Reviews of Video, Audio and More from School Library Journal
Multimedia Review Editor, Phyllis Levy Mandell - 04/01/2008
VIDEO/DVD Early America Video Art Gallery . DVD. 75 min. Wilmington Studios . 2007. ISBN 978-0-9727876-1-1 . $19.95. Gr 7 Up—Although this non-narrated production features lovely color images of colonial artistry, it will have limited use in a school setting. There are lots of close-ups of furniture, from the roughly-hewn cabinets of the early settlers to the fine craftsmanship of the el...
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Multimedia Review Editor Phyllis Levy Mandell - 03/01/2008
VIDEO/DVD Communications The Information Age DVD. 30 min. VEA . 2007. #INFOR6. $89.95. Gr 9 Up–Although this film offers a great deal of information about wireless communication systems, the Internet, and social networking, it has some major shortcomings. Produced in Australia, it discusses jumbuck.
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Multimedia Review Editor Phyllis Levy Mandell - 02/01/2008
VIDEO/DVD Communication Skills I Can Communicate (Series). 3 videos or 1 DVD. approx. 15 min. ea. (closed captioned). with tchr’s. guide. Human Relations Media . 2007. ISBN 978-155548-989-2 . $269.95 ser., $99.95 ea. Includes: I Can Communicate: Now That’s Good Listening (ISBN 978-1-55548-990-8 ); I Can Communicate: Now That’s Good Speaking (ISBN 978-1-55548-991-5 ); I C...
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Multimedia Review Editor, Phyllis Levy Mandell - 01/01/2008
Video/DVD Art—General Exploring Color: Creating Color Wheels and Using Color Schemes . video or DVD. 20:15 min. Crystal Prods. 2007. video: ISBN 978-1-56290-544-6 ; DVD ISBN 078-1-56290-545-3 . $29.95. Gr 7 Up—Artist/teacher Peggy Flores takes viewers to the studio and uses color wheels to teach fundamental lessons in color techniques.
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Multimedia Reviews Editor Phyllis Levy Mandell - 12/01/2007
VIDEO/DVD ESL Aprendamos Ingles/Let’s Learn English DVD. approx. 54 min. Prod. by Rock 'n’ Learn . Dist. by Big Kids Prods . 2007. ISBN 978-1-934312-03-2 . $19.95. Gr 1-6–Twenty-six short lessons cover greetings; counting and number words; colors; parts of the body; familiar foods and mealtime etiquette; school and family; the seasons and the calendar; directions and maps; ...
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Multimedia Review Editor Phyllis Levy Mandell - 11/01/2007
Arts & Crafts Beading: 8 Easy Projects DVD. 40 min. On Air Video . 2007. $14.95. Gr 4 Up–Beading is a simple and easily accessible craft. In this how-to film, instructor Sharyn Pak presents all the basics needed to create lovely, professional-looking jewelry and gifts. She displays commonly used materials and tools, and then demonstrates the stringing techniques to make necklaces, w...
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Multimedia Review Editor, Phyllis Levy Mandell - 10/01/2007
VIDEO/DVD Art-General Ruth Duckworth: A Life in Clay . video or DVD. 30 min. Crystal Pro ds. 2007. video: ISBN 978-1-56290551-4 , DVD: ISBN 978-1-56290552-1 . $14.95. Gr 7 Up—Artist Ruth Duckworth is interviewed in this biography that presents a beautiful portrait of a woman who has taken the many obstacles in her life and reflected them in magnificent ceramics and murals.
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Podcasts are a great way to expand learning beyond the classroom or library. Here are more recommendations from Tech Chicks Anna Adam and Helen Mowers, following up their Dec. 2007 article Listen Up!
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