A REPORT ON INSTRUCTIONAL SOUND MOTION PICTURES IS PRESENTED. THE FIRST SECTION OF THE REPORT INVOLVES THE AREA OF PSYCHOLOGICAL LEARNING PRINCIPLES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS TO LEARNING FROM FILMS. THE LEARNING PRINCIPLES INVESTIGATED ARE--THE GREATER THE MOTIVATION, THE GREATER THE LEARNING, THE INDIVIDUAL LEARNS ONLY BY HIS OWN ACTIVITY, AND THE…

Describes assembly of a moderately priced synchronized projector and cassette tape recorder using a single channel recorder with a tuned amplifier to separate voice and control tones. Construction requires familiarity with transistors and use of an oscilloscope with an audio signal generator. A picture as well as schematics is provided. (GH)

Cost accounting for audiovisual productions should include direct costs, and, in some cases, the media administrator may have to calculate a per-hour surcharge for general operating overhead as well. Such procedures enable the administrator to determine cost effectiveness, to control cost overruns, and to generate more staff efficiency. Cost…

Briefly described are materials, equipment, and publications related to science. Sources of the items are indicated. (RH)

Briefly describes a number of laboratory and instructional materials that are commerically available and of interest to engineering educators. (JR)

Proceedings from an institute held in Michigan, October, 1972, for curriculum resource consultants on media, methods, and materials for special educators are presented. Described in the section on planning are the institute's objectives, criteria for selection of participants, resource consultants' names and addresses, and a review of planning…

The second draft of a companion document to the publication "Guidelines for School Libraries" sets forth guidelines and recommendations for media service programs. It outlines the staff, collections, and facilities that are required to implement those programs. Media services program patterns and their relationship to the curriculum are discussed,…

Over 2,000 currently available items are listed in the 1976-1977 Audio-Visual Equipment Directory with specifications on price, model, weight, capacity, accessories, and technical details. Charts for screen size, lists of film and tape running times, an index to industry trade names, and a directory of equipment manufacturers are also provided.…

Intended primarily as a college text for media specialists, librarians, audiovisual specialists, and others who will assume positions of leadership in the field of educational media, this book begins with an analysis of the place of the media program in the total educational system--its relationship to instructional development and the nature and…