Abstract
A salient characteristic of American society is diversity. Educators who recognize the rapidly evolving nature of the society at large and our classrooms in particular, will agree with the idea that there is an urgent need for new kinds of instructional environments which are consistent with today's diverse society. Recent demographic changes in the school population demand some changes in educational theory, curriculum, and teaching strategies. Multimedia technology has the potential to impact and enhance the multicultural classroom experience. Multimedia in the hands of a resourceful teacher can help create situations that stimulate interest, generate questions, find problems, or motivate investigations. It can also foster freer communication between students of diverse background. Today's educational market is flooded with many excellent videodiscs, CD-ROMs, and many more low price devices from which to select. A rich multimedia environment can change the way teachers teach and students learn. In conclusion, multiple electronic media or multimedia has a great potential for the multicultural classroom.
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