Advantages :– Present once. You only have to

present the information once for all the students to hear it.

– Note-taking strategies. Students can use a number of different note-taking strategies to capture the information presented.

– Information sources. Technology and media resources can serve as quality information source

Advantages:– Seeing before doing. Students

benefit by seeing something done before they have to do it themselves.

– Task guidance. A teacher can guide a large group of students to complete a task.

– Economy of supplies. A limited number of supplies are necessary because not everyone will be handling some materials.

Advantages:– Coorective feedback.

Students get feedback as to the correctness of their responses.

– Information chunking. Information is presented in small chunks, giving students chances to review the material in small bits.

Advantages:– Independent work. Student can work independently on

new material and receive feedback about their progress.– Individualization. Computer-based tutorials can

respond to students’ input and direct their study to new topics to continue their study or to remediation for review.

Advantages:– Interesting.

– Challenging.

– Inclusive.

• From Smaldino, Lowther, & Russell, Instructional Technology and Media for Learning,