If you have ever heard your professors mention multi-modal writing, they are likely referring to writing that uses text, as with traditional essays, and some other media, such as images or video. Multi-modal writing is becoming increasingly popular in college classes because this kind of writing is becoming more popular in professions. In this section, you’ll find information on creating web pages that use text and images, videos, or other kinds of multimedia files as well as photo and video essays.
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