ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF USING MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

The article examines the problem of using multimedia educational tools as an effective source of filling and transferring knowledge. Particular attention was paid to the following positive aspects of the use of multimedia teaching tools: improvement of methods and technologies, change of traditional forms of teaching and creation of new ones, improvement of teaching efficiency, students' self-confidence formation of motives for self-development of learning, quick control and analysis of obtained results, increasing the amount of information over a certain period of time. The following negative aspects of the use of multimedia instructional manuals are considered: the reduction of social relations, the reduction of interaction and communication, the formation of individualism, the difficulty of transitioning from a symbolic form to a system of practical actions. The problems related to the introduction of multimedia teaching aids into the educational process are analyzed: searching for information in telecommunication networks, preparing the teacher to work with multimedia tools, changing the role of the teacher in the educational process, and compliance with requirements.