the effects on elementary school students.
I can still use this though as a reference in order to prove that multimedia in education can be a positive experience.
"Smart Computing Article - Multimedia Authoring." Tech Support, Computer Virus, Computer Security, Computer Virus Information, Home Network. Web. 25 Feb. 2010.
This article explains the evolution of the multimedia author and how it affects society. The writer believes that because anybody can be a multimedia writer, it is easier to find information due to the ability to specify a website. The author believes that because elites are no longer the only people who can make a website, there are more choices in finding a website, and thus the most appealing website is easier to find. This is important because it talks about the evolution of the multimedia author and how it affects society.
Though it is limited in the sense that it is a short article and it does not go into specifics.
However I can still use this article as a reference in terms of the question what is a multimedia author.
"Technology Impact on Learning." National School Boards Association. Web. 25 Feb. 2010.
This article talks specifically about technology’s impact on education. It references the impact not only on math or science, but other subjects such as art or music.
This website is not very limited as it specifically talks about the impact on education in every concept of education. It even has case studies to back up its claims.
I can use this to explain how technology has helped students and thus programs such as instant messenger can be beneficial too.
"Technology in Education." New Horizons for Learning. Web. 16 Feb. 2010. .
This website has a large database of articles that reference multimedia authorship and technology in schools. Included is an article which references my subject. This article is titled "Instant Messaging: Friend or Foe of Student Writing?"
Unlike other resources, this website has fewer limitations due to its vast collection of articles regarding technology in education.
This is going to be a great reference for my project as it has a specific case study that I can cite.
"Text Messaging, Chat Abbreviations and Smiley Faces - Webopedia." Webopedia: Online Computer Dictionary for Computer and Internet Terms and Definitions. Web. 26 Jan. 2010. .
This website is basically the largest index of text/ chat abbreviations used on the web. It chronicles abbreviations from A-Z. "With the popularity and rise in real-time text-based communications, such as instant messaging, e-mail, Internet and online gaming services, chat rooms, discussion boards and mobile phone text messaging (SMS), came the emergence of a new language tailored to the immediacy and compactness of these new communication media. If you have ever received an instant message or text message that seemed to be written in a foreign language, this Webopedia Quick Reference will help you decipher the text chat lingo by providing the definitions to more than 1,200 chat abbreviations."
This is limited because the only information listed here is shorthand for instant messaging. It does not provide any information about the effects on education.
This will be great for my final project as I will need to reference examples of how the multimedia author has been changed due to cultural changes.
