It is 1964 and high in the sky, flying in a figure-eight formation over a 200-mile radius and six Midwestern states, is a plane with a large 24-foot antennae hanging from its belly. Transmitting 24 separate courses recorded ahead of time then played back to member schools in six states, the Midwest Program on Airborne Television Instruction…

The "School Without Schools" experiment in Columbus, Ohio, is now seen by many as a model of how the human and physical resources of a community can be used for educational value. (Author)

This catalog of instructional television and audio resources includes: (1) an alphabetical listing of available television programs; (2) instructional television schedules for both open circuit and closed circuit networks; (3) an instructional television curriculum overview; (4) lists of district-operated distribution centers; (5) information on…

This catalog of instructional television (ITV) and audio resources includes: (1) an alphabetical listing of available television programs; (2) a resource listing by times and channels for both open circuit and closed circuit networks; (3) an overview of the television curriculum in South Carolina; (4) a listing of district-operated distribution…

Outlines a project in which elementary or secondary students plan and produce an imaginary television program. The activity is intended both to educate students about television and to improve their language skills. (SJL)

A television advisory committee composed of teachers does all the selecting and scheduling of programs. (Author/MLF)

Describes a program called GERIS--Graphic Expression Reading Improvement System--in which disadvantaged students ranging from third graders to high school seniors develop skills such as research, reading, organization, planning, teamwork, writing, and speaking by participating in television production. (CT)

Offers six proposals for integrating children's television viewing experiences into educational curriculum, including notions of how educated viewers use medium, how medium functions, television viewing, student influence on way medium is used in society, total community involvement, and qualifications for teachers of television. (EJS)

This paper discusses WNET-TV's response to an HEW Request for Proposals concerning the development of critical television viewing skills. Two factors that should be considered when planning the implementation of a critical viewing skills curriculum in public education are identified--where and how to fit critical television viewing into the…

Highlights the 15th anniversary year of Newton's Apple, a hands-on science television program. Includes availability information for curriculum guides and other resources. (DDR)

This resource guide, which was produced to provide support for school programs which use television as part of the regular instructional program in the state of Washington, includes listings of eight characteristics of effective instructional television programs, six of effective instructional television viewing, and five of effective planning for…

The author's firsthand account of the genesis and effects of "One Nation Indivisible?," a 1968 educational television documentary on the assassination of Martin Luther King and race relations, includes his observations on the problems and the potential of television as a continuing element in the educational system. (Author/DS)

This article offers a bibliography of recent inexpensive filmstrips, slide sets, and study prints that can expand students' awareness of such issues as psychic manipulation in TV commercials, the intrusion of show biz into news reporting, and the role of the advertiser in determining media content. (Editor/SJL)

Reviews the achievements of public television in children's programming during the 1970s. Instructional programs as well as those for entertainment are covered, and funding sources for production past and present are discussed. Implications for the next decade of programing are briefly examined, and a selected bibliography of 42 items is included.…

A discussion of the need for television studies serves as an introduction to a set of six papers which describe or suggest programs for the study of television in connection with specific courses and/or at various educational levels: (1) Television Studies in the Primary School; (2) Suggested Programme for Television Studies within the English…