Curriculum Needs Teachers learn about TV and video programming in a number of ways. Teachers learn about TV and video programs from a variety of sources. Home viewing, TV listings, and newspaper or magazine articles are other common sources. Most teachers find the information sources targeted specifically to teachers quite useful. Although 20 percent do not receive print activity guides and 60 percent do not or cannot access online activity guides, most who do have access find that the materials are of assistance in planning.
Teachers draw from a wide variety of resources to bring television and video into their classrooms.
Teachers do not limit themselves in looking for programming appropriate to their students and the curriculum. In a typical week, teachers use TV or video for 88 minutes. Public television is the largest source of programming used in the classroom-27 minutes per week. There have been some noteworthy changes in the pattern of use since the last study. Feature length movies now constitute 17 minutes per week, a decrease of 5 minutes.