Baltimore County instructs its teachers in use and production of multimedia materials with two completely equipped mobile unites with a staff of media specialists. The program has been successful but is hampered by lack of funds. (JS)

Suggests possible ways of bridging the gap between the sciences and English instruction; a paper presented at annual convention of National Council of Teachers of English (Atlanta, November 27, 1970). (Editor/SW)

At all levels of instruction commonplace items such as fruit, gelatin, golf and tennis balls, and sugar cubes can be used to demonstrate geographic concepts such as earth-sun relations, locative grid, structure of the earth, glaciation. Tactile and visual demonstrations in which students participate are more effective than other alternatives. (NH)

Describes experimental Driver and Traffic Safety Education Center--a project involving a five-phase instructional program, a variety of teaching innovations, and a specially-constructed facility which includes a classroom building, multiple car driving range, simulators, communications equipment, and the most recent electronic teaching devices.…

Visually impaired students need specially designed relief maps to learn map reading and to achieve geographic literacy. The development of geographic instructional materials, including relief maps and audio-tutorial cassette tapes, for low-vision students in grades 5-10 is described. (AM)

Describes a workshop presentation that attempted to combine the theory and philosophy behind the production of modular units with the practical considerations faced by a teacher or material developer engaged in creating such a unit for himself. The workshop grew out of a project which developed materials for adult ESL. (Author/MES)

Multimedia group counseling techniques for preadolescent girls are described. These techniques successfully helped them deal with changing body image, the importance of the peer group and the best friend, and the separation of self from parents. (JD)

A multimedia course in career development for hearing impaired freshmen at Gallaudet College is described. The course, part of a five stage model, provides a teacher's guide, student notebook, videotape, and slide series dealing with career awareness and career exploration. The 16 lesson course syllabus is appended. (CL)

Discusses the need for continuous education and describes changes in distance education that will be needed to ensure successful continuous education. Highlights include the virtual classroom, multimedia distance learning environments, distributed learning environments, synchronous and asynchronous interactive learning, and a sidebar that examines…