With the continuous innovation and development of technology, multimedia technology has been introduced in multiple fields of various industries to improve corresponding performance. At the same time, Education, as one of the important ways for national development, should also use auxiliary tools that follow the pace of the times and match the needs. Based on the development trend of the times and the promotion of national education policies, the field of education also cites multimedia technology to assist teaching. As a modern means, it can inject vitality into teaching, optimize teaching models, and promote the development of various subjects themselves. The use of multimedia in education has different requirements for different subjects and also has different effects. This study will analyze based on this. Firstly, explain the development history and trends of multimedia. Secondly, Divide the teaching subject into teachers, students, and schools, and discuss the requirements and roles of multimedia teaching for them separately from different dimensions. Although multimedia plays a constructive role in promoting education and teaching, there are also some problems in the use of it. Therefore, this article concludes by proposing precautions when using teaching media in teaching, and help users better leverage the role and advantages of multimedia in teaching. Hoping to provide research direction and reference value for research on using multimedia to promote education and teaching.