Attitudinal information was collected from two groups to compare the attitudes of older adults and younger adults toward educational media. Results indicated no basic differences in attitudes toward educational media between the two groups. (Author)

The author suggests ways in which teachers can modify existing media to meet the needs of hearing impaired students in English and science activities. The development of a mediated program using visual stimuli directions is also described. (CL)

Media can teach without or within schools. Several outside-of-school applications of instructional media including microcomputers, television, radio, and textual materials are already in use. (Author/CMV)

The media specialist in a small organization should enlist the support of top management, describe the program fully, obtain detailed cost estimates, promote use of media, and realistically start small. (CMV)

Describes the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE) project in India during 1975-76, including programing patterns, formats, and audiences. Demonstrates that countries like India have the technical and managerial capability to design, operate, and maintain advanced communication technology. (JMF)

Reviewed are advantages of video techniques in increasing the self-awareness of students and teachers, modifying behavior, and implementing career training programs. Guidelines are offered as points to consider in the judicial use of video technology. (CS)

Methods for improving instructional effectiveness for special education by using media are described and discussed. (MK)

Describes the celebrations surrounding the presentation to the Greenwich, Connecticut Public Schools of the 1979 School Library Media Program of the Year Award. Details of the Greenwich school media program are included. (CMV)

Suggests how to incorporate conventional textbooks into innovational teaching in high school social studies courses. Suggestions include: ask students to alter time lines in textbooks according to their own interests, examine bias of textbook author, react to author's language, and focus on daily life during a particular historical period. (DB)

Examines applications which make some use of communication technology for providing education and information. Outlines the roles communication interventions play in development; the circumstances for success; and some specific applications. (JMF)

Where large amounts of media support are required for teaching and other needs, the use of new computer-generated graphics may be an economical solution. (Author/MK)

Presents a crossword puzzle designed to familiarize students with Greek and Latin rhetorical terminology. Leads students to determine the rhetorical concept associated with each Latin term used as a clue; to discover the appropriate Greek term associated with each rhetorical concept; and to write each Greek term in Greek characters. (JMF)

Discusses the need for a well-planned telecourse that includes a system of interaction and follow-up. Support by faculty and administration is also considered necessary to the success of these courses. (MA)

In 1973, a major effort to assess teacher preparedness for civic education was launched in a series of surveys of elementary teachers conducted in several sections of the nation by The Elementary School Political Science Curriculum Project of The American Political Science Association. Surveys elementary teachers in Atlanta, Georgia, to determine…

This article consists of an inventory of games useful as instructional materials for the instruction of French as a second language. (Text is in French.) (CLK)