This book is a comprehensive guide for parents, teachers, and all caretakers on the often overlooked but pervasive issue of bullying in American culture. Written by a school counselor, who has worked with parents and teachers, this issue first-hand, and her daughter, who still remembers her own days of experiencing and witnessing bullying; the…

Intended for use as a guide for presenters in video productions, this booklet describes important aspects of the production of effective television presentations. It is suggested that a visit to the Texas Education Agency Tape Lab for a short orientation to their production facilities and a preproduction meeting with its staff would help ensure an…

Designed for use by children's librarians in organizing and conducting a summer reading program for children 5 through 12 years of age, this "log book" contains suggestions for activities related to a seafaring theme together with lists of selected materials relevant to the particular activities. Samples of a press release and several…

Addresses the nonuse and misuse of sound when designing instruction using educational technology and presents the Structured Sound Functions (SSF) Model to improve sound attribute research and scriptwriting guidelines. The preference for visual interfaces is discussed, including educational television (ETV), and the creation of sound-image…

One of the objectives of the Nebraska Interactive Cable Project, an investigation of the educational potential of interactive cable, was to develop a design and production process for interactive cable/videotex instruction. The first part of the project involved the adaptation of three existing correspondence courses on marriage and the family,…