This catalog provides many new sources of free and inexpensive display materials for library and classroom bulletin boards and is intended to assist librarians, teachers, and student teachers in obtaining useful resources to support the curriculum. Over 1300 items are listed from 392 sources. Most of the items are free to librarians and teachers.…

A how-to-do-it article on how a teacher can use the same bulletin board theme all year. (HB)

Moving Logo's Turtle, a program for printing initials, using bulletin boards to show what computers can do, and shortcuts for Atari PILOT's Turtle are the classroom ideas provided. Includes "Showing the Computer Who's Boss" (Robert Kavanagh) which provides various Apple programing techniques for fourth grade students. (JN)

Discusses effective means of promoting business education through the use of bulletin boards and brochures. (JOW)

Describes visual aids for training meetings and suggests how the trainer can use them: chalkboards, markerboards, magnetic boards, hook-and-loop boards, corkboards, menu (changeable letter) boards, and easel and presentation boards. Also lists product manufacturers/suppliers. (MF)

This article describes the survey of the usability of a novel content-based video retrieval system. This system combines video streaming and an electronic bulletin board system (BBS). Comments submitted to the BBS are used to index video data. Following the development of the prototype system an experimental survey with ten subjects was performed.…

Teachers of the visual arts have long considered the importance of how to collect and display their students' work. Throughout history, bulletin boards have covered classrooms and school hallways neatly displaying children's art work. This article briefly summarizes how documentation functions within the Reggio Emilia approach and then discusses…

A bibliography is presented of over one hundred resources on the construction and utilization of bulletin boards and displays. Each citation includes publisher, price, and recommended grade level. A list of publishers' addresses is included. (CMV)

THIS PORTFOLIO CONTAINS A NUMBER OF ILLUSTRATED PLATES, EACH ONE HIGHLIGHTING A SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL. AMONG THE MATERIALS COVERED ARE CHALKBOARDS, BULLETIN BOARDS, GRAPHS, MODELS, AND CHARTS. IT IS FELT THAT THESE DEVICES ENCOURAGE CREATIVE THINKING IN THE CLASSROOM. A COMPANION BIBLIOGRAPHY CALLS ATTENTION TO RELATED MATERIALS. IT IS…

This is a collection of over 50 bulletin board displays suggested for use in the elementary (K-8) science classroom. The recommended grade level for each is given, purpose stated, and relation to units in the curriculum given. Also included are general tips on making effective bulletin board displays. This work was prepared under an ESEA Title III…

Included in this series of suggestions were ideas on how to make maps and on games that help students develop their reading skills. (RK)

Many suggestions by two researchers at Rand Corporation, who published a paper on etiquette for news networks, have been incorporated into bulletin-board conventions, but with new users coming online all the time socialization is slow. Some suggestions for e-mail users are provided. (MLW)

Describes the advantages of using the bulletin board as an additional means of communication through graphics. (RB)

Interactive bulletin boards for early childhood rooms can often be made with supplies and materials used for other games and activities. This paper tells how it can be done. The project is interactive in that children are involved in decisions about the appearance of the completed board. Additional topics of discussion in this paper include…