One of the challenges that social studies educators face daily is how to make student learning relevant. Digital technologies can play an important role by connecting what happens in the classroom to the world beyond. One way to do this is by turning students into producers of information and having them create content rather than simply consume.…

The major steps in the making of a film are presented in terms of events, time, cost, and technological developments resulting from the production. Details about pre-production and post-production procedures are also included. Appended are the shooting script, the shooting schedule, a sample of the director's shooting breakdown, and the final…

Describes the use of camcorders for in-house student and teacher video productions in middle schools and high schools. Topics addressed include advantages of producing in-house videotapes; student involvement, including at-risk students; scheduling enough time for the project; scriptwriting; and production techniques, including transitional…

Helpful aids to finding information on all new methods and media being introduced in schools is one of the services which has been extended by the Office of Education over many years. A comprehensive radio bibliography was supplied when radio was first introduced into the classroom. In 1948, television was added to this annotated listing. Now in…

A growing awareness of the potential importance to education of media such as radio, television, and motion pictures, is reflected in the notable increase in published literature on the subject.. This first revision in 4 years of the Office of Education's "Radio and Television Bibliography" contains significant additions in virtually every aspect…