Citing some past educational fads, the author addresses the curricular opportunities afforded by the hand-held calculator. He argues that students can gain deeper insight into many mathematical concepts by actually experiencing them. The availability of calculators will also cause some topics to disappear from the curriculum. (SD)

This study examined effects of a social skills intervention with 73 students (ages 11 to 15) with mild intellectual disabilities. The intervention, consisting of a computer-supported program, teacher-guided work, small-group discussions, and transfer to real-life conflicts, was found to result in social competence gains, compared to control…

Outlines seven common mistakes in student-produced videos; suggests ways to avoid them. Mistakes include too much open screen space; unnatural, abrupt transitions between camera shots; odd juxtapositions of performers with background objects; endless talk without shot changes; no space between the subject's head and top of the video screen;…

Describes the apparatus of a chemistry kit that also contains a pupil's manual and a teacher's guide. (LS)

Cites both advantages and disadvantages of using classroom games as science teaching aids. Includes suggested science games and suggested rules for devising science games. (MLH)

Illustrates how various common objects can be used in the classroom to demonstrate physical science concepts. Describes the use of toys, ice cubes, light bulbs, meter sticks, and wine bottles as teaching aids. (MLH)

The integration of recommendations, ideas, theories, and/or research results on the use of educational media in social studies with ideas, theories, recommendations, and research results concerning active learning in social studies is the focus of this paper. Educational media refers to software or hardware or both. Active learning refers to…

Instructional media appropriate to the guidance program in schools included in this bibliography are listed by type of media: books, films, filmstrips, kits, recordings, or slide sets. Entries in the list were selected from those materials submitted by publishers which received favorable reviews by educators. An unannotated list of books favorably…

Describes a package computer program which is a simulation of a diffraction grating and discusses the uses of this program as a supplement to laboratory activities in physics. (BR)

Describes the procedure and materials of a game designed for teaching alimentary systems. One set is used to teach a whole class. (GS)

The materials listed in this catalog were collected by a committee of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development from school systems, state departments of education, institutions of higher education, and educational organizations in the United States and Canada. The listing contains 1750 publications and some audiovisual materials…

To better use library resources and simultaneously facilitate learning experiences for students having blocks of unscheduled time during the school day, a library-originated, directed-study course, "Explorations in Media," was instituted. The objective was to examine library materials as the means for conveying facts, ideas, and inspiration. Major…

A status report on museums and media prefaces the annotated references listed in this paper. Futuristic proposals have been made for a Museum of Media that would be all media and no objects, and for a museum environment individualized by computer and visual previews of the galleries. The museums of today use films, slide-tapes, sound recordings,…

This document is in fact three separate entities which are issued as companion volumes. "Programs of Media Centers Recommended for Visiting and Observation" (November 1972) lists 13 schools throughout New Jersey which would be attractive to those interested in media centers and programs. The schools are listed by level--elementary,…