Five versatile basic backgrounds for bulletin boards are described. Many different options are suggested when using a sun, calculator, monkey, roller skate, or elephant as the basis for the bulletin board. (JMK)

Demonstrates how bulletin boards can be used by teachers of infants and toddlers to display photographs of the children and classroom, student art work, dictated stories, and even scribblings (as borders). Suggests that bulletin boards can be an effective device for involving infants and toddlers in their environment. (MDM)

Estimated 50,000 teachers worldwide are using the Internet to tap university computerized library catalogs, exchange E-mail, read news bulletins, and join "chat" groups on various topics. FrEdMail (Free Educational Electronic Mail) is a nonprofit chain of computer bulletin boards giving schools the ability to exchange messages,…

Describes adapting an organizational technique used by cartoon animators to camp planning. A story board is a bulletin board on which are posted tasks on file cards. Columns for "to do,""doing," and "done" make it easy to track progress, add and save information, involve other staff members, set priorities, organize…

This booklet is designed to provide the business education teacher with creative ideas for developing an effective classroom environment. Ideas and suggestions offered to assist the teacher in making bulletin boards include hints on art procedures and color compatibility. Sample bulletin boards pictorially depicting slogans and motivational…

A set of posters presenting 34 bulletin board ideas highlights allied health occupations. Posters focus on employment qualifications and opportunities, education for this field, and career ideals and advantages. Illustrations are accompanied by suggestions regarding color schemes, textured materials, and objects that may be useful in adapting the…

This handbook, a revision of a 1960 publication, stresses a systematic approach to the actual planning process and the utilization of basic principles of composition in designing visually effective displays. A list of five personal responsibilities the teacher should assume is given, 12 instructional uses are described, and four common limitations…

TYPES OF VERTICAL WORK SURFACES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL TEACHING SPACE DIVIDER ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS REPORT. THIS DESIGN IS BASED ON THE EXPRESSED NEED FOR MORE TACKBOARD AND SHELVING SPACE, AND FOR MOVABLE PARTITIONS. THE MODEL PANELS WHICH SERVE DIRECTLY AS PARTITIONS RATHER THAN BEING OVERLAID ON A PLASTERED SURFACE, INCLUDE THE…

Display of students' work was advocated in the Cockcroft Report in secondary schools as well as elementary schools. Why to display, how to display, and where to display in secondary schools are each considered, with specific illustrations. (MNS)

This book features bulletin boards and showcases, designed to motivate readers to use the library, that have been the favorites of students in grades 7-12. Chapter 1 covers getting started, including principles of design, tools of design, background, borders, letters, leaves and flowers, opaque projector/overhead projector/document projector,…

Worksheets provide activities with a modified number line and involve ordering numbers, number facts, and estimation. A suggestion for a bulletin board display is included. Two problem posters are also provided. (DT)

Bulletin board possibilities are suggested for a sequence of topics and chapters taken from a typical, commercial, first-year algebra textbook. Each bulletin board not only correlates with the mathematics chapter topic, but also represents a pedagogical approach such as exploration, enrichment, reinforcement, initial exposure, and application. (JN)

The report reviews the origins, development, and current state of the major marking and visual-display surfaces; considers the optimum installation and use of these devices; contains a bibliography, a decision- making checklist, and list of suppliers of the different types of materials. (MLF)

A monthly exchange of tips, projects, ideas and resources. (Editor)