Multimedia in the Classroom

The are a number of different types of resources and tools that educators can use to incorporate multimedia in their classrooms. The most popular might be powerpoint slide shows, youtube videos, and pod/screencasting. My goal is to find other types of resources that are out there, yet not very well known. Please keep in mind that I am special educator, so I geared my research towards my population of students. The first tool I found was a website call Second life. This site is more for entertainment/socializing, but has recently added an educational account that many universities and k-12 schools around the world are accessing. This is also a good place to post lectures and presentations. It is basically an educational sims game. Currently some multimedia that I use in the classroom includes pbs teachers (for lesson ideas and videos/games) and mathematical Interactivities (games for all levels of math)