This color educational film is about what the audio-visual supervisor does, and about audio-visual education in general. This film was made in the early 1960s and discusses 16mm film projectors, film strips, slide projectors, record players, and more.

Opening credits: The Audio Visual Supervisor (:07-:37). Teacher talks in front of a class. Children raise their hands. The teacher shows a 16mm film to a class. Students come and sit in cubicles and listen to records. A model classroom and a hand splices a film projector and a screen into it to show placement (:37-2:30). The instructor shows where other things go in the classroom on the model / diorama as others watch. Door that says Audio-Visual. Jim Stern is the supervisor of the audio-visual center. Slide and film projectors along with 16mm film reels. Jim sits at his desk (2:31-4:06). A hand dials a rotary telephone. Jim stern is on the phone holding a pencil while at his desk. A woman teacher comes in to talk with him. She takes a seat as he provides her with a catalog and the two of them review. Jim hands her a film strip that can be pulled through a viewer. School bell. A student goes in to visit Jim (4:07-6:27). A student brings in a film projector on a stand. Students work in the audio-visual room. Jim works on a 16mm projector. A student sprays blue paint onto a slide of a map. A man makes a copy. A teacher opens a film screen and sets up a projector to show a 16mm film to a small group. The group watch and take notes of what is on the screen.(6:28-9:39). A student sets up a 16mm projector. He seems to have a problem, Jim shows up and helps the student as the teacher keeps teaching. The woman teacher writes ‘Oasis’ on the chalk board. The projector is turned on and the students watch. JIm meets with the superintendent and the two go over the budget for the audio-visual program. Jim sets up the screen for some teachers who gather around (9:40-12:44). Jim assists with new micro projection equipment for the science classes. He helps set up the machine. Teachers sit and gather while Jim talks about teaching history with audio-visual assistance. He shows an exhibit from the colonial period along with colonial documents. A picture of Mount Vernon and then a colonial hat and wig. As the people listen, Jim picks up a 16mm film can. He shows off some cards on display that have points of interest in teaching history (12:45-15:57). A teacher stands up and talks about how history can be taught with some visual aids. Audio-Visual on a building. Students heading to classes. A teacher uses an overhead projector to teach. A teacher plays a record and reel to reel tape to students. A teacher teaches how to use projection equipment. Students head to class (15:58-18:14). End credits (18:15-18:27).

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