Public broadcasting programs received a total of 14 Daytime Emmys this year, more than any network, cable company or syndication. SESAME STREET received eight Emmys, including awards for Outstanding Pre-school Children’s Series, Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series (Kevin Clash) and Outstanding Directing in a Children’s Series. THE ELECTRIC COMPANY received three Emmys, including awards for Best Children’s Series and Outstanding Writing in a Children’s Series. And SCI GIRLS was awarded for best New Approaches for Daytime Children’s programs.

The good news for educators is that all these programs come with extended educational rights for use in classrooms so teachers can record them off air and use them with their students.

The Web 2.0 world is a place where creating content and communication is as easy as type, point, and click. Educators are finding ways to use online applications to facilitate collaboration and to foster a sense of community.

I hope to expand our own WVPT learning community through the use of this blog to share ideas and resources. I invite all educators to become a part of this community by commenting on topics as they are posted.

Find out what we are doing and services that we are providing. If you need training on a particular technology, let us know. We are developing both online and face-to-face training opportunities to meet the needs of the school divisions that we serve. And the good news is– we do this without charge, and training can be on-site, online, or at our location.