Film and Radio Guide (Oct 1945-Jun 1946)

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FILM AKD RADIO GUIDE 23 June, 1946 4. School Use of Audio-Visual Materials : a. Requests for material and services may be made by any Board of Education employe. There is a service charge for use of films outside of Newark. (1) Request forms may be mailed weekly from schools. (2) Telephone to audiovisual aids center at any time. (3) Planning well in advance ensures having material at time it is needed. b. Distribution of requested materials to schools is made weekly by the department. c. Projection : (1) All senior-high and junior-high schools have their own sound and silent projectors and arrange for their own showings. (2) Increasing numbers of elementary schools are purchasing sound machines, while all have silent projectors. (3) Sound machines are sent every other week (or as needed) to schools not owning them, on request, for one day of use. (4) Special showings for community group use or parent-teacher association meetings are arranged on request. (5) Playback machines for recordings will be sent to schools on request. d. Care and use of equipment : (1) Licensed operators from the department are available to instruct teachers and advanced students in the operation of all types of equipment for projection of these aids. 2. Repaii's to films and ma chines are made at the Audio-Visual Aids Center. Schools are urged to avail themselves of this service rather than to attempt such procedures with inaderquately trained personnel. 5. Preparation of Original Materials of Instruction: a. Staff of the department includes a photographer. b. Pictures of significant school activities will be made when desired. c. Slides of units of work may be developed by requesting the services of the photographer, who will cooperate with the teacher in the development of the project. 6. Special Radio Services : a. Reference and circulating files on radio in education, including: (1) Sample scripts from other educational radio stations ; also from commercial stations. (2) Sample teachers’ manuals for educational radio series. (3) Sources of recordings and transcriptions. (4) Pamphlets and periodicals dealing with all phases of educational radio. (5) Bibliographies on educational radio. b. Radio workshop materials : (1) Radio Workshop Handbook. This is available in quantity to any teacher who has such a workshop or club. It is planned for both teacher and student use. (2) Sample exercises for speech (diction) improvement. (3) Sample lesson plans for radio workshops. c. Aids to the script writer : (1) Mimeographed materials available to any teacher preparing a radio script : Directions for script writers. Suggestions for teachers preparing radio scripts. Script form — with notes and samples. (2) Bibliography on script writing. (3) Collections of published scripts and handbooks on script writing. (4) Also, sample scripts and program recordings listed elsewhere. d. Personal services— by appointment. A member of the department is available for : (1) Script conferences with any teacher preparing a script for WBGO. (2) Planning conferences with supervisors and heads of departments for program series. (3) Visits to school radio workshops to advise and consult with workshop leaders. (4) Talks on educational radio to interested groups. e. On the air : (1) Edit scripts, rehearse and produce radio programs for in-school listening for special subject fields. (2) Plan and produce enrichment programs — literature, drama, music, etc. (3) Plan and produce programs of interest to the community at large. f. Central radio workshops : (1) Maintain central radio workshops of the most talented students from Newark’s Senior high schools Junior high schools