School projects of environmental education promote discovery learning, through teamwork, by involving local communities, scientists, organizations, authorities, and bodies and are carried out largely online in virtual environments. This research aimed to identify and highlight those characteristics of local communities that can be exploited by…

This book is an annual publication entering its 40th year. The series represents current trend and issues in the field of educational communications and technology, journals and other periodicals associated with the field, and the academic programs that prepare instructional technology professionals. This volume features a section on Learning,…

This article describes the process of producing "Snow Soup"--the 2009 Adobe Flash animation produced by the Computer Game Development and Animation seniors of Washington County Technical High School in Hagerstown, Maryland, for libraries in their area. In addition to the Flash product, the students produced two related Game Maker games, a printed…

While many high school students confess a desire to develop personal money management skills, statistics tracking the average Canadian's personal debt underscore the need to ensure the youth have the tools they need for financial success. What would it take to motivate teens to learn more about how they spend and manage their money? The authors…

In this article, the author describes how she was able to allow her students to talk with author Cynthia Leitich Smith through Skype, a free Internet telephony service. The author also describes how Skype can be used for recording podcasts and enhancing the reference services of libraries. Here, the author shares ideas on using Skype in libraries.

The last preceding issue of this record was dated June, 1913. Its publication is now resumed after an intermission of two months. A selection follows of representative books and articles listed in the present bulletin. This bulletin contains the following: (1) Introductory notes; (2) Publications of associations; (3) Bureau of Education: Recent…

This bulletin provides a cumulative index to materials received by the library of the Bureau of Education, and announced in the bulletins published by the Bureau during the twelve-month period, February 1915-January 1916. It includes references to authoring persons or organizations, names of persons about whom articles or books are written, and…

This bulletin comprises a general survey in bibliographic form of current educational literature, domestic and foreign, which have been received since the compilation of the June, 1919 issue. The publications are organized into the following topics: (1) Proceedings of association; (2) Educational history; (3) Current educational conditions; (4)…

The eighth compilation of research studies in education, presented herewith, covers the school year, September 1, 1933, through August 31, 1934. A total of 3,506 studies were reported by 117 institutions, several of which had not reported in earlier years. These included 469 doctors' dissertations, 2,763 masters' theses, and 274 studies reported…

The bibliography contained in this bulletin was completed in the year 1913-1914. The sources of information used in the compilation of this bibliography were publications received by the United States Bureau of Education. Documents are classified by the following categories: (1) Generalities; (2) History and description; (3) Biography; (4) Theory…

This bulletin contains monthly record of current educational publications received by the Library Division of the Bureau of Education. Books, pamphlets, etc., intended for inclusion in this record should be sent to the library of the Bureau of Education, Washington, D.C. This bulletin contains the following: (1) Introductory notes; (2)…

The present index, covering the nine issues of the monthly record of current educational publications from February, 1914, to January, 1915, inclusive, is designed to equip the series for use as an annual bibliography of education for 1914. During the period named the record was published each month, with the exception of June, July, and August,…

The Bibliography of Research Studies in Education covering the school year September 1934 through August 1935 is the ninth in the series. It lists 2,971 studies reported by 145 institutions, a number of which had not reported before. It contains a total of 384 doctors' dissertations, 2,368 masters' thesis, and 219 studies reported as faculty…

The Bibliography of Research Studies in Education for the school year September 1937 through August 1938 lists 3,890 theses and studies reported by 159 institutions, several of which had not reported previously. The list, which is the twelfth in the series, includes 519 doctors' dissertations, 3,146 masters' theses, and 225 studies reported as…

This bulletin comprises a general survey in bibliographic form of current educational literature, domestic and foreign, received during the monthly period preceding the date of publication of each issue. This office can not supply the publications listed in this bulletin, other than those expressly designated as publications of the Bureau of…