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a. The Purpose of Using Learning Media
Sumantri (1999:178) states that the objectives of learning

media include the following. First, it makes it easy for students to
understand certain concepts, principles, attitudes, and skills.
Through learning media, teachers can concretize and provide

examples of abstract ideas, directions, and perspectives and show
concrete steps and examples of skills that will be formed in

students. Second, provide different and varied learning experiences
to stimulate students' interest in learning. Through learning media,
teachers not only explain understanding verbally but can also

perform or be accompanied by images, video, text, and sound. In
addition, the media can also be used by students in independent

learning, both at and outside school. Third, cultivate certain
attitudes and skills in technology. Media can present concrete forms
or examples of attitudes or skills to be instilled in students. In

addition, students are interested in using or operating media so that
they will indirectly have a positive attitude towards development
and be skilled in using technology. Fourth, create a learning

situation that students cannot easily forget. Because the media
provides a learning experience that activates several senses
simultaneously or successively, the learning outcomes can last

longer than just using one or several reasons. Moreover, in
interactive multimedia, students have the opportunity to operate on

their own and learn on their own from the media they work. This
will also increase students' resistance to the material they have
learned.

b. Functions and benefits of Learning Media
The effectiveness of the teaching and learning process

(learning) is strongly influenced by the factors of the method and
learning media used. The two are interrelated, where selecting a
particular plan will affect the type of media used; in other words,