Response to Reading Digitally like a Historian

As a physical education and health teacher, I try and use multimedia texts through various units. I can understand the importance of learning through different texts. The article by Manderino discusses how reading, learning, and thinking through different texts can help enhance comprehension and retention rates for the students. In contrast, the texts also states learning through multimedia sources does not guarantee comprehension. I agree with this statement. Through a great deal of research, educators have discovered not all students learn one particular way. The way I look at it is, the more information and different angles you can present the information to our students the more apt they are to not only learn but comprehend the material. Differentiated instruction has been a driving source in our classrooms. By using multimedia sources, differentiated instruction not only is possible but also evident through observations. So why not give yourself and your students the best possible situation to succeed? Let's face it, sometimes it is a struggle for some students to learn due to a lack of motivation while others it is poor retention. Learning through multimedia texts as stated in the article can only enhance the process of learning which in turn can only benefit the students.