The paper addresses three major concerns associated with incorporating microcomputers into educational settings: computer use, software selection, and hardware selection. Advantages of the computer in instructional settings are noted as well as its limitations. Staff is advised to select which of four applications is appropriate to their setting…

Now that guidance personnel are getting involved in purchasing materials, the need for discriminating judgment and specific procedures for effective pre-purchase examination becomes all the more crucial. This article is a synthesis of the 1972 revision of the NVGA's Guidelines for the Preparation and Evaluation of Career Information Media.…

Discussion of a proposal to establish educational media selection centers, which would be depositories of materials which educators, librarians, and others could examine for selection purposes. (LS)

Of all the many journals and periodicals on reading, "Reading Teacher,""Elementary English," and "Journal of Reading" appear to be the best for the classroom English and reading teacher. (JH)

Compiled at the Jim Dan Hill Library of the Univeristy of Wisconsin-Superior, this unannotated bibliography of information and review sources includes sections on: general guides to books and nonbook materials; review indexes; comprehensive bibliographies; films and tapes; maps, prints, charts, and microforms; slides; filmstrips, and…

Evaluated by the National Center on Educational Media and Materials for the Handicapped were 62 child-use instructional products. Products were solicited from regional special education instructional materials centers, media centers for the deaf, early childhood education projects, and other federally funded projects. An evaluation instrument was…

This document is specifically an aid for teachers of handicapped children, providing information concerning the purchase of instructional materials. Many materials specifically designed for handicapped children are equally appropriate for young children without handicaps because a sensory modality is incorporated in the design. For a material to…

A theoretical framework for media and methods selection cannot yet be definitively set forth. However, establishing performance objectives, and then interpreting them into training objectives will help to focus attention on critical factors in the learning process. (Author/MC)

The article states that television has become a potent influence on learning because it suggests, through commercials and programs, that problems can be resolved instantly, and thus shapes viewers' perceptions of reality. (CD)

Free secondary language arts materials and programs available from non-commercial TV networks are described. (JH)

Educators involved in the use of media must consider seriously the problem of sex stereotyping and the need to become more sensitive about it. (Author)

Stresses the vital importance of budgeting staff time for planning and previewing, to achieve the best possible shot at achieving media service goals, as well as budgeting dollars. (Author)

Research concerned with the teacher's ability to retrieve and use materials available through the school library media center has been done using tests of traditional library skills and audiovisual skills. A new instrument which measures all facets of library media competence in terms of all media formats is presented. (Author)

Selection of non-print media is often less well-considered than that of books, resulting in the purchase of inappropriate materials and the wasting of money. Ways in which librarians can expand available funds by careful selection are suggested, and a list of sources for media selection is included. (Author/MBR)

A process is described by which teachers can ascertain how many and what kinds of media are available to their students at home and the extent to which they are using them. Guidelines and survey instrument are included. (Author/STS)