Describes a five-year-old British television program designed for all children, but accommodating the special needs of the deaf. (RW)

Journalism teachers share ideas about copywriting assignments, research in public relations, student involvement in a television production, and the use of journalism classes to monitor language skills. (HOD)

Suggest use of well-organized slide presentation as effective way to introduce computers to large audiences and discusses how to get started--state objective, analyze audience, outline presentation, prepare slides--and equipment needed to obtain slides from television screens, miniature components, and book illustrations. References and sources…

Discusses ZGRASS, a programing language designed for graphics production, especially for applications in education and training, and provides guidelines for people looking into a new computer graphics system. (CHC)

Assesses the impact of the visual complexity of "Sesame Street" segments on preschoolers' visual attention, recall, and recognition. Results indicate that attention and learning are enhanced by (1) visually simple sets in terms of few objects on the screen and (2) low to moderate levels of screen activity. (PD)

Provides specific suggestions to music teachers on preparing their students to view an opera broadcast on television, including use of other teachers or community personnel to provide background information. Approaches are outlined for introducing students to an opera's plot, music, design, costumes, makeup, lighting, and staging. (SJL)

Describes a program in which students are specifically trained in corporate communication. Lists courses required for completion of the program and tells about students' involvement in operating a communication agency simulation. (TJ)

A survey of faculty advisers in Nebraska high schools examined their approaches to yearbook production. It revealed three approaches to yearbook advising, which were labeled "the good teachers,""the confident journalists," and "the struggling artists." (RL)

Mixing education with entertainment, the Asolo Touring Theater brings its repertory of plays and student and teacher workshops on theater arts to school audiences in the southeastern states. The article describes the types of productions (participation, traditional, and famous plays) presented for three audience levels from primary through…

Surveys the structure of different types of short films. Analyzes the short film as a rhetorical entity and considers production techniques and patterns of distribution. (PD)

Examines design decisions regarding the use of video segments in interactive multimedia applications. Highlights include video functions in relation to content or logistics; utilization patterns; and results of audiovisual research on presentation or production variables, including narration and sound, special effects, pacing, and animation. (LRW)

The 1996 Caldecott Committee chairperson surveys seven trends in children's book illustration: collage, layers, whimsy, ethnic art, texture, borders and panels, and shapes and perspective. Uses of new media, like fabrics, abound. Illustrators have been influenced by commercial and fine art, toy packaging, animation and film, advances in printing…

Examines the practical aspects of publishing a newsletter as a communication tool for libraries. Both internal and external newsletters are discussed, along with ones concerned with fundraising or ones in electronic format. Other topics include editorship, staffing, content decisions, production techniques, distribution, and organizational…

Examines how writers used the World Wide Web to create and change documents, and how changing documentation challenged the production models and processes at a supercomputing company. (RS)