Educational screen & audio-visual guide (c1956-1971])

FILMSTRIPS ieviflex SIGHT & SOUND TEACHING STATION Unusual versatility -it may be used for small group instruction or for private in-* struction of one to four students — has made for rapid, enthusiastic acceptance of the Viewlex Sight and Sound Teaching Station. Take the teaching of foreign languages, for example. Here, the large, readily available libraries of filmstrip-record combinations may be utilized to enrich the program. Students "see" the meaning of words as they are spoken in their authentic manner ... or watch the customs and landmarks of the country of origin, of the language they are studying, come to "life". And, through the utilization of the ear phones, one to four students, who need or seek further study may obtain it without disturbing the rest of the class. In science, literature, mathematics and many other subject areas these same techniques have made the Viewlex Sight & Sound Teaching Station an invaluable audiovisual aid. Model #TT-1 (Complete with 4 sets of earphones) $149.95 /lewlex INC. 6 BROADWAY, HOLBROOK, L.I.,N.Y. Re: SIGHT & SOUND TEACHING STATION D Please send complete information. D Please arrange for demonstration (no obligation). Name School Address City ■ State IJ^CANAOA^— Anolophotoltd^j^Monlreal by Irene F. Cypher Livelier Response This reviewer is on sabbatical leave, and, in the course of human events, doing a bit of seeing the world. Of course, like all other postmen, busmen and people with a specific job interest, this means she cannot pass by a schoolhouse or educational center without wanting to stop and find out what they are doing. It gets into the blood, so why be unnatural and resist it! In the interests of this column one thing stands out at the moment: teachers and pupils alike, anywhere in this great land of ours, want material and they want good material. They want something that has eye appeal, that relates to life in today's world, that pertains to people and places and that gives a story that has honesty and sincerity in the way it is presented. The day of the Elsie Dinsmore technique is gone, and the soonr we realize it the better. Children of any age realize preachiness and insincerity so quickly it is like watching instantaneous combustion go into operation! Both producers and teachers should realize this fact at all times. Education will "take and stick " more quickly and for a much longer period if the one being educated is convinced of the validity and importance to him of what he is learning. Children respond to beauty; they love humor; they respond to rhythm; they love a chance to question and argue just a bit; they respond to questions that have a slightly two-sidish or debatable element; they enjoy being intrigued. They do not respond to dull "this is the way to do it" sermonizing; they do not like to be given information in such a way that it sounds like a recipe for unpalatable pudding; they do not enjoy looking at pictures that are poorly reproduced. We put beauty and humor into phases of work and living, why do we not give a bit more attention to the importance of these two factors in education? Our children and pupils of all ages will respond to the true value of education when they see that it has personal value to them in their own living. It is so essential today that pupils realize for themselves that what they are learning has personal meaning; that everything they learn has some bearing on a way of life we want to continue in this country. This will only come about if the materials we use in the classroom are of as good quality as we can possibly achieve. It has been interesting to note the increase in production of flat pictures —one of the earliest forms of visual aids to become popular. As we were in San Diego, we naturally visited the San Diego Zoo— a trip we wish ever\ school child could take, for the place is a "top attraction and deservedK so." Failing this, one can bring many of the zoo animals to the classroom by means of a new set of pictures. (Continued on next page) Exceptional Projector Value . . Costs no more than a viewer ^'^^^ EXAMINER Portable Filmstrip PREVIEWER Complete theater with builtin screen and projector in a compact, handy carry case. Dramatic visual presentations in classrooms, for group or home study of 35mm flimstrips (in fully lighted rooms) now only Used by leading schools universities, Institutions. 4950 Request illustrated literature QUUirXD FOR P UNOER HATMNAL ■ [OUCIIION UT C*G 'K 3^-^ 9 23ril Avenue, INDUSTRIAl '■''"8 's'^"'' "^'^V 5, N. Y.' 276 Educational Screen and Audiovisual Guide — May, 1962