This document discusses the educational benefits of using multimedia tools from an educator's perspective. It provides three key benefits: 1) Multimedia encourages deep reflective thinking and creates personally meaningful learning opportunities for students. 2) It allows students to represent and express their prior knowledge and function as designers. 3) Multimedia applications engage students and provide valuable learning opportunities by empowering them to create and design rather than just absorbing information. The document advocates for the use of multimedia in teaching and learning.