We Make Them Ourselves.

This article presents several ideas for teachers and students to develop their own audio-visual aids program. Student-made visual aids when intelligently utilized make rich contributions to learning. However, as is true of all learning tools, the pupil-made visual aids, if they are to prove effective, must have a direct relation and adaptation to the particular teaching situation. Appropriate use of sandtables and models made of clay, sand, papier-mache, or other materials often vitalizes learning situations markedly. A student may find his own drawing on paper, lantern slide, or blackboard to be the very best tool by which he can present his ideas to others. For group discussion there are few visual aids which surpass the lantern slide, which may be examined at length and referred to again and again; in addition, it holds the attention of everyone by its size, clarity, and brilliance. Students who recognize the tool aspect of pupil-made slides and have materials available are quick to take advantage of this medium for illustrating reports they wish to present to a group.