It’s Not Your Father’s PBS, It’s Yours! Rebecca Smith, Community Idea Stations, Richmond, VA For links to this presentation and handouts go to pbssmith.wikispaces.com.

It’s Not Your Father’s PBS, It’s Not Your Father’s PBS, It’s Yours! It’s Yours!

Rebecca Smith, Community Idea Rebecca Smith, Community Idea Stations, Richmond, VAStations, Richmond, VA

For links to this presentation and For links to this presentation and handouts go tohandouts go to

pbssmith.wikispaces.compbssmith.wikispaces.com

Now versus then in the Now versus then in the ClassroomClassroom

Computer to Student RatioComputer to Student Ratio

In 1983, there was one computer for In 1983, there was one computer for every 125 public school students in every 125 public school students in the United States. In 2006, there was the United States. In 2006, there was one computer for every 3.8 students. one computer for every 3.8 students. What do you think the number is What do you think the number is today? What about the ratio for today? What about the ratio for other new technologies per student? other new technologies per student?

The Ipod Touch in the The Ipod Touch in the ClassroomClassroom

PBS Then and NowPBS Then and Now

Then…Then…1.1. Masterpiece TheatreMasterpiece Theatre2.2. This Old HouseThis Old House3.3. NovaNova4.4. Sesame StreetSesame Street5.5. Mister Roger’sMister Roger’s6.6. Wall Street WeekWall Street Week

Now…Now…1.1. The oldies but goodies The oldies but goodies

and so much more…and so much more…2.2. Virginia CurrentsVirginia Currents3.3. Place of Our OwnPlace of Our Own4.4. SuperWhySuperWhy5.5. Sid the Science KidSid the Science Kid6.6. SciGirlsSciGirls7.7. Dinosaur TrainDinosaur Train8.8. Between the LionsBetween the Lions9.9. Have you seen The NEW Have you seen The NEW

Electric Company lately?Electric Company lately?

PBS Now…PBS Now…

Latest programming?Latest programming?

Go to Go to www.whtj.orgwww.whtj.org

Or Or www.ideastations.orgwww.ideastations.org

Need an email reminder?! No problem.Need an email reminder?! No problem.

Here’s all the reminder you Here’s all the reminder you need…need…

Other Goodies at Ideastations Other Goodies at Ideastations WebsiteWebsite

Under the Education Tab...Under the Education Tab...

1.1. Conferences…Don’t forget EDTECH Conferences…Don’t forget EDTECH in February! in February!

2.2. Publications…You can find the Publications…You can find the newest ITV guidebook. newest ITV guidebook.

3.3. Administrator and ITRT resources! Administrator and ITRT resources!

From the Ideastations From the Ideastations website…website…

You can access free clips. You can You can access free clips. You can browse by audio, video or even browse by audio, video or even better…better…

BROWSE BY SOL!!!BROWSE BY SOL!!!

www.classroomclips.comwww.classroomclips.com

Classroom Clips—Free Classroom Clips—Free AccessAccessFrom the Ideastations website you can click onFrom the Ideastations website you can click on

Ready To LearnReady To Learn

www.readytolearnreading.orgwww.readytolearnreading.org

• PBS KIDS Raising Readers is a national PBS KIDS Raising Readers is a national literacy campaign, and part of the literacy campaign, and part of the Ready To Learn initiative, focused on Ready To Learn initiative, focused on building reading skills at home, at building reading skills at home, at school, in child care, and in the school, in child care, and in the community.community.

Ready To LearnReady To Learn

The Ready To Learn initiative is developing The Ready To Learn initiative is developing engaging PBS KIDS Raising Readers engaging PBS KIDS Raising Readers television programs, exciting games, television programs, exciting games, playful Web sites, and easy-to-use learning playful Web sites, and easy-to-use learning resources for kids, parents, caregivers, resources for kids, parents, caregivers, and teachers—all with the goal of helping and teachers—all with the goal of helping children ages 2 to 8 get ready to read. children ages 2 to 8 get ready to read. Want a RTL workshop to come to your Want a RTL workshop to come to your school? Email [email protected]? Email [email protected]

Three choices once on the Three choices once on the site…site…

Quick Tour of PBSKids Quick Tour of PBSKids ISLANDISLAND

www.pbskids.org/islandwww.pbskids.org/island

www.pbskids.org/island/preview/tourwww.pbskids.org/island/preview/tour

Your students or children can play Your students or children can play phonics games and you can track their phonics games and you can track their progress, they can even purchase progress, they can even purchase “online” prizes and “downloadables” “online” prizes and “downloadables” with tickets earned. with tickets earned.

Another FREE Login for Another FREE Login for Access!Access!

Another great site for teachers!Another great site for teachers!

www.pbs.org/teacherswww.pbs.org/teachers

What is an activity pack?What is an activity pack?

• an activity pack is a set of educational an activity pack is a set of educational resources focused on a theme and resources focused on a theme and packaged in a widget-format that you can packaged in a widget-format that you can embed in your own class or social media embed in your own class or social media web page. Each pack includes links to pbs web page. Each pack includes links to pbs websites and a set of activities by grade websites and a set of activities by grade level. You can use this if you sign up for a level. You can use this if you sign up for a free account. free account.

Widgets/Activity PacksWidgets/Activity Packs

www.pbskids.orgwww.pbskids.org

It says kids but I love to use this site as It says kids but I love to use this site as a parent and as a teacher! I like to a parent and as a teacher! I like to use PBS’s Learning Triangle with this use PBS’s Learning Triangle with this website. website.

VIEW, READ, DO! VIEW, READ, DO!

A PLACE OF OUR OWNA PLACE OF OUR OWN

www.aplaceofourown.orgwww.aplaceofourown.org

There are many options here including There are many options here including viewing shows, printing a handout viewing shows, printing a handout ways to resolve conflict, activity ideas ways to resolve conflict, activity ideas like building a kitchen from cardboard like building a kitchen from cardboard boxes, and even professional boxes, and even professional development opportunities.development opportunities.

More professional More professional developmentdevelopment

www.teachersdomain.org/www.teachersdomain.org/

www.teacherline.comwww.teacherline.com

With approval from your With approval from your administrator/district you can earn administrator/district you can earn recertification points toward license recertification points toward license renewal with these online courses. renewal with these online courses.

A few quick mentions…A few quick mentions…

www.thinkport.comwww.thinkport.com

Maryland’s PBS website! A great site to Maryland’s PBS website! A great site to check out! check out!

http://www.pbs.org/parents/http://www.pbs.org/parents/summerreadingchallenge/summerreadingchallenge/

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Where do I go from here? Where do I go from here?