Features & Formats
Name two common multimedia formats students might encounter online
What is a JPEG (image), PNG (image), MP3 (audio), MP4 (video), GIF (animated image), PDF (document)
Why might an author include an image with a paragraph in an informational text?
What is to clarify, illustrate, or give an example of the information in the paragraph.
What is one way to tell if a multimedia source is trustworthy or credible?
Trustworthy clue: clearly named author or organization, reputable institution, or a site with citations and contact info. Usually, .edu and .org are pretty trustworthy.
In a short sentence, explain what "multimedia" means.
Multimedia = using two or more kinds of media (text, images, audio, video) together to share information.
What does "JPEG" usually store: a photo, a song, or a spreadsheet?
What is a JPEG stores photos (images).
What is one reason a narrator's voice in a video can change how the audience understands the message?
What is the narrator's tone, emphasis, or pacing can influence mood and what the audience thinks is important.
If a website doesn't have an author or date, how might that affect its reliability for a report?
Lack of author/date could mean the research is made up or outdated.
Give one example of how text and audio can work together to help a learner understand a topic.
Text gives information visually while audio gives information out loud to reinforce each other.
Describe one visual feature (other than text) that helps explain information in a multimedia article.
What are diagrams, charts, captions, labelled pictures, icons, timelines
Explain how captions or subtitles help readers when they view a video source.
Captions make spoken words accessible (for deaf/hard of hearing learners), clarify vocabulary, and help with understanding.
What is one question you should ask about an image (picture) used in an article to check if it is accurate or misleading.
Where did the image come from?
Is it edited or cropped?
Does the caption match what the image shows?
When integrating a diagram and a paragraph, where should the diagram be placed to best support understanding — before, after, or inside the paragraph? And, why?
Either right after or inside the paragraph so readers can easily connect text and visual.
Describe what a GIF is and what an MP4 is
GIF is short, looped, low‑quality, moving picture
MP4 is a video, high quality, with audio
Describe how the intended audience (for example: kids vs. adults) can change the way multimedia is designed.
Audience affects vocabulary, complexity, images used, and examples chosen (e.g., simpler language and brighter images for kids).
Explain why comparing information from a video and a written article about the same topic is useful.
Comparing helps to spot missing details, bias, or errors — different media may emphasize different facts; together they give a more complete evidence.
Describe one strategy a student can use to take notes while watching an educational video so they capture both spoken ideas and visual details.
Strategy: pause-and-summarize method — pause every 1–2 minutes, write one sentence of spoken idea and sketch one visual detail.
What is information and graph or picture together.
How can a chart or graph in multimedia support a written central or main idea from the text.
Charts can show lots of info like growth, loss, increases, they also compare quantities and summarize data that supports the text’s main claim.
Identify two signs that a multimedia piece might be biased or trying to persuade rather than inform.
Signs to look for:
emotional language
one‑sided presentation
missing sources
manipulated images
no evidence given.
What are 3 multimedia resources that could be combined to explain a safety warning about text and driving.
Article, YouTube video, Instagram post, diagram, chart, fact list, picture, infographic, documentary