Question 1

Question 1

There are many components to an interesting blog. In this blog I have included a
• Sound file
• Pictures and images
• Video clip


Sound files in a blog enables people to become engaged in what they are learning. Through the use of sound files, the audience is able to experience a positive experience while looking at your blog. It adds interest and in turn makes it an effective blog. People appreciate sound and hence the audience is able to retain more information with sound.



Pictures and images are also important in blogs. It is interesting and may help in conveying your message across to the audience.The use of images allows individuals to connect concepts easily. With the use of images, people are able to effectively link information together. Individuals are able to grasp concepts easier with graphics and images as the use of these enables the individual to confirm what they have learned and it assists in constructing knowledge. Therefore it is a valuable tool in the learning process. Images may add more meaning to information, hence individuals are likely to remember the information. Remembering information can be effective through pictures than text. Therefore, the use of images and graphics in a blog is effective in conveying messages to an audience.



Video Clip

Video Clips is an effective way to make a blog interesting. It is a tool used to make a blog effective in conveying it message. People absorb information through visual displays, such as motion pictures and images. And with the use of sound it allows people to allow information to be absorbed through both listening and seeing. Video clips assist in engaging people. Video clips also assist in constructing knowledge. By having discussions, people are able to build a greater sense of knowledge. It can be said that videos spark emotions, this allows students to retain information more likely in the long term. E.g A humourous video may assist in recalling information. Or a serious more factual video can assist in evoking other emotions. Video clips are good cognitive tools, individuals are likely to think more broadly through video clips than through words. Video clips usually have an underlying message that is conveyed to the audience. This message may promote a higher order of thinking in an individual.