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Cable in the Classroom’ begins 10th season
NI.W YORK (AP) — As mil-
ms of children head back to
hcpl, so do more than 40 cable
levision networks.
This month marks the 10th year
th^ Cable in the Classroom pro-
am. which has quietly wired
hoois across the country for free or
w-cost cable TV service and pro-
ded programming for teachers to
ipplement their curriculum.
i P |v cnoQSinf, iClore than 40 networks partici-
er will contrite, most airing educationally ori-
i or l his makrited shows without commercials in
is fightingthere-dawn hours for teachers to tape
< of opporttrid use later. Networks, such as
gravating. (G; NN, Discovery and The Weather
hannel produce shows specifically
— Mati l,r students.
“This is the best use of televi-
High $ti on Judith McHale, president of
* “ 'iscovery Communications, Inc.,
lid. “It is an incredibly powerful
Racing tedium. If used appropriately, it can
ectronicAr ?a % enhance a child's experience
i tie classroom.”
its superb m °dves are not entirely al-
hr simulator J networ l < ’ s programming
iqtles a young consumer’s interest,
who has mb create a fan for life. Free
j- octkups at schools seem a worth-
, n b oc.yje investment,
i us-rent, it net »)-, ree q uar ters of 800 teachers
v urveyed last year said they used
1 M ; n r; d ! ,: i§ os or television programs with
1 ‘ ue ' huyaa^M. c i asses> j us t under the 79 per-
race. Re^ en t w j 10 include computers. Two-
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ble service and most of those use it,
according to the survey paid for by
Cable in the Classroom.
Programming from PBS, Discov
ery, The Learning Channel and CNN
was among the most widely sam
pled, the teachers said.
"This is the best
use of television”
— Judith McHale
president,
Discovery Communications, Inc.
“C-SPAN has been popular
among some of the teachers I’ve
talked to,” Kathleen Lyons, a
spokesperson for the National Ed
ucation Association in Washing
ton, said. “Many are using the se
ries on the American presidents.
People like C-SPAN because they
view it as non-biased.”
The teachers union has worked
with the cable industry to develop
guidelines.
“Television has been another ar
row to put in a teacher’s arsenal of
teaching tools,” Lyons said. “It’s not
something that should be overused,
but it definitely has its place.”
Networks this month are show
ing some of their educational pro
gramming in prime time so par
ents can see what is being made
available to schools. While occa
sionally some of what networks
call educational seems a stretch
— like VHl’s rock star soap opera,
“Behind the Music” — most of it
is solid and informative.
The History Channel, for exam
ple, presents a miniseries on “The
Great Depression.” Outdoor Life
Network airs a show on the grizzly
bear and A&E showcases a biogra
phy of P.T. Barnum.
Over the decade, the networks
have learned how to tweak their
shows to make them more class
room-friendly. For example, Discov
ery has cut some programs into
shorter segments because students
and teachers prefer this format,
McHale said.
So far, cable companies have
wired an estimated 85,000 schools
across the country for TV service,
Megan Hookey, managing director
of Cable in the Classroom, said.
In addition to the 500 hours of
programming cable networks offer
to the schools. Cable in the Class
room also offers teacher training in
how best to incorporate this video
into the curriculum.
“The biggest barrier we have,”
Hookey said, “is that not enough
teachers know that it is available.”
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