One high school's experiences in planning and employing an instructional television system serve to illustrate a number of suggestions for the use of the medium. (LS)

A teacher provides a brief account of her experiences in using puppets in language instruction and comments on their applications for televised instruction. (LS)

Explains procedure for videotape recording of operations in industry for use in classroom instruction. (GR)

Describes the educational programs through which BBC contributes to the teaching of the French language. The programs, involving both radio and television, have been in existence since the twenties and offer a variety of courses at all levels aimed at both the school age and the adult population. (MES)

Discusses the problem of defining topics in education and training for which television is suitable, discounts selection rationalizations sometimes used by educational television practitioners, surveys evidence on the selection of appropriate media, and emphasizes the value of developing multimedia material. (Author/CMV)

Examines the Schooldisc program developed jointly by the American Broadcasting Company and the National Education Association and compares Schooldiscs with "ThinkAbout," an instructional television series produced by the Agency for Instructional Television. (IRT)

CYBERCHASE, an interactive math-based adventure series for young viewers, is entering its fifth season on public broadcasting stations in the United States. This article explore season highlights and suggests benefits of using CYBERCHASE to supplement math lessons in school and at home.

This handbook identifies the instructional models found to be effective for distance education using the Interactive Video Network (IVN) system. Each model is summarized briefly and followed by specific suggestions for the use of the model over the IVN system. For each model, information is given on instructor responsibility prior to, during, and…

This study looks at the effects of two types of inservice training--live and videotape instruction--on the subsequent acquisition of knowledge and counseling skills of correctional staff assigned to work with imprisoned adult offenders. (Author/RM)