The eight projects of the 1971-1972 operations of the Institute are described in this first annual report. Scientists from Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska have designed and developed each project, working on a performance contract basis to facilitate and improve the quality of the application of educational technology. Each project is described separately with its purpose, methodology, procedures, and results. The projects range over a wide area of interest and include: (1) Conferences of State and Regional Education Officials, (2) Demonstration School Project Development, (3) Vocational Materials Preparation, (4) Preparation of Curricular Materials for Training of Vocational Technical Teachers, (5) Media Institute Materials Preparation, (6) Conference on Evaluation Model, (7) Self-Instructional Career Guidance System Model, and (8) Reading Center Development. (MU)