Describes four stages of multimedia development: (1) preparation; (2) instructional design; (3) production; and (4) evaluation. Discusses strategies and recommendations for each of the steps as identified by the staff of the Educational Technology Laboratory at the Medical University of South Carolina. (AEF)

Reviews two multimedia software programs. One allows the user to dissect a frog, the other creates print-based documents such as posters, greeting cards, banners, and calendars. (AEF)

Examines how children learn to play with multimedia written in a foreign language. Two Polish sisters (aged six and eight) were observed using software containing English science vocabulary on an elementary level. Discusses second language learning by children; the experimental design; learning process and social relations between the sisters;…