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8 Physical objects
Object media are multidimensional and can activate senses not easily stimulated by other media. Some of the examples are actual objects, mocks-
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Human and situational resources Some of the examples are the teachers, and the school environment.
10 Computers
Computers are high-speed electronic calculators that are capable of storing, retrieving, and modifying information according to sets of precise
instructions called programs. Some of the examples are CAI-CMI Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers and various terminal display
equipment. Murcia 2001:462 assists another classification of media available to
classroom today. It uses the traditional classification of “nontechnical” and “technical”media. It has some advantages such as the low cost, availability,
accessibility, and user-friendless.
2.2.2 General Uses of Media
According to Locatis and Atkinson 1984:13 there are three general uses of media are to entertain, to inform, and to instruct. The first use of media is to
entertain. Entertainment media are used for recreation and enjoyment, for instances are fictional stories and poems published in books and magazines;
records, tapes, and radio broadcast of music; movies typically shown in motion pictures theaters; and comedies, dramas, and sporting events on television. The
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second use of media is to inform, to increase awareness, or present facts. Examples are newspaper and news magazine accounts of current events, other
print media that give word spellings and stock market analyses, news broadcast and documantaries on radio and television, computerized data bases for
information retrieval, and advertisements in all media. A third use of media is to instruct. When media are used for this purpose,
programs are designed intentionally to take the viewer andor listener from a state of not knowing, from a state of poor performance to state of competence.
Examples are motion pictures, slides, filmstrips, records, audiotapes, and television. Media originally intended as entertainment or information can be used
for instruction, but some adaptations or extra instruction or guidance are usually necessary.
A range of media and methods for helping students reach the objectives should be considered. Some teachers and trainers are prone to shun media
entirely. Harcleroad 1977: 18 states that educational media of all types play increasingly important roles in enabling students to reap benefits from
individualized learning. Murcia 2001:461 also assists media help teachers to motivate students by bringing a slice of real life into classroom and by presenting
language in its more complete communicative context. Media can also provide a density of information and richness of cultural input not otherwise possible in the
classroom; they can help students process information and free the teacher from excessive explanation, they can provide contextualization and a solid point of
departure for classroom activities. According to Derek Rowntrie as quoted by
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Rumampuk 1988:12 there are some functions of media, as follows engage the student’s motivation, recall earlier learning, provide new learning stimuli, activate
the students’ response, give speedy feedback, and encourage appropriate practice.
2.2.3 Newspaper as Media
