Explores the use of signs and other graphics systems in library instruction, orientation, regulation, and current awareness. Designing an effective sign system, integrating graphics with other forms of instruction, and current trends are discussed. Fifteen references are cited. (FM)

Provides a guide for librarians to use in selecting globes by discussing how globes are made, types of globes, special and extraterrestrial globes, selecting criteria, and comparing such features as aesthetic appeal, readability, and currency of political information. A list of globe manufacturers and a selected bibliography are provided. (CHC)

Discusses the use of visual materials in second language instruction to produce verbal utterances. (AM)

Suggests a graphic way of helping students limit the thesis for a paper to one main area and then further limit it to one point. (TJ)

Discusses the advantages of video games in an educational setting, criteria to be used in selecting them, and their potential impact on teaching. (DD)

Discusses benefits of digital cameras which allow users to take a picture, store it on a digital disk, and manipulate/export these photos to a print document, Web page, or multimedia presentation. Details features of digital cameras and discusses educational uses. A sidebar presents prices and other information for 12 digital cameras. (AEF)

A learner-centered extension approach was used to develop visual materials to teach Ghanian farmers about weed control. The method was inexpensive, easy to transport, and suitable for a low-literate audience. Evaluation revealed the need to train extension staff in use of the materials. (SK)

The construction of visual and manipulative aids, clear resin blocks with root-canal-like spaces, for simulation of root canals is explained. Time, materials, and techniques are discussed. The method allows for comparison of canals, creation of any configuration of canals, and easy presentation during instruction. (MSE)

Provides instructions for making and tips for using laptop flannel boards as portable and individual teaching tools. (MG)

The technique of reconstructive elaboration is applied to content area learning, with illustrations and discussion of classroom practice. The purpose of the technique is to make content more familiar or more meaningful and link information to be remembered. (MSE)

Discusses browsing in the particular context of visual and multimedia (e.g., videodisc) information databases and describes a working prototype system based on a fisheye view of documents in their context. Topics discussed include selecting and presenting information, exploratory access to information, artificial intelligence, user needs, and…

Presents an activity that involves drawing pictures to collect data, conjecturing a recurrence relation, and solving the relation using geometric series and partial fractions. (MKR)

Uses rectangular models for illustrating products of numbers to solve mixture word problems. (MKR)

Describes differences between engineers' and physicists' views of free-body diagrams (FBD). (PR)

Discusses the rationale and advantages of utilizing double slide projection as a visual presentation technique for lectures and seminars. Provides 12 tips for proper implementation of this technique in conjunction with 10 possible uses and 3 methods of controlling the slide changes. (JJK)