Peer collaborative learning has been popular in education for decades. As both pedagogy and learning strategy, it has been frequently adopted and adapted for a wide range of academic content areas at the elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels due to its benefits. The professional literature is filled with reports of individual professors…

Discusses the benefits of sharing with students American literature set to music. Presents a listing of audio disks available for classroom use by English teachers, all of which set works of American literature to music. (HB)

A teacher's guide to accompany the instructional television series "A Matter of Fact," was produced by National Instructional Television. The series introduced nonfiction books to students in the intermediate grades (4-6). Each of the 15 lessons was described in the guide with a short outline of the telelesson which presented the theme…

This list gives information about producers and distributors of multicultural multimedia educational materials and emphasizes sources of independent and less well-known productions. Forty-eight sources are listed. (SLD)

This index was designed to assist counselors choosing and using materials for developmental activities at the elementary level. Materials have been categorized for easy reference and use under such headings as Behavior, Communication, Guilt, Hostility, Sharing, and Self-Image. Some materials may be used in more than one category; if so, this has…

Presents a second discography (of compact disks only) which lists American literature (primarily poetry) set to music. Notes two publications that may be of use to those well-versed in literature but less knowledgeable about music. (SR)

This bibliography lists sources of information to help college and university computer center staff to interpret copyright law as it relates to software, optical disks and other formats used in multimedia development and classroom presentations. The document is designed to be useful in answering faculty and student questions, formulating campus…

This annotated bibliography, fifth in a series of five documents on sex education, identifies over 200 selected curricular materials for teaching sex education in both elementary and secondary schools. Most materials were published during the late 1960s through 1970s. The materials, which include both print and nonprint media, cover aspects of…

Multi-media materials were used in a federally funded project, Facilitative Environment Encouraging Development (FEED), to teach child development and parenting skills to junior high students. Six criteria were used in material selection: (1) Content reflects a developmental approach; (2) Learning is characterized by an active, doing approach; (3)…

Selected book lists and periodicals which review books, audiovisual materials, and multiethnic instructional materials are listed in this annotated bibliography which updates the 1976 edition. This edition includes four sections: book selection sources, periodicals, sources of audiovisual materials, and sources of multiethnic materials. A…

The selected bibliographies and journals listed in this volume provide reviews of books, periodicals, and audiovisual materials of relevance for elementary and secondary school instructional programs. Section one furnishes booklists and nonselective bibliographies to aid in book selection; an inventory of specialized periodicals and periodicals…

Presents abstracts of films and cassettes for the elementary school dealing with basic safety, bicycle safety, electrical safety, emergencies and how to deal with them, fire and holiday safety, playground safety, poisons, school and bus safety, signs and signals, skateboard and water safety. (CS)

Describes the ways available multimedia and videodisc technologies can be integrated into the classroom to support instruction for students with learning disabilities. Three basic modes for instructional use of videodisc players are discussed: the watch-it mode, watch-relevant-screens mode, and the computer-assisted instruction mode. An annotated…

Intended for use by media specialists, this guide offers ideas for teaching media production skills in the curriculum areas. Projects are suggested in science, history, economics/distributive education/marketing, mathematics, English, foreign languages, and child care. The purpose, objectives/concepts, resources, and preparation are outlined for a…

This 24-item annotated bibliography of journal articles and monographs from the ERIC database is designed to assist two-year college faculty and administrators by answering questions and providing new ideas for the successful conduct of their reading instruction program. The items date from 1983 to 1988 and are arranged in the following…