FILM NUMBER: 09944
ANNOTATION: INTRODUCTION TO TWO DIFFERENT INVENTORY MANAGE- MENT SYSTEMS, SHOWING PROS AND CONS OF EACH. USES ANIMATION, PLUS EXAMPLES OF ACTUAL COMPANIES. COULD BE USED IN SEGMENTS TO TEACH SPECIFIC CON- CEPTS.
SUBJECT(S): BUSINESS EDUCATION
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 28
FILM NUMBER: 11703
ANNOTATION: HOW KACHINA DANCERS AND DOLLS PASS ON TRADITIONS WITHIN PUEBLO SOCIETY. LIVE ACTION OF KACHINA PERFORMERS, NARRATED BY YOUNG HOPI WHO TELLS STORY OF ANNUAL VISIT OF KACHINAS.
SUBJECT(S): ART, DANCING, INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA, PUEBLO INDIANS
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 24
FILM NUMBER: 10557
ANNOTATION: CONTAINS A SIX MINUTE AND A 23 MINUTE VERSION. PART ONE EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA PROGRAM. PART TWO IS DESIGNED FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT.
SUBJECT(S): LIBRARY INSTRUCTION
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 29
FILM NUMBER: 10411
ANNOTATION: GARY KARR, A CAREER DOUBLEBASS SOLOIST, PRESENTS THE POWER OF SOUND, PITCH, HOW PLACEMENT AND SPEED, STRING CROSSING, AND HAND POSITIONING.
SUBJECT(S): MUSIC, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ORCHESTRA
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 35
FILM NUMBER: 07430
ANNOTATION: SHOWS HOW A YOUNG GIRL, BORN WITH OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA, A BRITTLE BONE DISEASE, HAS CONTINUED TO ACHIEVE BEYOND ALL MEDICAL EXPECTATION BY GRADUATING FROM A PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL, A MILESTONE FOR A MULTIPLE HANDICAPPED PERSON.
SUBJECT(S): PHYSICALLY DISABLED
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 27
FILM NUMBER: 11076
ANNOTATION: MULTIDISCIPLINARY LESSON BEGINS BY STUDENTS ESTIMATING NUMBER OF BISCUITS IN A LARGE BOX; REFINING ESTIMATE USING SMALL BOXES. EMPHASIZES VALUE OF ESTIMATION AS A SKILL. PRE-SERVICE AND IN-SERVICE USE.
SUBJECT(S): MATHEMATICS, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 16
FILM NUMBER: 11077
ANNOTATION: MULTIDISCIPLINARY LESSON BEGINS WITH DISCUSSION OF INDIVIDUAL WHO INTRODUCED PIZZA TO NEW YORK CITY, BUILDS A LESSON ON EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS. FOR IN-SERVICE AND PRE-SERVICE USE.
SUBJECT(S): MATHEMATICS, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 22
FILM NUMBER: 11078
ANNOTATION: MULTIDISCIPLINARY LESSON REVIEWS POLYGONS; INTRODUCES INVESTIGATION OF 3RD DIMENSION BY TRANSFORMING POLYGONS INTO POLYHEDRA. STUDENT CENTERED TEAM PROJECT. PRE-SERVICE AND IN-SERVICE USE.
SUBJECT(S): MATHEMATICS, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 16
FILM NUMBER: 11079
ANNOTATION: MULTIDISCIPLINARY LESSON VALUE OF MATH IN COMMUNICATIONS AND AS A TOOL FOR SOLVING REAL WORLD PROBLEMS. PRE-SERVICE AND IN-SERVICE USE.
SUBJECT(S): MATHEMATICS, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 10020
ANNOTATION: ILLUSTRATES THE CLASSIC "GAGS" USED BY BUSTER KEATON. EXCERPTS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY COMMENTARY.
SUBJECT(S): KEATON, BUSTER
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 59
FILM NUMBER: 11749
ANNOTATION: COVERS POLLUTION ISSUES AND WATER USAGE AND MAN'S EFFORTS TO PRESERVE COASTLINES.
SUBJECT(S): OCEANOGRAPHY, POLLUTION
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 31
FILM NUMBER: 10741
ANNOTATION: EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE OF TAKING CARE OF BABY FROM BEGINNING OF PREGNANCY, GETTING GOOD PRENATAL CARE, FINDING SUPPORT AND NOT USING DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. ENCOURAGES RIGHT CHOICES FOR TEEN MOTHERS.
SUBJECT(S): DRUG ABUSE, FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 16
FILM NUMBER: 10705
ANNOTATION: CARE AND USE IN DAILY LIFE OF RIFLE ON THE AMERICAN FRONTIER. LIVE-ACTION RECREATION OF LIFE AND CONDITIONS IN EARLY AMERICA.
SUBJECT(S): FRONTIER AND PIONEER LIFE, RIFLES, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1783-1861
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 10682
ANNOTATION: KENYA IS A TRUE AFRICAN MELTING POT. POLITICAL UNREST AND HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT GOVERNS THE LIFE STYLE IN THIS COUNTRY OF BEAUTIFUL SCENERY AND ELEGANT CITIES LIKE NAIROBI. LITTLE HAS CHANGED SINCE BRITISH COLONIAL RULE ENDED IN 1963.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICA
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 20
FILM NUMBER: 11927
ANNOTATION: EXPLORE THE NATIONAL PARKS OF SAMBURU AND MASAI MARA, SEE THE PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE. VISIT MT. KENYA (KILIMANJARO) NAIROBI, COASTAL RESORTS ON THE INDIAN OCEAN, THE CHALBI DESERT, TURKANA LAKE AND RIFT VALLEY. STUDY ETHNIC GROUPS AND TRIBES.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICA, KENYA
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 11007
ANNOTATION: POPULATION BY HERITAGE, RELIGION, GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION, LANGUAGE, OCCUPATION. GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS AND "HARAMBEE" SCHOOLS, LEISURE AND WORK, CEREMONIAL DRESS AND DANCE. HISTORY.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICA
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 22
FILM NUMBER: 10847
ANNOTATION: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LAW AND POPULAR STRUGGLE AS THE MOVEMENT TRIES TO INJECT SUBSTANCE INTO PROMISES OF EQUALITY. BOSTON-COURT ORDERED INTEGRATION, ATLANTA-MAYOR MAYNARD JACKSON. ALLAN BAKKE VS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC, AFRICAN AMERICANS - CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN AMERICANS - HISTORY
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 11521
ANNOTATION: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LAW & POPULAR STRUGGLE AS THE PROMISES OF EQUALITY WERE TURNED INTO SUBST ANCE. BOSTON-COURT ORDERED INTEGRATION WAS MET WITH SWIFT VIOLENCE. MAYOR MAYNARD JACKSON OF ATLANTA USE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO GUARANTEE BLACKS
SUBJECT(S): AFRICAN AMERICANS - CIVIL RIGHTS, JACKSON, MAYNARD, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1974-1989
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 60
FILM NUMBER: 10296
ANNOTATION: ALTHOUGH SUFFERING FROM DOWN'S SYNDROME, BRAD SILVERMAN GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND ENROLLED IN COLLEGE. THIS DRAMATIZATION OF HIS LIFE RAISES ISSUES CONCERNING THE MAINSTREAMING OF HANDICAPPED STUDENTS.
SUBJECT(S): EDUCATION, EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN, MENTALLY HANDICAPPED
GRADES: T/P
MINUTES: 47
FILM NUMBER: 09533
ANNOTATION: FAT ALBERT AND THE COSBY KIDS HELP A FRIEND WHO USED TO BE A PRETTY GOOD SOCCER PLAYER UNTIL THE BOTTLE CHANGED HIM.
SUBJECT(S): ALCOHOLISM, HEALTH
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 09534
ANNOTATION: FAT ALBERT AND THE COSBY KIDS HELP A FRIEND WHO USED TO BE A PRETTY GOOD SOCCER PLAYER UNTIL THE BOTTLE CHANGED HIM.
SUBJECT(S): ALCOHOLISM, HEALTH
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 14
FILM NUMBER: 09521
ANNOTATION: FOCUSES ON PEER PRESSURE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG ELEMENTARY STUDENTS.
SUBJECT(S): DRUG ABUSE
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 11404
ANNOTATION: A MODEL OF A DRAMATIC PRESENTATION ON AMERICAN HISTORY. KIDS DRAMATIZE AMERICA'S 5 REGIONS, HOW NATIVE PEOPLE CAME TO AMERICA, HOW COLONIES FORMED AND CREATED OUR POLITICAL DOCUMENTS, WESTWARD MOVE MENT AND HOW OUR GOVERNMENT WORKS.
SUBJECT(S): FRONTIER AND PIONEER LIFE, UNITED STATES - HISTORY, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1600-1775,, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1775-1783,
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 11327
ANNOTATION: NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN DISCOVER THE GEOGRAPHY, REGIONS, FAMILY LIFE, HISTORY, MUSIC, DANCE AND CLOTHING OF KENYA.
SUBJECT(S): AFRICA, KENYA
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 11289
ANNOTATION: DIVIDED INTO SECTIONS: GOOD DRUGS-BAD DRUGS; ALCOHOL; SMOKING; AND YOUR HEALTH-YOUR RESPONSI BILITY. FOR GRADES 2-5.COMMITTEE WHO PREVIEWED SUGGESTS 2ND GRADE TEACHERS SHOULD PREVIEW TO DETERMINE IF SUITABLE BEFORE SHOWING.
SUBJECT(S): DRUG ABUSE, SMOKING, YOUTH - ALCOHOL USE
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 52
FILM NUMBER: 11290
ANNOTATION: USES A LOW-KEY APPROACH TO TEACHING K-3 GRADERS ABOUT THE NEED TO BE CAREFUL IN PROTECTING THEM SELVES FROM ABUSE, KIDNAPPING, ETC. GOOD MATERIALS FOR TEACHERS TO THINK ABOUT BEFORE USING ARE ALSO INCLUDED.
SUBJECT(S): CHILD ABUSE, CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, SAFETY EDUCATION
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 50
FILM NUMBER: 10652
ANNOTATION: A POET ENCOURAGES ELEMENTARY, SCHOOL CHILDREN TO USE VISUAL ELEMENTS IN WRITING POETRY.
SUBJECT(S): ENGLISH LANGUAGE - STUDY AND TEACHING, LANGUAGE ARTS, POETRY
GRADES: K-09
MINUTES: 18
FILM NUMBER: 11707
ANNOTATION: ROLLICKING TALE OF AN UNRULY KING WHO REFUSES TO LEAVE HIS BATHTUB AND RULE HIS KINGDOM UNTIL PAGE, HIS ATTENDANT, PROVIDES THE SOLUTION. OPERETTA LIKE.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, CHILDREN'S VIDEO, WOOD, AUDREY
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 7
FILM NUMBER: 11975
ANNOTATION: INTRODUCES AN ABBREVIATED VERSION, PERFORMED BY AN ENGLISH COMPANY. BRIEF NARRATIVE BRIDGES CONNECT THE PERFORMANCES OF KEY SCENES.
SUBJECT(S): DRAMA, SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 28
FILM NUMBER: 06718
ANNOTATION: A HUMAN RELATIONS ANALOGY DESIGNED TO MOTIVATE RATHER THAN EXPLAIN OR DEFINE.
SUBJECT(S): HUMAN RELATIONS
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 13
FILM NUMBER: 11627
ANNOTATION: CHRISTMAS MUSIC SPECIAL SET IN ENGLAND'S WELLS CATHEDRAL WITH BRIEF COMMENTARIES PRIOR TO EACH PIECE. DISTINCTIVE CLOSE HARMONY.
SUBJECT(S): HOLIDAYS, MUSIC
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 30
FILM NUMBER: 10772
ANNOTATION: ENCOURAGES TEENS TO POSTPONE SEXUAL INVOLVEMENT AND PROMOTES THE BENEFITS OF ABSTINENCE DURING ADOLESCENCE. KIM COLES FROM "IN LIVING COLOR" HELPS TEENS DEAL WITH RELATIONSHIPS AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO MAKE RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS.
SUBJECT(S): FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, PREGNANCY, SEX EDUCATION
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 22
FILM NUMBER: 10805
ANNOTATION: LIVE FILMS AND EXCELLENT EXPLANATION OF THE KOREAN WAR AND IT'S EFFECTS ON POPULATION. TODAY'S MODERN KOREA AND POLITICAL REFORMS COVERED THOROUGHLY. SEOUL OLYMPIC GAMES.
SUBJECT(S): KOREA, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1900-1999,
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 93
FILM NUMBER: 10106
ANNOTATION: CHRONICLES THE INVASION OF SOUTH KOREA AND THE REACTION OF THE UNITED STATES, U.N. AND OTHER KEY PLAYERS. CONTEMPORY FILM CLIPS ARE USED TO ILLUSTRATE EVENTS.
SUBJECT(S): UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1900-1999,
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 10108
ANNOTATION: DETAILS MACARTHUR'S RELIEF FROM COMMAND IN SOUTH KOREA AND THE BLOODY FIGHTING THAT OCCURED PRIOR TO A TRUCE BEING SIGNED IN PANMUNJOM. THE COLD WAR AND AMERICA'S UNRESOLVED ROLE IN THE FAR EAST IS EXAMINED.
SUBJECT(S): UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1900-1999,
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 09908
ANNOTATION: COVERS EARLY YEARS OF KOREAN WAR, SEEN THROUGH ARCHIVAL FILM FOOTAGE. PART 1 OF SERIES.
SUBJECT(S): KOREA, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1900-1999,
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 09907
ANNOTATION: COVERS THE PERIOD OF THE KOREAN WAR WHEN U.N. STRATEGY CHANGED TO THAT OF PURSUING THE ENEMY NORTH OF THE YALU RIVER INTO NORTH KOREA. PART 2 OF SERIES.
SUBJECT(S): KOREA, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1900-1999,
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 10107
ANNOTATION: U.N. FORCES PUSH NORTH TO THE YALU RIVER IGNOR- ING CHINESE TROOPS. CHINA ENTERS THE WAR FORCING THE 8TH ARMY AND THE MARINES TO RETREAT. THE U.N. FORCES NOW FACE AN ENTIRELY NEW WAR.
SUBJECT(S): UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1900-1999,
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 09906
ANNOTATION: TRACES WINDING-DOWN OF KOREAN WAR, FOLLOWING THE DEFEAT AT THE YALU RIVER. COVERS PEACE TALKS AND TRUCE. PART 3 OF SERIES.
SUBJECT(S): KOREA, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - 1900-1999,
GRADES: 07-12
MINUTES: 15
FILM NUMBER: 11723
ANNOTATION: TEACHES LESSON "YOU TRY TO BE WHAT YOU ARE NOT, YOU'VE LOST THE BEST OF WHAT YOU ARE." FOLKTALE OF 2 LOST KANGAROOS WHO TRY TO ACT LIKE PLATYPUSES & LOSS ABILITY TO BE THEMSELVES.
SUBJECT(S): CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, CHILDREN'S VIDEO, FOLKLORE, KANGAROO
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 6
FILM NUMBER: 01480
ANNOTATION: ILLUSTRATES THE PRINCIPLE OF KUUMBA, OR CREATI- VITY, BY TELLING THE STORY OF SIMON, A BOY FROM TRINIDAD WHO DEVELOPS A NEW MUSICAL INSTRUMENT FOR THE ANNUAL CARNIVAL.
SUBJECT(S): CREATIVE ABILITY, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, SOUTH AMERICA
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 8
FILM NUMBER: 11258
ANNOTATION: LOOKS AT KWANZAA THROUGH THE EYES OF AFRICAN AMERICANS AND SHOWS THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF THIS JOYOUS HOLIDAY.
SUBJECT(S): HOLIDAYS, KWANZAA
GRADES: 07-09
MINUTES: 29
FILM NUMBER: 11807
ANNOTATION: 1-2 MINUTE VIGNETTES THAT GIVE INSIGHT INTO LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF FRANCE. INCLUDES TOURIST, HISTORY, AND ECONOMICAL INFORMATION. ALL IN FRENCH.
SUBJECT(S): FRENCH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 26
FILM NUMBER: 11112
ANNOTATION: REVEALS SPANISH, NATIVE AMERICAN, AND NORTH AMERICAN INFLUENCES, RESULTING IN A DISTINCTIVE, DELIGHTFUL CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION. IN SIMPLE SPANISH TO AUGMENT VOCABULARY SKILLS.
SUBJECT(S): CHRISTMAS, HOLIDAYS, MEXICO, SPANISH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 04-12
MINUTES: 23
FILM NUMBER: 11249
ANNOTATION: TV COMMERCIALS IN FRENCH.
SUBJECT(S): FRENCH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 27
FILM NUMBER: 11250
ANNOTATION: AUTHENTIC FRENCH TELEVISION COMMERCIALS. SUB JECTS INCLUDE CLOTHING, COSMETICS, AUTOMOBILES, ETC. CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISONS CAN BE MADE BY STUDENTS. IDIOMATIC ENGLISH TRANSCRIPT AND REPRODUCIBLE WORD SEARCHES INCLUDED.
SUBJECT(S): FRANCE, FRENCH LANGUAGE
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 32
FILM NUMBER: 10569
ANNOTATION: THIS ADVANCED FRENCH VIDEO PRESENTS THE CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL DIVERSITY OF SWITZERLAND.
SUBJECT(S): FRENCH LANGUAGE, SWITZERLAND
GRADES: 10-12
MINUTES: 29
FILM NUMBER: 09721
ANNOTATION: A NATURE STORY ABOUT SAFE ANIMAL HABITATS FOR WINTER.
SUBJECT(S): ANIMALS, SEASONS
GRADES: K-06
MINUTES: 10
FILM NUMBER: 09432
ANNOTATION: DESCRIBES THE FAR REACHING EFFECT OF POLLUTION ON LAND USE.
SUBJECT(S): CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, POLLUTION
GRADES: K-03
MINUTES: 12
FILM NUMBER: 10404
ANNOTATION: THE SIX MAJOR LANDFORMS FOUND IN THE UNITED STATES ARE EXAMINED, FOCUSING ON THEIR BASIC CHARACTERISTICS AND CLIMATES.
SUBJECT(S): GEOGRAPHY, UNITED STATES - DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL
GRADES: 04-06
MINUTES: 20