http://www.edtags.org/ http://www.edtags.org/css/EdTags.jpghttp://www.edtags.org/bookmarks.php/all/pbs Recent bookmarks posted to Edtags.org 60 https://secure.connect.pbs.org/conferences/technology/2009/index.html The PBS Technology Conference is the premier annual gathering for broadcast engineers, information technology and traffic professionals, as well as General Managers and senior executives within public television. The Conference serves as a forum for education, professional development, and exposure to new ideas and technologies, as well as a chance to network and visit with friends and colleagues julieerose Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:15:52 +0000 t561 pbs technology conference http://thirteencelebration.org/blog/about/student-awards/277/ Channel 13, PBS station in NYC, is hosting a teaching and learning conference. There is also a multimedia in the classroom competition. It celebrates "teachers and students who collaboratively transform learning environments through technology." julieerose Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:08:24 +0000 t561 technology in classroom multimedia curriculum conference pbs http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wherewestand/ This recently aired series examines the U.S. education system along many of the themes explored in the intro of "Disrupting Class" -- Globalization, Teachers, Achievement, Testing, and Finance. Also looks at education in the 2008 Election. libbypokel Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:56:14 +0000 t561 education united states pbs 21st century schools http://www.pbs.org/teachers/connect/ PBS Teachers Connect is an online community of teachers exchanging ideas, resources and instructional strategies on the integration of digital media and technology. cgrant Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:28:48 +0000 education collaboration social networking pbs resources http://www.allianceforchildhood.net/projects/play/pdf_files/WDCP_fact_sheet.pdf WHERE Do the Children Play?” is a PBS documentary, book, and outreach project about the vital importance of open‐ended creative play for the healthy development of children. This kind of play is disappearing from children’s lives because of unsafe neighborhoods that parents’ fear of “stranger danger,” even in safe neighborhoods; the seductiveness of electronic games and entertainment; an increase uma Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:38:27 +0000 pbs creative play children http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kidsonline/view/main.html It’s free, and it’s online in its entirety. The show surveys the current kids-online situation—thoroughly, open-mindedly and frankly. uma Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:31:53 +0000 internet safety media literacy teens online frontline pbs growing up online http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/17/arts/television/17mcgr.html?_r=1&oref=slogin FOR the eighth straight year the Bush administration has ritually proposed taking a hefty whack out of the federal subsidy for public broadcasting. The cuts would in effect slice in half the money that public television and public radio get from the government. If we follow the usual script, this means it’s time for upset listeners and viewers to rally to the cause, as they have in the past, and browbeat Congress into restoring the budget. mniemitz Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:38:32 +0000 pbs government funding policy television education http://pbskids.org/stopandgo/ Stop & Go serves to inspire children to read and write their own stories. Users can choose from 10 different scenarios with PBS characters, including Arthur and Maya, to create their own tale or take interactive turns with the characters to write a story. At the end, kids can design a personalized book to print or email to friends and family. mniemitz Tue, 03 Apr 2007 07:06:19 +0000 educational technology interactive learning k-12 multimedia online learning pbs ht500