There are countless ways educators can improve the quality of their educational television offerings. The Guide, planned especially for the television teacher or audiovisual director, particularly those approaching the television medium for the first time, is designed to acquaint the reader with production techniques for effective visuals to accompany television lessons and to suggest production ideas and practices. Though designed primarily for television teaching, these visuals have many applications in any educational situation. Materials and techniques covered include projection materials such as film, filmstrips, slides, transparencies, kinescopes, video tape recordings, and microprojection materials; nonprojected visuals such as posters, all types of graphics, animated cards, maps, charts, still photographs, realia, models, dioramas, and puppets; studio props like easels, all types of display boards (chalk, flannel, magnetic, peg, etc.), transparency boxes, gobos, crawls and drums, and turntables; and finally, special effects inherent in the television medium including electronic, optical, lighting, and audio effects. Information on production, manipulation, and common problems associated with each visual is included. (MT)