Describes how a television camera works, how a videotape recorder works, and how a television set forms a picture. Suggests how to make better use of video equipment by improving light and sound techniques. (TJ)

Discusses ways that educational institutions can develop and manage a realistic media equipment budget. (FL)

Explains that funding for audiovisual aids is available from a number of government sources. Describes nine such sources and tells where to find the rest. (FL)

Argues than an important key to any educational institution's successful management of media equipment is the maintenance of a record of inventory. Suggests how such an inventory can be prepared and what information it should contain. (FL)

Describes a technique for encoding both visual images and audio signals on a 12-inch long playing disc that could provide educators with a limitless structure of information. (FL)

Discusses rate controlled tape recordings as teaching aids and reviews research literature on listing comprehension of compressed speech. (RB)

Offers a detailed rundown of audiovisual equipment in terms of what each type does, its instructional application, the costs of purchase and maintenance, and the availability of corresponding program materials. (FL)

Discusses the major categories of add-on microcomputer equipment--memory, mass storage, printers, plotters, monitors, modems, music and voice synthesizers, light pens, game controllers, graphics tablets, word processors, graphics packages, and furniture--and offers suggestions that may be helpful in making purchasing decisions. (MBR)