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Educational Technology Research Guide

Advanced Media Literacy

JMU Media Resources DVD 3269-3270

Publisher Silver Spring, MD : Discovery School, c2007
2 DVD (72 min.) + 1 teacher's guide
Note: Accompanying teacher's guide: "The use of multimedia in the classroom"

Series: Discovery School: Language Arts
Looks at the manipulation techniques used in such media as films, advertising, and Web sites and examines some ways to evaluate information received through these channels. Contents v. 1. Viral information -- Visual genres -- Racial stereotyping in the media -- Manipulating media -- Film fear factors. v. 2. The medium is the message -- From print to picture -- Understanding advertising -- Editorial decisions.

Media literacy

Captive Audience: Advertising invades the classroom
JMU Media Resources DVD 931
Connect to online video (JMU users)

Northampton, MA : Media Education Foundation, c2003
1 DVD (45 min. + 40 min. additional footage)
Examines the growing youth market as in-school advertising has steadily increased in America's public schools in recent years with little or no public awareness. Includes interviews with teachers, students, parents, and activists

Education -- United States -- Marketing
Commercialism in schools -- United States
Business and education -- United States

Caught in the Net

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.7671

Publisher New York : A&E Home Video, 2000
1 VHS (50 min.)
The hazards of surfing the Internet are discussed.

Internet
Computer crimes
Privacy, Right of

The Classroom of the 21st Century   

Memorial Hall ETMC   371.334 Cla

Washington, DC : Interface Video Systems, Inc., 1993

1 VHS (ca. 15 min.)

A presentation of a classroom offering a multimedia integrated system that facilitates students' participation.  

Teaching -- Aids and devices

Teaching machines

Education -- Data processing    

Computer Learning for Young Children

JMU Media Resources  Videotape no.1047

Ypsilanti, MI ; High/Scope Press, c1989  ; script by Warren Buckleitner.

1 VHS (13 min.)

Guides one in introducing young children to computers; purchasing computer hardware and software, establishing a computer area, and integrating age-appropriate computer learning into everyday activities.

            Education, Preschool -- Data processing

            Computers and children

            Computer-assisted instruction

Cool Tools: Blogs, Wikis, RSS, Podcasting
JMU Media Resources DVD 3528

Stanford, Calif.: Stanford Video, c2006

1 DVD (52 min.)
Michael Gold, head of West Gold Editorial Consulting, discusses ways in which blogs, wikis, podcasting, and RSS can enhance commercial Web sites and increase return visits.

Internet marketing
Web sites -- Design
Web site development
Electronic commerce
Internet advertising
Internet
World Wide Web
Wikis (Computer science)
Blogs
RSS feeds
Webcasting

Critical Challenges in Distance Education : Copyright Issues Online

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.7500

Alexandria, VA : PBS Adult Learning Satellite Service, c2003

1 VHS (90 min.). + 1 pamphlet (33 p.)

Recorded from a live satellite broadcast on Thursday, February 20, 2003, from 11:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., licensing rights through PBS Adult Learning Service. A p anel discussion by three leading copyright experts on: the implications of the new TEACH (Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization) Act for teaching and learning online; the continuing role of 'fair use' in analyzing copyright issues in distance education; efficient procedures for obtaining copyright clearance for materials for online courses; institutional policies on copyright and online learning.

            Copyright and distance education -- United States 

            Fair use (Copyright) -- United States 

            Copyright infringement -- United States 

Designing Classrooms for Technology Integration and Accessibility

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.6379       

Ames, Iowa: Consortium of College and University Media Centers, c2000

1 VHS (120 min)+ 1 participant print packet

Satellite teleconference transmitted live on April 13, 2000, from the Digital Conference Room, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. Contents: Classroom layout / Linda Wagner -- Light and its control / Tim Cape -- Q & A session for panel and consultants -- Sound and acoustics / Jim Johnson -- ADA requirements / Arvid Osterberg -- Q & A session -- Presentation for next steps, follow-up regional workshops.

Classrooms -- Design 

Classroom environment -- Evaluation 

Public buildings -- Barrier-free design -- Design

Distance Learning: The Great Controversy

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.5737

~Connect to video online (JMU users)~

Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1998

1 VHS (57 min)

Series: Net.Learning 

In this program, a literature teacher argues the benefits of on-line learning, while her department chairperson presents arguments against it. Methods used to conduct an effective on-line "class" are demonstrated using state-of-the-art software. Criticism of distance learning is included. Students currently participating in on-line learning programs discuss how it has helped them achieve their educational goals.

            Distance education -- United States 

            Telecommunication in education 

Fair Play: Achieving Gender Equity in the Digital Age

JMU Media Resources  Videotape no.7947

~Connect to video online (JMU users)~

Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1999     

1 VHS (57 min.)

Digital divide: teachers, technology, and the classroom  Set at Fulmore Middle School in Austin, Texas, this program exposes counterproductive classroom behaviors and presents measures being taken to correct the misperception that computing is a males-only domain.

            Computers and children

            Educational equalization -- United States

            Computer-assisted instruction -- Social aspects -- Texas

Film & Video Techniques

Memorial Hall ETMC   371.335 Usi no.12

Washington, D.C. : Distributed by Association for Educational Communications and Technology, c1982

1 VHS (30 min.)

Series: Using Media for Learning; 12

Discusses differences and similarities in film and video production, some techniques used in both, and how to use both film and video in instruction.

            Education -- Audio-visual aids

            Photography -- Films

            Video tapes in education

            Television in education

            Motion pictures in education

From Information to Wisdom?

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.2491

Alexandria, VA: PBS Video 1991 / WETA & the Smithsonian Institution 

1 VHS (58 min.)

Series: Smithsonian World

This program features interviews with leading experts in the field of artificial intelligence. In confronting questions about life and humanness, viewers venture into American classrooms to ask students: "Are computers alive?"

            Artificial intelligence 

            Information society 

            Information science 

            Computer science 

Game Over: Gender, Race & Violence in Video Games

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.6544

Northhampton, MA : Media Education Foundation, c2000
1 videocassette (41 min.) Note VHS format
"This educational documentary offers a refreshing dialogue about the complex and controversial topic of video game violence, and is designed to encourage high school and college students to think critically about the video games they play, instead of dismissing the technology as 'harmless fun'" -- container.

Video games

Getting Started: New Students, New Facilitators

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.3969

Austin, Texas : FaCTS, c1993   Author Crossley, Rosemary

1 VHS (ca. 60 min.)

Series: Getting the Words Out; Tape #4 

            Communication devices for people with disabilities -- Study and teaching 

            People with disabilities -- Means of communication

The Google Boys
JMU Media Resources DVD 3630

New York: A&E Home Video : Distributed by New Video, c2006

1 DVD (45 min.)

Series: Biography (A&E Home Video)
Profiles Sergey Brin and Larry Page, two Stanford University computer science Ph.D candidates who went on to develop the world's most popular search engine.

Google (Firm) -- History
Internet industry -- United States -- History
Brin, Sergey, 1973-
Page, Larry, 1973-
Businesspeople -- United States -- Biography
Web search engines
Documentary television programs

Google's Deep Impact
JMU Media Resources DVD 3518

New York : Filmakers Library, distributor, 2007

1 DVD-R (49 min.)
Documentary on the the search engine company Google.

Google
Web search engines

Implementing Technology: With Students with Augmentative Communication Needs

JMU East Campus Library   Videotape no.2593

Harrisburg, Pa.: The Center, 1991  

1 VHS (70 min.)

Shows settings where disabled students use various communication devices in regular classrooms.  Teachers and parents discuss the devices, the students, and the concept of mainstreaming the children.

            Communication devices for people with disabilities

            Children with disabilities -- Education -- Pennsylvania

Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning in Action

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.8376

Lincoln, NE : GPH/University of Nebraska, c1998

1 VHS (15 min.)

Series: Know it all, #13

In order to prepare students for tomorrow's world, they need to be taught how to access and use information effectively. This video describes information literacy standards for students that describe core learning outcomes. Elements for each standard are illustrated by vignettes that show a variety of situations.

            School libraries -- United States -- Standards 

            Media programs (Education) -- United States -- Standards 

            Information retrieval -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- United States 

            Information retrieval -- Study and teaching (Middle school) 

            Information retrieval -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States

Integrating Computers in the Curriculum

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.6349

Scottsdale, Ariz. : Teacher's Video Co., [199-?]

1 VHS (ca. 30 min.)

Series: Excellence in Teaching 

Discusses using computer technology in the classroom and ideas for projects that involve computers and the Internet.

Computer-assisted instruction 

Educational technology 

Internet in education 

Teaching 

Teachers -- Training of 

Integrating Media into the Classroom

JMU Media Resources DVD 1721-1722

~Connect to video online (JMU users)~ Vol. 1

~Connect to video online (JMU users)~ Vol. 2

Lawrenceville, N.J. : Cambridge Educational, c2005
2 DVD (30 min. each)
Note: Workbook by Deborah Riegel
A two-part series in which educators and media specialists with firsthand experience of the challenges of integrating media into the classroom share their in-depth knowledge. Contents [v. 1.] Theory and research -- [v. 2.] Practice and case studies.

Media programs (Education)
Interactive multimedia
Instructional systems -- Design

Integrating Technology

Memorial Hall ETMC   371.3078 Int

West Haven, CT : distributed by the NEA Professional Library, c1993, 1992

1 videocassette (22 min.)

Series: Teacher TV (Television program), v.30

Discusses how the increasing use of technologies in teaching and learning is enhancing the quality of education.

Educational technology

The Internet: Behind the Web

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.7666

New York, NY : A&E Television Network , c1999

1 VHS (50 min.)
Series: Modern Marvels
A look at the history and development of the internet.

Internet -- History
Documentary television programs

Learning: from Socrates to Cyberspace 

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.5738

~Connect to video online (JMU users)~

Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1998

1 VHS (64 min.)

Series: Net.Learning 

This program provides an overview of the history of education and distance learning, including an extensive interview with Professor Neil Postman from the first television classroom of the 1950's, Sunrise Semester. From there, the program explores various case studies involving distance learning. Various experts discuss the future of on-line education.

Distance education -- United States 

Telecommunication in education 

Television in education 

Lettering

Memorial Hall ETMC  371.335 Usi no.5

Washington, D.C. : Distributed by Association for Educational Communications and Technology, c1982 

1 videocassette (30 min.)

Series: Using Media for Learning, 5

Presents keys to achieving legibility, and shows a variety of methods for freehand and mechanical lettering which may be used in creating various types of graphic displays.

Education -- Audio-visual aids

Lettering

Media Literacy for Teens

Media Resources DVD 4834

Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2007
1 DVD-R (35 min.)
"TV and radio commercials, Web sites and banner ads, magazine ads, pop songs, photos, and even news articles and textbooks: all of them are sending messages to influence the reader / viewer / listener. What are they each selling, and why? Savvy media consumers aren't born; they're made and this program is an excellent tool for shaping the classroom dialogue" -- container.

Media literacy -- Study and teaching
Educational videos
Video recordings for the hearing impaired

New Technologies: Opportunities and Threats
JMU Media Resources DVD 3515

Stanford, CA: Stanford Video, 2006

1 DVD (43 min.)
Series: Best Practices for Your Website
RSS readers, browsers, and search tools can help your site bring in new customers, new distrubition channels, and new revenue streams. Follow an introduction to the mash-up culture, and techniques such as tagging, microformats and wikis.

Electronic commerce -- Video recordings
Internet advertising -- Video recordings
Web site development -- Video recordings

Pedagogy 101 for Distance Learning

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.8393

Austin, Tex. : Starlink, 2005

1 VHS (90 min.) + 1 participant packet (20 p. : forms .)

Series: Professional Development Seminars on Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century 

Note: Taped from a live interactive videoconference, this program examines online education pedagogy, pointing to similarities between on- and off-site methods of instruction to dispel the negative myths associated with distance learning.

Distance education -- United States 

College teaching -- United States

Podcasting and Blogging Essentials

Media Resources DVD 4304

~Connect to video online (JMU users)~

Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2008
1 DVD (ca. 34 min.)
"In a Web 2.0 world, anyone can broadcast or publish online--and this clear and simple program explains how to do it, step by step. Using plain English and plenty of visuals, Podcasting and Blogging Essentials spells out what podcasts and blogs are, how to find and access them on the Internet, and how to create them from scratch and upload them to the Web. No previous knowledge is required. Bonus material includes an interview with the director about the history and future of podcasts and blogs and an interview with a podcaster on the development and production of her podcasts" -- container.

Podcasting
Podcasts
Blogs
Pernisco, Nick -- Interviews

Power on! New Tools for Teaching and Learning

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.891

New York : S L Productions, 1988

1 VHS (30 min.)

An examination of the use of interactive technologies (computers, video, telecommunications) in the American public schools.

Educational technology -- United States 

Teaching -- Aids and devices -- United States 

Computer-assisted instruction

Promise of New Educational Technology

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.1562

New York, N.Y.: S L Productions, 1988

1 VHS (26 min.)

An examination of the use of interactive technologies (computers, video, telecommunications) in the American public schools.

Educational technology -- United States 

Teaching -- Aids and devices -- United States

Promises, Promises

Memorial Hall ETMC   370 Mer v.10

New York : Merrow Report ; Learning Matters, Inc., c1994

1 VHS (57 min.)  + 1 guide

Series: The Merrow Report

Shows how computer technology has changed and can change the educational process.

Educational technology

Education, Elementary -- United States

Education, Secondary -- United States

Education -- Data processing

Interactive multimedia

Teaching

Staff Development Lessons on the Integration of Technology into the Core Curriculum

JMU Media Resources   Video 80-89

Manassas, VA: Prince William Network, c1999

10 VHS (15 hrs.)

Series: Techknowledgey Academy 

Satellite distance learning programs presented in April and May, 1999, intended for integrating technology, curricular objectives and Virginia SOLs offered to teachers across the Commonwealth of Virginia. Contents: Lesson 1. Hardware and operating systems (Basic features of Windows 95, file management, Microsoft Paint, Microsoft WordPad) -- lesson 2. Telecommunications: Internet and eMail (Basic concepts of e-mail and telecommunications with Netscape and Novell GroupWise) -- lesson 3. Word processing I (basic features of Microsoft Word, simple functions, creating document) -- lesson 4. Word processing II (additional features of Microsoft Word, two-column newsletter, simple graphics, WordArt) -- lesson 5. Spreadsheets (basic features of Microsoft Excel, simple spreadsheet) --lesson 6. Presentations (basic features of Microsoft Powerpoint, simple slideshow with clipart, animations and transitions ) -- lesson 7. Databases (basic features of Microsoft Access, simple database of student information) -- lesson 8. Computers in the classroom (how to effectively use one computer or a group of computers in the classroom) -- lesson 9. Software and website evaluation (how to evaluate curriculum-related software and websites for use in the classroom) -- lesson 10. Teaching with technology (Dr. Prisilla Norton of George Mason University will share her technology integration model and methodologies for the effective use of technology in teaching and learning).

Internet in education 

Teaching -- Computer network resources 

Operating systems (Computers) 

Word processing 

Electronic mail systems 

Electronic spreadsheets 

Computer-assisted instruction 

Teaching with Technology

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no. 6874-6879

~Connect to video online (JMU users)~ Vol. 1 The One Computer Classroom

~Connect to video online (JMU users)~ Vol. 2 Going online in your classroom

~Connect to video online (JMU users)~ Vol. 3 Online Learning

~Connect to video online (JMU users)~ Vol. 4 Students as Multimedia Authors

~Connect to video online (JMU users)~ Vol. 5 Meeting the Needs of All Students

Las Vegas, Nev.: KLVX Communications Group ; Princeton, NJ

6 VHS (ca. 330 min.)

This set of six videotapes explores the use of computers and the Internet in the classroom. The topics covered range from an introduction to the terminology of the Internet (modem, direct connection, email, online chats, search engines, bookmarks/favorites, and URLs) to the use of adaptive technologies for physically and visually challenged students. These tapes take the viewer into the classroom to observe teachers and students, grades 2-12, in action using the Internet for research, curriculum units, online chats, webquests, and the creation of their own multimedia presentations.

Educational technology 

Teaching -- Computer network resources 

Internet in education 

World Wide Web 

Education -- Curricula -- Computer network resources 

Computer graphics

Technology in the Classroom

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.2929

Bethesda, MD : distributed by Discovery Program Enterprises, c1992

1 VHS (ca. 22 min.)

Series: Teacher TV, v. 1

Educational technology 

Teaching -- Aids and devices

Technology in the Classroom [kit]: Applications and Strategies for the Education of Children with Severe Disabilities /

JMU Media Resources   Kit no.11

Rockville, Md. : The Association, c1992

1 videocassette, 4 books ; in box 35 x 30 x 12 cm

Videorecording shows severely disabled children functioning in a classroom setting with the aid of various assistive devices.  Manuals cover communication, mobility, education, listening, and other topics.

Children with disabilities -- Education -- Technological innovations

Communication devices for people with disabilities

Self-help devices for people with disabilities

Welcome to My Preschool!: Communicating with Technology

JMU Media Resources  Videotape no.5128

Newton, Mass. : Education Development Center, c1996

1 VHS (14 min.)  + 1 guide

Series: NCIP Profiles

Profiles an integrated preschool classroom where students with disabilities have full access to the typical curriculum through the innovative use of high and low technology tools. 

            Children with disabilities -- Education (Preschool) -- Audio-visual aids

            Communication devices for people with disabilities

            Self-help devices for people with disabilities