Screen Design (Computers); User Needs

This paper presents a specific bottom-up implementation method for getting started with multimedia for instructional support at the personal level. Some minimal top-down design considerations for an institutional multimedia system include: (1) the instructor should be able to take work from/to the desktop to/from the classroom; (2) the capability in the classroom and on the desktop should be similar; (3) students in the class should be able to easily see what is presented; and (4) students should be able to electronically interact with the instructor. Getting information into and out of the computer is an important part of multimedia gadgets; one way to share gadgets between environments is to use gadgets that interface via common hardware ports. Lower resolution (and lower priced) television screens are suitable monitors for most classroom instruction. The failure of any one part of the instructiona