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3. Type of Stimulus: equipment but not a communication mechanism,

namely spoken words (original voice or recording), presentation of
words (written in books or still written on the blackboard), moving
pictures (video or film).

4. Media: physical communication equipment (books, printed
materials such as writing, programmed scripts, computers, slides,

films, videos, and so on).
Although some views tend to distinguish the terms, many also argue
that what is meant by learning media is all the term's components. From

a historical perspective, media use for learning purposes can be traced
back to the first decades of the twentieth century (Saettler, 2004). At that
time, several museum schools emerged that functioned as central

administrative units for visual learning, such as slides, films, printed
materials, diagrams, and any materials used for learning needs. Thus,
what is meant by learning media is any physical equipment (printed

materials, texts, tangible objects, audio, visual, video, Internet, and
various interactive media using DVDs and CD Rooms) that are designed

to convey messages. Learning messages to create effective and efficient
learning conditions.
From this definition, all equipment, including used goods designed

for learning needs, is called learning media. In other words, learning
media are all software and or hardware that function as equipment used

to channel learning messages from the sender to the recipient of the
message so that it can stimulate the thoughts, feelings, concerns, and
interests of students, so the effectiveness and efficiency of the learning

process occur.
c. The Urgency of Media in Learning
By understanding the concept of media and its role as one of the

components in learning, the position of the media in planning and
implementing learning cannot be viewed only as a tool that should be
ignored when the media is unavailable. It should be understood that the