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

Creative Activity With the Opaque Projector: (CON 1 IM b.l) FROM PAGE 23) picture platform to move and center each picture. (See figure A). This strip idea is usable at all grade levels and in all subjects. I h;i\e used these strips and have had children make titcm in \arious grade and sidjject fields from the first tlnoiigii higli school. 1 hev are ex- cellent tor illustrated indi%idual or conmiittce reports, auditorium pro- grams, biographies, songs, stories and student progress records. .\DV.\NTAGt:S OF StRIP MOUNTING Mounting materials on s u c h a strip is advantageous. a) It sa\es the work of inseiting and centering each pictiue individually. b) Materials remain in order. (} The operator of the machine need not finnble to get the next pictine ready while explaining or listening to an explanation of the one being shown. d) The teacher may organize the visual material to fit exactlv his cjr her purpose. Pictures, graphs, dia- grams and articles can be selected and arranged to fit the luiit beino taught so that only pertinent things will be shown. Seldom does a pre- pared motion picture or filmstrip fit our work as well unless we adapt our teaching to the aid rather than the aid to our teaching. E.\siLY Filed in the Classroom e) It provides locally made "units" which are easily filed right in the classrooin. With cooperati\e effort b\ teacher and pupils, it is an eas\ mat- ter to accumulate a satisfactorv pic- ture library for use with the opat|uc projector. Here is a chance for child activitv. /) It makes it possible to use current material. It is easy to make new strips or to bring already prepared oiies up to date by cutting out old or un- desired pictures and replacing them with newer ones. g) Last—the opacpie strip ])iT)\ides unlimited possibilities for child ac- ti\ity and the exercising of child initiati\e. The children realh enjo\ making these strips and are eager to see theirs on the screen. Here is a technicjue for stinudat- ing and luilizing child interest, initi- ative and acti\ii\ \vith the opacjue projector. the easiest to use projector ever! will not tear film • easy to thread • easy to frame • easy to clean • instant S-second threading • from strip film to slides and back 2" wide angle lent shows 12" to 10 foot imagesl long-throw projector! ACTUALLY 2 PROJECTORS IN 1 Your complete, easy-to-carry, easy-to-use combi- nation slide and strip film projection outfit! You get bright, clear pictures—even in daylight! Opti- cally perfect, exclusive ospheric condenser system! Tests prove Viewlex 150 Watt Projector gives greater screen brilliance than other 300 watt pro- jectors! From every angle —for all your require- ments, the Viewlex AP-IC is the finest projector value obtainable Write for complete information! Dept. SH3 %^^^ 35-01 Queens Boulevard, Long Island City 1, N. Y. Going Along Together: (CONTINIED FROM P.\GE 24) scribed in the book and its solution, a mark was made after his name in the proper column. This helped to determine also what the most popu- lar books were. The tremendous results of this radicj program can hardly be enu- merated in this article, but it was gratifving to note the interest which the pupils evinced tor peoples of other cultures than their own. Their pattern of behavior toward one an- other had definitely changed. In many of their book reviews, they ac- cused themselves of their inconsid- eration of others because of not un- deisiandiiig :ind knowing the other person. This broadcast created among the pupils a taste for reading aboui the nudtiple elements that comprise our nation, through the magic of books and literature and the radio! Films That Speed Reading: (continued from page 30) thenL Fortunately the noveltv and appeal of this \isual-aid approach has achieved an excellent response without any concern with credits or recjuired attendance. .\ group of 58 students, quite de- ficient in reading ability (below the 12th percentile in the Xelson-Dennv test), were tested at the beginning of the quarter and again at the end. Those seeing onh the one demon- stration showing or no more than three of the films made an average gain of 22 percentile ranks. Those seeing six or more of the films made an average gain of 31 percentile ranks. What evidence we have on the seventy some students who have made use of the laboratory indicates that this aj)proach develops a strong iiiieresi ;i m o n g the students and brings about real achievement. MARCH 194 8 35