This three phase library program was presented to some two hundred students enrolled in sections of an English composition course taught at the State University of New York College at Brockport. Offered each fall and spring semester since the spring of 1975, the library program has been incorporated into a nine module, self-guided course, taught…

How can the content teacher improve his student's learning of history or math and give them practice in writing at the same time? SSSW (Sustained Student Summary Writing) is one resolution of this issue. (Author)

Investigates the effects of the first season of Sesame Street (1970) on readiness in kindergarten children. Evidence indicates that the scores of children from an advantaged community were significantly higher on the alphabet subtest after exposure to Sesame Street, but that scores of children from the Head Start Program did not differ…

The author describes some of the past and current trends in the field of educational film production and identifies many films useful in social studies classes. (Author/DE)

The author discusses the special potential of nonnarrated films over traditional films and cites many film titles for possible classroom use. (Author/DE)

Publishers' descriptions of new books and materials for secondary language arts are presented. (JH)

This article describes the various techniques available for duplicating instructional materials. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

Describes a teaching model that consists of a plywood box containing mechanisms that instruct the student about the technical aspects of an infrared spectrophotometer and how a spectrum is generated. (MLH)

Analyzing the effects of tilting a probability board can be an effective method of introducing a discussion of models in a probability class. (SD)

A system-wide videotape catalog for all the University of Wisconsin's Campuses was developed as a means of increasing utilization and sharing resources in a large university system. (Author)

Extension Services in Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, has developed and evaluated a continuing education course for non-practicing professional pharmacists entitled "A Review of Selected New Drugs of 1972 and 1973." An audio cassette tape enabled participants, 88.3 percent of whom were women, to up-date their knowledge. (LH)

This paper provides a brief survey of the uses of videotape recording (VTR) in the field of foreign language education. Points in favor of VTR are: 1) it reproduces the totality of the speech act, and 2) it is ideal for individualized instruction. (TL)

Describes a computerized learning system capable of handling a wide variety of subject matter at different grade levels in a real time interactive mode. (MLH)

Reviews some technological advances and classroom games which may be used to increase listening comprehension skills in the foreign language classroom. These include the Random Access Memory (RAM), the Sens-it-Cell, and the SCUCHO game. (AM)