Why Include Sound and Video

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Streamed audio or video clips can be used with students who can't make it to school.
Images of animals along with the sounds they makes can help students learn what a particular animal sounds like.
Sound effect strategically placed in your web page can be used to entertain and engage your students in the learning experience.
Virtual Field trips can be effectively applied with sound, video, images and other web sites.
The list of ways of why you should use sound or video can go on, and on... all you need is a bit of creativity.

Some information such as famous speeches, animal sounds, and video clips are best experienced with the actual sound or video file.
Sound and Video adds another dimension to a web page.
Sound and Video can engage the learner and capture the interest of visitors of your web pages.
Sound and Video are fun to include!

Sound or Video can be annoying.
Background sound effects and videos can just frustrate the user.
If a computer is used in a group setting such as a lab or office, the sound or video from one machine can distract others.
Sound and Video files take a while to download. Even with a fast internet connection, sound files take several seconds to download, and with a modem, the files are nearly unusable.
Sound and Video on the web depends on proper hardware and software configuration on the host machine.