• The first instructional (silent) films were produced in 1910.  Thomas Edison voiced concerns that film would replace teachers and textbooks in the classroom.

• The first instructional (silent) films were produced in 1910.  Thomas Edison voiced concerns that film would replace teachers and textbooks in the classroom.

• The 1930s introduced the ‘Audiovisual Instruction Movement.’ Some expressed concerns that radio would replace teachers and textbooks in classrooms. Radio and film, now with sound, however, proved to have little effect on teachers’ instructional practices.

• The 1930s introduced the [[Wikipedia:Audiovisual education|Audiovisual Instruction Movement]].  Some expressed concerns that radio would replace teachers and textbooks in classrooms. Radio and film, now with sound, however, proved to have little effect on teachers’ instructional practices.