Motion Pictures in Education: A Practical Handbook for Users of Visual Aids is a 1923 non-fiction book by Laura Thornburgh, under the pen name Laura Thornborough, and Don Carlos Ellis, as an early work focusing on using films in classrooms.

[2] The book opens with an introduction by Philander Claxton, former U.S. Commissioner of Education, on using films to teach.

It is noted that film distribution to institutions with a low profit margin typically did not happen, including schools.

[5] The Austin American-Statesman said in 1923 that the book is "well-written" and "contains a wealth of information relating to educational films".

[6] The Journal and Tribune wrote in 1923 that it has "limitless possibilities for the use of the moving pictures in the school room" and that it was "the first real authoritative work on the subject".