Author explains that neither videotape nor Super 8 will replace 16 mm, but rather supplement its use as a standard audio-visual training, information and entertainment tool. (Author/HB)

Evaluates the great variety of audiovisual communication systems which use a normal consumer TV set for playback of pictures and sound. Discusses costs, how they work, and their values and implications for educators. (RB)

An attempt is made to show the importance of modern audiovisual (AV) aids and techniques to management training. The first two chapters give the background to the present situation facing the training specialist. Chapter III considers the AV aids themselves in four main groups: graphic materials, display equipment which involves projection, and…

Projection devices and television are discussed in terms of what is available and how they may be used effectively. Particular attention is given to use in the area of individualizing instruction. (LS)

THE OPTICAL AND MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GRAPHIC TEACHING MACHINES WERE DISCUSSED IN THIS SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL REPORT (ED 003 614). THE DESCRIPTIONS INCLUDED THE DESIGN OF AN AUTOINSTRUCTION SYSTEM, THE FUNDAMENTALS OF PROJECTION DISPLAY, MICROIMAGE PROGRAM MEDIA CHARACTERISTICS, USER NEEDS IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS, DETAILS OF EQUIPMENT…

The booklet is designed to acquaint geography teachers with a variety of projected media materials and with effective techniques for their use in the classroom. Projected media include slides, filmstrips, opaque and overhead projections, and motion pictures. The use of projected media helps teachers simplify, clarify, analyze, and synthesize…

Instructional media have been studied for many years in the Department of Applied Electronics of the Royal Institute of Technology to determine their value for teaching purposes. They have been studied particularly as an aid to instruction on semiconductors. The choice of teaching format and of media has been determined by the basic philosophy…

The fifteen papers in this resource guide are grouped into four sections. Section one contains formulations of the basic rationale for screen education and descriptions of new concepts and approaches to film study. Section two presents a definition of the elements involved in filmmaking and viewing, and it describes several model programs which…

The pamphlet reviews uses of films in social studies classrooms, lists sources for obtaining films and filmographies, and gives tips on showing and evaluating the films. Films can be used to illustrate concepts or historical events, communicate the essence of foreign cultures, and enliven dull textbook content. Five types of films are described…

Although computers and high-powered mass media will eventually open new vistas in education, their immediate value is overrated, and the less glamouous visual learning media are the ones that teachers and students use most often. Today the most important visual media are filmstrips, slides, overhead projectuals, 16mm films, and 8mm silent or sound…

A textbook of audiovisual materials describes the use of items for classroom display, the blackboard, and flat materials (flash cards, projectionable materials, films). There are separate chapters on the audial materials and techniques (phonograph and radio), tape recorders, television, and the foreign language laboratory. An extensive appendix…

This report focuses on a description of the overhead projector and suggests ways in which its application in the foreign language classroom can be most effective. Following a brief review of the function of the projector, the author discusses: (1) advantages and limitations of the teaching device, (2) factors to consider in selecting a machine,…

Teaching aids, properly chosen and skillfully presented, should provide a variety of instructional methods and enhance the amount of actual learning which occurs. In order to help the teacher choose the best teaching aid for a given instructional task, a systems approach to media selection is outlined, and a checklist of questions is presented to…