Sound film hits the commercial market − 1 January, 1928
Many places had recently made expensive investments in silent film equipment and were hesitant to invest in the new, even more expensive sound film equipment, slowing adoption of the new technology.
Source: Miller, Mary and Teresa Cruce. "A 20th Century Timeline: Classroom Use of Instructional Film, Radio, and Television." Accessed 01/25/07: http://www.arches.uga.edu/~mlmiller/timeline/1920s.html
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Source: Miller, Mary and Teresa Cruce. "A 20th Century Timeline: Classroom Use of Instructional Film, Radio, and Television." Accessed 01/25/07: http://www.arches.uga.edu/~mlmiller/timeline/1920s.html
(Posted by: Marshall Reeves and Candy Duff)
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DistEd (January 29, 2007. 01:13am)
According to the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, the ability to add sound to film became not only a budgetary issue but gave rise to strong pedagogical debate. Some educators argued that the viewing experience would be impersonal and ineffective if the teacher were "removed from the picture" in front of the classroom. Narrating a silent film, on the other hand, the teacher could tailor lessons to target audiences, pause images and extrapolate as necessary.
Posted by Li-Lee Tunceren
Information retrieved on January 26, 2006 from
http://www.aect.org/About/History/consolidation.htm