This glossary offers definitions of almost 600 terms normally associated with the field of educational technology in brief and easy-to-understand form, all in Spanish (a Portugese version exists). The terms are organized into six major areas: learning, communications, instructional design, evaluation, media production, and systems theory. (Author)

Various games are described for the teaching of English to adults. The focus of the language and learning games described is on samples of language constructions as for example "may have + infinitive" or the question pattern with "do/does". (IFS/WGA)

Describes a variety of experiments and activities such as refractive index by an interference method, Young's third slit, a microscope problem, uses of a hand stroboscope, an acceleration game, an aluminum thermometer, why milk boils over, and others. (BR)

The arts manual is intended to provide teachers with suggestions on incorporating arts experiences into the education of handicapped students. A chart depicts benefits for arts programing drawn from the literature. The bulk of the manual is composed of listings of instructional objectives, materials and equipment needed, learning activity…

Describes the use of films as primary learning material, aimed at developing some of the higher level skills which are the, often unreached, objectives of practical courses. Results of a first trial use are cited. (EB)

Discusses ways in which a taffy candy bar can be used to illustrate, by analogy, deformations of the earth's crust under compressive stress. (MLH)

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)

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)

Suggests techniques for incorporating the BBC-TV/Time-Life Television Co-production of "The Shakespeare Plays" into high school study of Shakespeare. (DD)

The article describes the development of a unit for deaf children using a hands-on media approach to facilitate the acquisition of various English language structures and to initiate the development of predicting meaningful language, given a visual stimulus. (SBH)

Two multi-disciplinary simulation games for secondary school students are described. The Power Station Game involves the decision-making process in regard to the type and site of a power station to be built. Economic as well as environmental factors are involved in deciding what to do about a polluting chemical factory in the Amsyn Problem. (CP)

A planetarium, star projector, and projector stand all which can be built for $30 are pictured. Classroom activities involving the materials are described. (CP)