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have, especially the sense of hearing (ears) and the sense of seeing (eyes); these
two senses will be connected to the reception center in the human brain.

Media (plural of the word medium) is a word that comes from the Latin
Medius, which means "middle," "intermediary," or "introductory" (Arsyad 2007;
Sadiman and S 2010) as an intermediary or messenger from the sender to the

recipient of the message. Media can be in the form of a material (software) and/or a
tool (hardware). Often the terms tools or communication media are used

interchangeably or as a substitute for the term educational media.
Hamalik (1994) stated that with the use of tools in the form of
communication media, communication relationships will be able to run smoothly

and with maximum results. Reiser and Gagne also argue that media boundaries are
like this (in Criticos, 1996; Gagne et al., 1988), which implicitly states that the

media are all physical tools used to convey the content of teaching materials. In
this sense, books/modules, tape recorders, cassettes, video recorders, video
cameras, television, radio, films, slides, photos, pictures, and computers are

learning media.
Based on the limitations of the media as mentioned above, it can be said
that learning media is everything related to software and hardware that can be used

to convey the content of teaching materials from learning resources to students
(individuals or groups), which can stimulate the mind, feelings, attention, and
interest in learning in such a way that the learning process (inside/outside the

classroom) becomes more effective.
1. Understanding Learning Media

According to the Association of Education and Communication
Technology / AECT (Sadiman and S 2010) etymologically, the word
"media" is the plural form of "medium," which comes from the Latin

"medius," which means 'middle.' In Indonesian, the word "medium" can
be interpreted as 'between' or 'medium' so that the notion of media can

lead to something that delivers or directs information (messages) between
the source (messenger) and the recipient of the message. Media can be
defined as a form and channel that can be used in the process of presenting