See and hear : the journal on audio-visual learning (1945)

New Zealand ... (continued from page 27) Each window has its own shutter. 1 was recently in a school when the teacher said cjuietly to his class, "I want the filmstrip Industries of Aus- tmlia put on." He looked at his watch. At once about half the class moved. A number of boys went to the shutters which stood in a corner of the room. Each picked up one and hung it over a window. Another boy put up the screen which had a cloth hood over the top. One girl brought forward the projector stand, another got the filmstrip projector, a third got the filmstrip and put it on. In just under two minutes the first picture was on the screen, and the class was ready to go on with its work. It is this kind of organization within the classroom that we need to develop. If visual aids are to be used regularly by class teachers we feel that a system has to be devel- oped within the classroom by which the materials can be available with- out loss of time. Radio Programs Twelve sessions a week, totalling four hours, are given by the New Zealand Broadcasting Service to school broadcasts. A committee com- posed of teachers and broadcasters decides the general policy, and de- tails are worked out by the Radio Education officer and her small staff. The programs are good and provide for classes of different levels. Al- though many teachers find the broad- casts very helpful, the use that is made of them is not always satis- factory. In many schools the radio receivers are not kept in first-class condition. In some schools some teachers find it difficult to fit the programs into their particular syl- labuses. In others, teachers have not yet developed the best methods of using broadcasts effectively. Without doubt the music broadcasts are the most valuable. From these broad- casts led by a gifted teacher and a specially trained children's choir, children, particularly in rural areas, learn to sing. Two sessions a week are devoted to broadcasts to pupils of the Correspondence School. They are the means of bringing together children of isolated districts and making them realize that they be- (CONTINUED ON PAGE 43) »» "Movies That Teach hy Charles F. Hoban, Jr. In this new book, Dr. Hoban re- views the new conceptions and uses of motion pictures in education. Because of its significance in the audio-visual field, "Movies That Teach" is a must for all those in- terested in more effective teaching. Dryden Press, 386 Fourth Avenue, N. Y. 16. 189 pages $2.50. HAVE YOU SEEN THESE NEW MOVIES THAT TEACH? "ATOMIC ENERGY" Collaborator, Willard F. Libby, Ph. D., The University of Chicago. Explains three ways of releasing atomic energy. "IMMIGRATION" Collaborator, Henry S. Commager, Ph. D., Co- lumbia University. Traces historic- al immigration into United States. Depicts melting pot process. m "BUILDING AMERICA'S HOUSES" Collaborators, Twentieth Century Fund and Miles L. Colean. Ana- lyzes reasons for high building costs. "FIRE" Collaborator, Charles K. Arey, Ed. D., University of Ala- bama. Describes domestic uses of fire, principles of combustion, na- ture of fire hazards. "PETROLEUM" Collaborator, Les- ter E. Klimm, Ph. D., University of Pennsylvania. Shows impor- tance of petroleum to world affairs. "THE WATER CYCLE" Collabora- tor, S. Ralph Powers, Ph. D., Teachers College, Columbia Uni- versity. Traces water from ocean to sky and back to ocean. "THE MAILMAN" Collaborator, Paul R. Hanna, Ph. D., Stanford University. Shows importance of mail service in our lives. "MAKING SHOES" Collaborator, A. S. Knowles, Ph. D., Rhode Island State College. Complete step-by-step process of shoemak- ing. SEE three new films that teach fundamentals of Baseball— Hitting in Baseball—Throwing in Baseball—Catching in Baseball • • • There are more than 500 other Encyclopaedia Britannica Classroom Films. For complete information write Dept. 61-E, Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc., 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago 6, 111. ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA FILMS INC. A fn»mb«r of th« Encydepocdla Britonnka Family MAY • 1947 41