ISU Audio/Visual Catalog
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THE ROLE OF THE FIRST LADY 056800
What do Americans want of their first ladies? Doris Kearns Goodwin, Stephen Hess, Gil Troy, and Suzanne Garment look at the varying roles that presidents' wives have played - and the public's perception of those roles. Are first ladies supposed to be just ornaments at public functions and limit their public efforts to acceptable charities? Will any leadership role necessarily invoke comparisons with Lady Macbeth or Madame Defarge? And what kind of power is Hillary Rodham Climton exercising that wasn't exercised on a much broader scale long ago by Eleanor roosevelt?
RENTAL FEE $ 7.00 26 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES, INC.
THE SMELL OF BURNING ANTS 057320
the smell of burning ants is a haunting documentary ont he pains of growing up male. it exlores the inner and outer cruelties that boys perpetrate and endure. the film raises gender issues and provokes the viewer to reflect on how our society can deprive boys of wholeness. through formitive events of a boy's life, we come to understand the ways in which men can become emotionally disconnected and alienated from their feminine side. the common dismissal that "boys will be boys" evolves.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 21 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: ROSE COMMUNICATIONS
THE STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ANASAZI:THE HISTORY CHANNEL 057663
History's Mysteries, Strange Disappearance of the Anasazi is a film by The History Channel
RENTAL FEE $ .00 50 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: A & E TELEVISION NETWORKS
THE UNCOMMON CHIMPANZEE 057658
The Bonobo or "Pygmy Chimpanzee" is a relatively unknown species in today's society. Many of the facets of Bonobo behaviour such as their peaceful, egalitarian society and their intricate copulatory and communicatory realm strongly resemble human behaviour. These resemblances, in addition to morphological and genetic similarities, have allowed scientists to speculate that the Bonobo may be the closest living model of our early ancestors.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 32 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY
THE UNINSURED 057555
corporate cost-cutting, downsizing, temporary employment, and other business imperatives are making today's pricey health insurance either unavailable or unaffordable for 44 million americans - of which 85 percent are in working families.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 47 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES, INC.
THE WOMEN'S BANK OF BANGLADESH 057254
more than 100 million people live below poverty level in bangladesh - many of them women. thanks to the grameen bank and the small-business loans it makes to women only, many of them and their families are beginning to prosper. this program describes the philosophy, develop- ment, and function of the bank, then follows the daily activities of three women who have taken out loans to fund their cottage industries.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 47 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES, INC.
THEATRE FUNDAMENTALS: BACKSTAGE--IS IT SAFE 050230
Examines the issue of stage safety through the comments of technical directors and theater safety experts interspersed with documentary footage of practices backstage. Topics include: safety problems, ap- propriate procedures and attitudes for safety, precautions for special devices, regulations, safety during the performance and backstage practices during the strike. The commentary and documentary sections are woven together with original footage of Buster Keaton and appro- priate music by theater organist Dennis James.
RENTAL FEE $ 9.00 21 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: INDIANA UNIVERSITY
THEN AND NOW PART 17 OF 18 056499
RENTAL FEE $ .00 28 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: SOUTH CAROLINA ETV
THEORY 055145
The universal human need to tell stories, to explain what has happaned and what structures the universe and the individual's experience is the foundation of theory making. As it suggests new experiments and new realms to explore, theory enables both the scientist and the lay- person to see the significance of an event or an object. This is free- loan material. The only charge is return postage.
RENTAL FEE $ 5.00 18 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: MODERN TALKING PICTURE SER.
THEORY OF LIMITS, PART 1: LIMITS OF SEQUENCES 080017
A lecture by E.J. McShane on limits of sequences includes animation and a number of examples in defining the limit of a sequence, using the concept of an advanced set.
RENTAL FEE $ 11.00 34 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: MATHEMATICAL ASSN. OF AMERICA
THEORY OF LIMITS, PART 2: LIMITS OF REAL FUNCTIONS 060147
Application of the method of advanced sets to the definition of a limit of a real valued function and to the definition of an integral is given by Professor E.J. McShane.
RENTAL FEE $ 9.00 25 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: MATHEMATICAL ASSN. OF AMERICA
THEORY OF LIMITS, PART 4: APPLICATIONS 030318
E.J. McShane discusses the theory of limits using advanced sets.
RENTAL FEE $ 7.00 13 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: MATHEMATICAL ASSN. OF AMERICA
THEORY X AND THEORY Y 010102
Presents the main points of the two basic managerial theories with the aim of becoming aware of the assumptions you have about people and the ways these assumptions influence their responses. Dramatizes situations typical of each set of assumptions; reviews salient points at end.
RENTAL FEE $ 5.00 10 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: SALENGER EDUCATIONAL MEDIA
THERAPEUTIC TOUCH, THE 056646
Research in paranormal healing has been carried on by a few dedicated scientists - Drs. Elmer and Alyce Green, Sr. Justa Smith, Dr. Bernard Grad, and Dr. Dolores Kreiger. This video deals in brief with the work of the first four and in detail with the work of Dolores Krieger - a professor of nursing at NYU who has trained more that 4000 health pro- fessionals in the use of what she calls "the therapeutic touch." We see her hemoglobin research, attend one of her seminars and learn her techniques, watch her do an "assessment" of a patient whose malady she does not know, and discover the rationale that motivates her work.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 35 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: HARTLEY FILM FOUNDATION
THERAPEUTIC TOUCH: HEALING IN THE NEW AGE 050243
A brief view of research in paranormal healing with emphasis on the work of Dr. Dolores Krieger who trains health professionals to use the "therapeutic touch."
RENTAL FEE $ 15.00 35 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: HARTLEY FILM FOUNDATION
THERE'S MUSIC ALL AROUND US PART A: AROUND THE WORLD 200025
RENTAL FEE $ .00 0 min.
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THERE'S MUSIC ALL AROUND US PART A: HOW THE LANGUAGE WORKS 200024
RENTAL FEE $ .00 0 min.
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THERE'S MUSIC ALL AROUND US PART A: IT'S A LANGUAGE 200023
RENTAL FEE $ .00 0 min.
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THERE'S MUSIC ALL AROUND US PART A: IT'S EVERYWHERE 200022
RENTAL FEE $ .00 0 min.
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THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS WOMEN'S WORK 056711
Discusses women in the work place. How they have raised themselves from low paying, nonsupervisory, and undesireable jobs like working in sweat shops, to getting careers and becoming business women as well as getting more equal pay and less discrimination on the job.
RENTAL FEE $ 7.00 30 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: INSIGHT MEDIA
THEY DON'T HEAR WHAT I SAY 030963
Demonstrates, by observing inappropriate and appropriate nurse inter- actions with a patient's relative, how communication is usually more effective when the emotions of the situation are acknowleged and dealt with before any attempt is made to cope with the problem. Shows how tone and voice, actions and implications upset one nurse, causing her to make a defensive response. Depicts a nurse who listens to the pat- ient's daughter while, at the same time, detecting the hidden meaning of her message.
RENTAL FEE $ 7.00 15 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: MCGRAW-HILL FILMS
THEY'RE KILLING OUR CHILDREN 055022
Tells the frightening story of child pornography in America. Hosted by Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., looks frankly at one of the most heinous crimes imaginable--the physical and psychological rape of our children.
RENTAL FEE $ 7.00 60 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: SOUTHERBY PRODUCTIONS,INC
THINE IS THE KINGDOM 055643
Christianity becomes the religion of the Roman Empire and Palestine becomes a sacred landscape. The Bible and chruch rituals are decorated with the trappings of imperial power. This program takes the story of Christianity and Christendom from the transformation of the Roman em- pire into a Christian Empire by Emperor Constantine in the fourth cen- tury. It tells of the conversion of Constantine, and the foundation of the city named after him: visits the city of Nicea, where Constantine held the first great Christian council: moves to Bethlehem and Hippo, following the correspondence between Sts. Jerome and Augustine; shows how Queen Helena, mother of Constantine, caused the literary landscape of the Bible to take geographical form.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 52 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: SIGNALS
THINGS YOUR MOTHER NEVER TOLD YOU 056691
Explores the transition in women's lives as mothers over the last thirty years. Forty women of diverse ages and backgrounds, who have each raised grown children, share with us their perceptions on many aspects of being a mother. We learn about the dreams and aspirations of their youth, and the crises and resolutions that come with marriage, career and motherhood. With suprising frankness they talk about the contradictions and ironies of their lives.
RENTAL FEE $ 7.00 58 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: FILM MAKER'S LIBRARY
THINK GLOBALLY PT. 5 OF 13 056152
For series description refer to #056148 - Title: Who Cares?
RENTAL FEE $ .00 57 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
THINK TALL 010158
When Jim and his sister Janet go on a shopping trip, they observe ex- amples of both good and bad posture habits in persons they meet along the way. Jim tries on a new suit and finds that thinking tall helps him stand tall and his improved posture is shown in shadow graphics. At home, the two children reinforce their ideas of standing, walking and sitting tall by practicing posture exercises.
RENTAL FEE $ 5.00 10 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: CORONET/MTI FILM & VIDEO
THINKABOUT 057015
Discusses skills essential to learning, communication skills, mathematics and social studies.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 180 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: UNKNOWN TELECONFERENCE SOURCES
THINKING THAT MASTERS THE CONTENT, THE 055889
This program investigates why traditional didactic instruction inevit- ably fails and why critical thinking is essential to in-depth learn- ing. Three dimensions of thought are emphasized: 1) fine-textured thinking such as identifying evidence and reasons, probing for assump- tions, drawing careful conclusions, and noticing inconsistencies; 2) skills such as reasoning with multiple points of view and reading, writing, speaking and listening critically; and 3) affective skills so students develop traits such as fair-mindedness, intellectual courage, humility and persistence.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 60 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
THIRD MAN, THE (CLASSROOM USE ONLY) 055088
Stars Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Trevor Howard. Carol Reed, director of this masterful thriller, based on a novel by Graham Greene, with a scene-stealing performance by Welles and that famous zither music by Anton Karas. One of the great ones.
RENTAL FEE $ 7.00 100 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: BARNES AND NOBLE
THIS IS OREGON 060348
This is a presentation of Oregon's scenic attractions and recreational areas, its sweeping coastline, fertile valleys and an interesting review of the state's natural resources and varied industries.
RENTAL FEE $ 5.00 32 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: STANDARD OIL CO. OF CALIFORNIA
THIS LAND, THIS PEOPLE 060544
Provides a general overview of the republic of China on Tiawan and the people who have lived there since 1945. Indicates that lumbering, mining, and farming are supplemented by high technology industry. Records the religious freedom and free mandatory education the people enjoy. Shows how industry, commerce and agriculture have led to a robust economy.
RENTAL FEE $ 5.00 23 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: CHINESE INFORMATION SERVICE
THIS LAND: NORTH SLOPE 055182
This documentary presents natives of the North American North Slope.
RENTAL FEE $ 10.00 60 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: CANADIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY
THREAD OF LIFE 055014
How do we become what we are? Why are some of us left handed? Why are there more color-blind men than women? Ways in which science has sou- ght and found answers are demonstrated, from the careful records of Gregor Mendel on the pea plants in his monastery garden, to the des- covery of DNA: the history of genetics. Includes cinephotomicrography showing the division of living cells.
RENTAL FEE $ 7.00 60 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: SOUTHERBY PRODUCTIONS,INC
THREE DAYS OUT 057064
Stirring portrait of four women and the emotional and physical struggles they face when diagnosed with breast cancer.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 60 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE
THREE HERDING SOCIETIES (LAPP, QUECHUA, MASAI) 030213
Lapps herd reindeer on snow-covered forest lands of northern Finland-- the taiga; Quechuas herd alpacas and llamas in the high mountains of Peru; Masais herd cattle on the grassy plains of the Great Rift Valley of Equatorial Africa in Kenya. Here are three examples of a rare and disappearing way of life in three quite different cultures. All three cultures are shown to share many common elements due to their focus on the same activity--herding.
RENTAL FEE $ 7.00 13 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: CORONET/MTI FILM & VIDEO
THREE SOPRANOS, THE 056555
Ileana Cotrubas, Elena Obraztsova and Renata Scotto created magic in front of a sold-out crowd at the Roman Amphitheater of Siracuse, Italy performing selections from the world's favorite operas. PROGRAM: COTRUBAS-"Qual fiamma aveva nel guardo"; SCOTTO-"Se io lo sapessi"; OBRAZTSOVA-"Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix"; SCOTTO-"Morro, ma prima in grazia"; COTRUBAS & OBRAZTSOVA-"Oh, belle nuit"; SCOTTO-"Oh, mio babbino caro"; COTRUBAS-"Musica Proibita"; SCOTTO-"A Vucchella"; OBRAZTSOVA-"Habanera"; COTRUBAS-"Czardas"; OBRAZTSOVA & SOTTO-"Fu la sorte dell armi".
RENTAL FEE $ .00 67 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PST...INC.
THREE SOVEREIGNS FOR SARAH 055910
Sarah Cloyce appears before a Special Court of inquiry set up by the Queen of England to review the aftermath of the Salem Witch Trials. She and her two sisters, Mary Easty and Rebecca Nurse had been falsely accused ten years earlier (1692) of practicing witchcraft. Mary and Rebecca were eventually hanged. Sarah swore she would clear their good names it it took an eternity. Sarah relates to the three magistrates what led up to the hysteria which consumed the tiny community of Salem Village. She tells of the petty bickering over a new minister and of the bad blood among families and neighbors that caused it all. Based on actual courtroom transcripts and shot on original locations. THREE PARTS EACH 54 MINUTES IN LENGTH
RENTAL FEE $ .00 54 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE
THREE SOVEREIGNS FOR SARAH 057574
RENTAL FEE $ .00 2 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS HOME VIDEO
THRESHOLD OF LIBERTY, THE 050134
Surrealism was the last revolutionary art movement of the 20th century but not so much a "movement" as a religion. Despised by formalists, its effects were enormous. The Surrealists' desire to liberate the unconscious mind helped the "primitive" Rousseau flourish.
RENTAL FEE $ 25.00 52 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: TIME-LIFE VIDEO
THRIFT INSTITUTIONS: A REPORT ON FINANCIAL FUTURES 055293
This title describes the use of International Money Market Fund fut- ures to hedge against short-term interest rate increases. Thrift ins- titutions use this hedge to prevent losses due to the gap between ma- turity dates of money borrowed and money loaned.
RENTAL FEE $ 3.00 20 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
THRIVING ON CHAOS 055385
Most viewers are aware of the impact of the chaos in the business sec- tor brought on by mergers and acquisitions, increased competition and the staggering march of information technology. Now on videotape, Tom Peters shows those organizations who have found this climate to be a creative challenge. PART ONE: Explores the context of chaos and what it requires of organizations and of their people. PART TWO: Takes a news magazine approach to the subject of change with Peters taking you on location inside four successful organizations to show the continuum of change as it's happening. PART THREE: Reveals how the companies who are thriving on chaos are affecting us all. Peters poses the "bottom-line" question, "How does this internal change improve the product the organization makes, and the service it provides?"
RENTAL FEE $ 100.00 197 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: EXCELLENCE IN TRAINING CORP.
THROUGH THE ROCKIES 056176
This program follows the journey from Fort Laramie to Fort Hall, in modern-day Idaho, explaining the problems of trail overcrowding and the dangers of disease (particularly cholera), showing cutoffs and alternate routes, and detailing the great trek of the Mormon pioneers.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE
THROWING 010110
A skilled potter demonstrates the shaping of various pieces of pottery on a potter's wheel. Shows each step in making a bowl and special steps in completing a low, flat plate and a pitcher.
RENTAL FEE $ 5.00 10 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: INDIANA UNIVERSITY
TIES AND TENSIONS: EU-US RELATIONS IN THE NEXT CENTURY 057087
This program demonstrates the importance of transatlantic cooperation in facing the challenges of the 21st century.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 26 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: KAROL MEDIA
TIG WELDING 200045
RENTAL FEE $ .00 0 min.
DISTRIBUTOR:
TILTING AT SPACE: THE WORK OF JAN GROOVER 057099
Jan Groover, one of the foremost living women photographers working today, uses her unique perspective on space, light, and form to imbue her still-life photographs with a mystical quality.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 30 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE
TIMBER PART 12 OF 15 056260
Idaho's trees provided miners and settlers the wood for building homes fences suices and for many other uses. "Timber" looks at the evolution of the lumber and wood products industries in the state. As Idaho became more populous, the economic value of timber sold outside the local region was recognized. At first very labor-intensive, the timber industry became highly mechanized. It now faces a number of environ- mental issues and problems. A teacher's guide is available.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 13 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: IDAHO EDUCATIONAL P. B. S.
TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING AND DIGITAL CARRIER SYSTEMS 08 050225
Principles of time division multiplexing (TDM), sampling, pulse code modulation (PCM), signal regeneration, T1 carrier system, digital hierarchy, introduction to light wave (fiber optic) systems, review quiz, answers to quiz.
RENTAL FEE $ 9.00 32 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: ABC TELETRAINING, INC.
TIME HAS COME (1964-1965) THE 055770
During the decade of civil rights protests in the South, a sense of urgency and anger emerged from the black communities in the North. This urgency was best articulated by Malcolm X, then National Minister of the Nation of Islam. The program shows the influence of his phil- osophy on the staff of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) as they organized the Lowndes County Freedom Organization in Alabama and as they issues the call for "Black Power" during the 1966 Meredith March Against Fear in Mississippi.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 60 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE
TIME OUT FOR TROUBLE 030432
RENTAL FEE $ 5.00 22 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: INTERNATIONAL FILM BUREAU
TIME TO DANCE 050218
Discusses and illustrates three major forms of dance: ethnic, ballet and modern. Introduces the series with paintings, sculpture and film clips showing ethnic dances throughout history and the world. Follow two performances of European ethnic dances. Concludes with examples of a 17th century court dance, classical ballet and dance satire to introduce forms of modern dance. Features Melissa Hayden and Jacques D' Amboise, Daniel Negrin and members of the Ximinez-Vargas Company.
RENTAL FEE $ 9.00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: INDIANA UNIVERSITY
TIME TO LEARN PART 12 OF 26 056367
Interruptions, loss of time, mis-use and wise use of time (learning time - allocated time - time on task) - points to consider.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 28 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
TIME TO LEARN PART 12 OF 26 990630
RENTAL FEE $ .00 28 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
TIMON OF ATHENS 056678
Choice says "recommended version of a difficult yet interesting play." His most cynical work.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 128 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: AMBROSE VIDEO PUBLISHING
TIPS FOR TEACHING KEYBOARDING 056995
Discusses how keyboarding lessons help the children and improve their abilities in other areas as well. Offers a step by step program for keyboarding. Provides a description of the software and programs available through Sunburst Communications.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 49 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: SUNBURST COMMUNICATION
TITLE IX AND WOMEN IN SPORTS 057579
RENTAL FEE $ .00 60 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS HOME VIDEO
TITO: POWER OF RESISTANCE 055272
Josip Broz served in the Austro-Hungarian Army in World War I and was taken prisoner by the Russians. In World War II, Broz, now known as Tito the partisan, became the symbol of resistance to Nazi oppression. In the post-war period, he emerged as the defiant symbol of indepen- dence from Russian dominance throughout the communist world.
RENTAL FEE $ 3.00 24 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: LEARNING CORPORATION OF AM.
TITUS ANDRONICUS 056679
This tragedy draws on brutal Roman mythology. Stars Eileen Atkins, Trevor Peacock.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 120 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: AMBROSE VIDEO PUBLISHING
TO A SAFER PLACE 055599
Sexually abused by her father from infancy to early adolescence, Shirley Turcotte is now in her thirties and has succeeded in building a rich and full life. In order to raise public awareness and to help others who have been abused, she returns in this film to the people and places of her childhood. She retraces her family's nightmare with the help of her mother, sister and two brothers, all victims of sex- ual or physical abuse. This extraordinary testament is evidence that the deep psychic wounds inflicted on incest victims can be healed. The message is one of hope, strongly encouraging survivors to seek help and to break their silence with dignity.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 58 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: AIMS MEDIA, INC.
TO BE SOMEBODY PART 6 OF 7 056461
RENTAL FEE $ .00 58 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
TO BREATHE, TO BREATHE, TO LIVE 030413
Shows actual cases of croup and bronchiolitis, and delineates the diagnostic differences between the two. Reviews a discussion of opigiottitis.
RENTAL FEE $ 5.00 13 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: CARNATION CO. MEDICAL MKTNG
TO BUILD THE FUTURE 060053
Represents the problems facing American cities due to population shifts. Studies several solutions in detail, including several al- ready underway. Mounted on two reels.
RENTAL FEE $ 18.00 54 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: BFA EDUCATIONAL MEDIA
TO CATCH A RHINO 060341
Shown are the steps taken to catch the white rhinos and transfer them to preserves and zoos to keep them from becoming extinct.
RENTAL FEE $ 5.00 25 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: SO. AFRICAN TOURIST CORP.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD 055563
This title is the first documentary to examine the problem of wife abuse through the man's experience of it. Composed primarily of inter- views with men who have assaulted their wives and lovers, this film explores the personal and societal attitudes which lead men to do vio- lence to those nearest them. It also examines the changes in attitudes that are essential for men to stop their violent behavior.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 20 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: NEW DAY FILM CO-OP, INC.
TO HELP THEM LEARN 060556
Examines the role of media in modern education by providing a look at elementary and secondary schools where teachers are using such media as films, multimedia kits, filmstrips, audiotapes and instructional television in their instructional programs. Illustrates how media can bring historical and contemporary situations into the classroom. Suggests that media can provide ways to both motivate and teach the basics in numerous subject areas.
RENTAL FEE $ 9.00 21 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: CHURCHILL FILMS
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE: AN OPEN CLASSROOM IN THE 80'S 055193
About an unusual elementary school program where parents come into the classroom to share the role of "teacher" with school staff. Over the years the program has developed a strong emphasis on individualized education in teaching basic skills, on learning self-responsibility and dealing with feelings and emotions within the classroom setting.
RENTAL FEE $ 7.00 36 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: TAMALPAIS PRODUCTIONS
TO PROTECT MOTHER EARTH: (CLASSROOM USE ONLY) 055543
The Dann sisters, Carrie and Mary, are two Western Shoshone Indians fighting to keep the government from seizing their ancestral land and conducting underground nuclear tests there. At stake are twenty-four million acres and the survival of an ancient people. TO PROTECT MOTHER EARTH, Joel L. Freedman's powerful sequel to the acclaimed BROKEN TREATY AT BATTLE MOUNTAIN, is a gripping account of the continuing battle between Native Americans and the U.S. government. Maintaining that the land was legally retained in the 1863 Treaty of Ruby Valley, the Shoshones must stake their claim in the Supreme Court.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 59 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: CINNAMON PRODUCTIONS, INC.
TO THE LAST FISH 055773
Over the last 30 yrs. the world's commercial fishing industry has bec- ome increasingly more productive while, at the same time, fish stocks have dropped dramatically world-wide. Fishery biologists warn us that the world's fisheries are in a dangerous state of decline. Experts suggest that if the current practice of large-scale driftnet fishing continues, the oceans will only be able to supply half the needed mar- ine protein for the world's population by the turn of the century. Des pite a UN resolution calling for a worldwide moratorium on large-scale driftnet fishing by June 1991, countries around the world are slow to act on stricter fishing regulations. US fisheries are believed to be among the most controlled fisheries in the world but have had numerous incidents where regulations are ignored.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 60 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE
TO TOUCH A CHILD 080074
Reenacts the events leading to and resulting in the transformation of the Flint, MI, schools into year-round community centers. Observes one school's evolution from an 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. nine-month learning factory to a society-oriented system structured to meet the needs of all citizens of the community. Explains the operations of such prog- rams as the Children's Health Center, the parks program, big brother and sister organizations and other school-community innovations.
RENTAL FEE $ 11.00 31 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: CENTRON CORP.
TOBACCO PROGRAM 19 OF 26 056426
Explores the physiological, psychological and societal aspects of tobacco use. The effects of substances in tobacco on the body and the health risks to the smoker and to the non-smoker are explained. Various smoking cessation programs and the role of the government and agencies such as the American Lung Association are discussed.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
TODAY & TOMORROW PART 16 050112
Stravinsky, Messiaen, Ligeti, Cage, Stockhausen, Copland, Webern, Varese, Boulez; performed by James Galway, Moscow Classical Ballet, Aaron Copeland and the Paris Orchestra, et al.
RENTAL FEE $ 25.00 60 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES, INC.
TODAY'S FAMILY: ADJUSTING TO CHANGE 056920
Focuses on the continual changes facing families in the 80's and discusses ways families might cope with the challenges. Family members share their feelings about their new responsibilities within the family structure. They also discuss those factors which they believe have helped them respond to change as individuals and as participants in a functioning family.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 30 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: GUIDANCE ASSOCIATES, INC.
TODD'S STORY 056891
A dramatic look at one young man's life and his problem with alcohol/ drug abuse, and its effect on others around him.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 20 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: MERRIDIAN EDUCATION CORP.
TODOS SANTOS CUCHUMATAN 050215
Documents traditional patterns of life in one Mayan Indian village and the social and economic conditions behind the current political awak- ening of the long silent Indian majority of Guatemala.
RENTAL FEE $ 18.00 42 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: ICARUS FILMS
TODOS SANTOS: THE SURVIVORS 055479
This title is a sequel to the documentary "Todos Santos Cuchumatan: Report From A Guatamalan Village." In this video, the Mam Mayan people are revisited.
RENTAL FEE $ 24.00 42 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: ICARUS FILMS
TOM MACK & REV. DOUG MOORE PART 5 OF 13 056165
Features the owner of TOURMOBILE Universal Studio's sightseeing bus company and one of the few African Americans in the coal and energy business.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 28 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
TOMORROW AND YESTERDAY 055118
Even as they play a leading role in the technological age, Japanese continue to observe traditions of their ancient civilization. Daily events in the life of the Kimuras, a modern family headed by a design engineer in a large construction company, show how the two poles of old and new meet.
RENTAL FEE $ 7.00 28 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: LEARNING CORPORATION OF AM.
TOMORROW'S TEACHERS 056980
A video discussing the qualities and attributes that are necessary for today's teachers and what things, those trying to become teachers need to know.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 30 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: UNKNOWN TELECONFERENCE SOURCES
TOMORROWS ASTRONAUTS 991106
This tape of a live interactive program, hosted by NASA Teacher in Space finalist Dr. Judy Garcia, will explore the development of space exploration and the astronaut training program. Activities involve middle school students in astronaut training activities.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 57 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TONI MORRISON 060580
Features Toni Morrison discussing her works and her life. Visits Mor- rison at work as an editor for Random House and at home with her two young sons where she talks of her involvement with her characters, the themes of her writings and how she began writing. Highlights Mor- rison reading excerpts of "The Bluest Eye" and "Sula," which grew out of a slave legend which claimed that at one time blacks could fly.
RENTAL FEE $ 9.00 28 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PERSPECTIVE FILMS
TOOLS PART 4 OF 15 056252
You can tell a lot about a culture from its tools. "Tools" will show students how to make some of the tools used by Native Americans. The video will show how tools changed the people's lives. It will also discuss how some plants were used in their daily lives. A teacher's guide is available.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 13 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: IDAHO EDUCATIONAL P. B. S.
TOOLS FOR CUTTING: STONE AXES TO LASERS 030823
Traces technological changes in society, beginning with stone axes and proceeding to devices and machines that cut by using steel, diamonds, water jet, electrochemical erosion, plasma jet and laser beam. Illus- trates each tool and describes its function.
RENTAL FEE $ 7.00 13 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: CORONET/MTI FILM & VIDEO
TOOLS FOR TRANSFORMATION: MAKING THE LEARNING PARADIGM 057131
The "learning paradigm" offers a framework for institutional trans- formation that promises not just change but radical improvements in learning outcomes for students. By offering this program as part of a professional development seminar for faculty and administrators, your participants will learn key tools for making the learning paradigm a reality.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 120 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
TOOLS OF EXPLOITATION PART 4 OF 9 056298
This program traces the colonial economic legacy, the development of slavery, and European control of Africa's natural resources, with special attention to the roles played by Belgium and Great Britain.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 59 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: ANNENBERG/CPB COLLECTION
TOP 40 MOTIVATIONAL MEDIA 056942
A motivational video about self worth.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 38 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: MOTIVATIONAL MEDIA ASSEMBLIES
TORCHBEARERS, THE: BRIDGING THE DARK AGES 055396
"The Torchbearers" shows how Islam helped bridge the 800-year gap between the fall of Rome (around 500 A.D.) and the onset of the European Renaissance in the early fourteenth century. In the expanded Islamic empire, Muslim, Jewish and Christian scholars absorbed learning and culture from all points of the known world. In reinter- preting, rediscovering and passing along the vital ancient knowledge, together with new scientific information and artistic techniques, they made the period of Islamic dominance the "torchbearer" of advanced culture and civilization.
RENTAL FEE $ 5.00 25 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: ENCYC. BRIT. ED. CORP.
TORMENT OF JOAN OF ARC, THE 060374
On May 30, 1431, Joan of Arc was executed for heresy and treason. This dramatized reenactment of the events shows Joan imprisoned at the cas- tle of Rouen, where she is tormented by her captors. "On-the-spot in- terviews" by CBS correspondents with both Charles VII and the Pope re- veals the positions taken by France and the Church regarding Joan's case.
RENTAL FEE $ 9.00 22 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: BFA EDUCATIONAL MEDIA
TORQUES AND GYROSCOPES PART 20 055169
When a torque acts on a spinning object the angular momentum changes, but the object only precesses this is why a spinning top doesn't topple.
RENTAL FEE $ 10.00 30 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: FILMS INCORPORATED
TOSCA 055260
The fiery, passionate grandeur of this opera by Puccini came to life with the Metropolitan Opera's production. This presentation is sub- titled in English.
RENTAL FEE $ 5.00 127 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: METROPOLITAN OPERA GUILD
TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE 990322
Taped September 15, 1992.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 208 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: UNKNOWN TELECONFERENCE SOURCES
TOUGH GUISE 057580
RENTAL FEE $ .00 80 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: MERRIDIAN EDUCATION CORP.
TOUR OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, A 055284
A tour of the Library of Congress.
RENTAL FEE $ 3.00 21 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
TOWN MEETING: A PROCESS RUN AMOK THOMAS/HILL HEARINGS 056707
This special discusses the political and media issues surrounding the appointment of Clarence Thomas to the United States Supreme Court and the subsequent allegations of sexual harassment by Anita Hill. Ted Koppel is joined by Senators Alan simpson, Arlen Specter, Paul Simon, and Bill Bradley with an audience featuring Ralph Nader, Nina Totenberg, and other Washington politicians, bureaucrats and reporters who take part in a lively discussion of these issues.
RENTAL FEE $ 7.00 90 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: INSIGHT MEDIA
TOWN THAT'S BEEN THROUGH THE MILL, THE PT. 7 OF 13 056154
For series description refer to #056148 - Title: Who Cares?
RENTAL FEE $ .00 57 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
TOYING WITH THEIR FUTURE 056699
Takes a hard look at aspects of the toy industry, and at the impact that North America's most popular toys have on our children. Toy designers and other industy representatives appearing in this film assert that toys have nothing to do with education and values; they are merely "fun." Vehemently disagreeing with this point of view are Marie Louise Gay, a writer and illustrator of children's stories, and Vietnam veteran Dave Cline. Both pay eloquent tribute to the power of fantasy and toys to shape young minds, and call for toys that truly stimulate imagination and reflection.
RENTAL FEE $ 7.00 30 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA
TRADE WAR OR PEACE? PART 5 OF 8 056438
Nothing is more vital to a vibrant, healthy democracy than the free exchange of ideas and a well-informed citizenry. In this respected series of programs on America's foreign policy issues, moderator Peter Krogh, Dean of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, hosts experts who provide in-depth analysis on on-going foreign policy topics. Each program is introduced by a documentary followed by com- mentary. Programs include: "The U.S. in a New World;" "The United Nations;" "Germany's New Role In Europe;" "China's New Reforms;" "Trade and the Global Economy;" "Russia and the Central Asian Repub- lics;" "India and Pakistan;" and "Children at Risk." Producer: For- eign Policy Association and Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 30 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
TRAINING, USE AND SUPERVISION OF PARAPROFESSIONALS 059970
RENTAL FEE $ .00 180 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: IDAHO SPEECH & HEARING ASSN.
TRANS. TECHNOLOGY: SATELLITE, CABLE, MICROWAVE, FIBER, PHONE 990356
This series of eight one-hour-long seminars will focus on technology applications in the classroom. The programs will feature discussions by K-12 and university educators and demonstrations of technology in use in the classroom. The series is designed for teachers, media specialists, administrators, and parents interested in providing the latest technology to their schools.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 60 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
TRANSFORMATION OF AMERICAN HEALTH CARE: 990821
RENTAL FEE $ .00 118 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: UNKNOWN TELECONFERENCE SOURCES