Toy-lending libraries provide parents and professionals with opportunities for shared play and the loan of toys. This article reviews the history of toy-lending libraries and the purpose of Lekoteks, the Swedish toy library. Guidelines and suggestions for developing and maintaining a toy-lending library are discussed. (JPB)

As most schools have installed whiteboard technology in at least one teaching area by year in primary schools and by subject in secondary schools there is evidence that not only technology and teaching approaches change but so too does the totality of learning experience summarised as "culture." As part of a research project concerned with the…

Information technologies are often depicted as possessing the potential to correct social inequalities by democratising information access and economic opportunity. This view of technology, however, tends to overemphasise virtual spaces to the neglect of the material and social conditions of technological infrastructures. The goal of this article…

The article briefly describes and lists business classroom and laboratory equipment for the following items: office appliances, classroom furniture, and miscellanious materials. (BP)

This report reviews a practicum designed to study and address problems of the physical play environment of a preschool which served children of 2 to 5 years. The goals of the practicum were to: (1) increase the amount of time children spent in physical play activities; (2) enhance the play environment by the addition of at least 10 pieces of…

Intended for use in conjunction with the guidebook, "Early Childhood Education in South Carolina," this book of experiential activities aims to help kindergarten teachers plan an appropriate program for their children. Each activity described realizes one of the 18 objectives for kindergarten that were adopted by the South Carolina State…

Regardless of favorable advertising and publicity, it is not presently clear that schools should rush to purchase microcomputers for instructional use in classrooms. In regard to instructional questions, much research is needed to determine the effectiveness of the computer under varying classroom conditions. Additional questions needing…

A survey of nonformal community education activities was conducted to determine specific use of media for identified educational and informational purposes. The results presented in this report are intended to provide resource information to professionals and paraprofessionals who ultimately may be employed in Learning Resource Center-Based…

IN ORDER TO ASSIST NON-TECHNICAL PEOPLE IN SCHOOLS TO CONDUCT A FIELD CHECK OF LANGUAGE LABORATORY EQUIPMENT BEFORE THEY MAKE FINAL PAYMENTS, THIS MANUAL OFFERS CRITERIA, TESTS, AND METHODS OF SCORING THE QUALITY OF THE EQUIPMENT. CHECKLISTS ARE PROVIDED FOR EVALUATING CONSOLE FUNCTIONS, TAPE RECORDERS, AMPLIFIERS, SOUND QUALITY (INCLUDING…

THE ROLE OF EQUIPMENT IN THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES OF INSTRUCTION WAS EXPLORED. SOUND EQUIPMENT, EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION EQUIPMENT, AND LEARNING LABORATORIES WERE DESCRIBED. OTHER VOLUMES IN THIS SERIES ARE ED 003 738 THROUGH ED 003 746. (JK)

This state curriculum guide is for use by industrial arts personnel in grades seven through 12. It was developed by 15 area groups and two summer workshops in a series of steps including proposed outlines, discussion meetings, content and method listings for each grade, and teaching unit development. The contents are organized by grades under…

An overview containing introduction, definition of terms, developmental activity spaces, environment for independent study, and unanswered questions, is provided. A selected bibliography of recent citations, 1957-1967, including references useful to the planning and designing of space for independent study is grouped under the following subject…

Helical scan video tape recorders were tested for their dubbing characteristics in order to make selection data available to media personnel. The equipment, two recorders of each type tested, was submitted by the manufacturers. The test was designed to produce quality evaluations for three generations of a single tape, thereby encompassing all…

Questions are discussed concerning the problem of evaluating an educational product for its potential marketing success. A strategy is proposed for identifying various levels of evaluation for a product, and for selecting the evaluation level that will be accepted as yielding sufficient evidence for the desirability of marketing the product. (MS)