Possible applications of satellite television and interactive video in language teaching are described. Advice is given on how to set up, expand, and effectively exploit these technologies in the classroom. A variety of activities are suggested for developing listening, speaking, and writing skills at different levels. The guide concludes with a look at the future and some suggested guidelines to help teachers in purchasing new educational technologies and developing their use. Chapters include the following: (1) setting the scene (e.g., reasons for interest, problems in the use of authentic television, getting started or expanding); (2) exploiting authentic television in the classroom (e.g., news, advertisements, documentaries); (3) a user's view of authentic television in schools (e.g., research findings, implications of satellite television, recording and cataloging programs; (4) an eye to the future (e.g., receive and transmit, audio conferencing); and (5) "Interactive Video," by Michael Picciotto (e.g., benefits, the Nebraska Scale, commercial programs). A glossary is included. (LB)