In general, the term “multimedia” is used to refer to any type of application or activity that utilizes different types of media or formats in the presentation of ideas. With regard to education, multimedia learning usually means the use of different types of media to teach a lesson or enhance a lesson with further examples or activities for students. This type of learning can be as simple as using film clips of footage shot during World War II while learning about the war in a history class, or as complicated as having students use computer software to create simulations in a physics class.