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The Rhode Island PBS Education Services Department Programs The Rhode Island PBS Education Services Department is to use, and teach others to use, telecommunications and innovative technologies in the field of education and to put essential programs, technology, and resources at the fingertips of educators of all types--- teachers, parents, early childhood care providers, and homeschoolers. We strive to deliver quality educational content and instructional programming to Rhode Island educators, PreK-12 students, students of all ages, and the citizens of Rhode Island in order help fulfill their educational and self-improvement goals. Our Education Services Department education programs and services for parents, childcare providers, educators and the citizens of Rhode Island include: K-12 Instructional Television Programs (ITV), Teacher Training and Professional Development Program, Video Streaming Curriculum Program, Web Information Network Grouped Sites (W.I.N.G.S), and School Web Sites and Internet Access (RINET36 Teacher Accounts). Teacher Training & Professional Development Program The Education Services Department of Rhode Island PBS offers FREE teacher training and development sessions and workshops held on location and at the Rhode Island PBS Teleconference Center. Teacher trainings provide instruction in basic and advanced use of appropriate telecommunications technologies in the classroom and offer Professional Development Credits (CEU's). In addition and as a complement to its current weekly ITV broadcast schedule for K-12 schools, the Education Services Department offers educators free Web access to the Annenberg/CPB Channel through the internet link on: www.RIpbs.org/Education/viewer.html. Click here for access to Annenberg/CPB Channel. Rhode Island PBS Video Streaming Curriculum Program Video Streaming Curriculum is a subscription-based service provided by Rhode Island PBS that enables educators in Rhode Island to address curriculum and technology standards quickly and easily. Video Streaming is a proven method of technology that engages students and assists in meeting and exceeding state educational standards! It gives teachers, students, and parents access to over 5,000 full-length educational videos and over 50,000 clips of core curriculum in English and Spanish that are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via the Internet. By
simply searching the database, users are able to easily locate grade and subject
specific content, and view the videos right on their computers. Video Streaming
Curriculum is widely used to engage students and revitalize the learning process. Click here for access to additional information about the Video Streaming Curriculum Program of Rhode Island PBS. For a free video streaming trial and a free walk through of the features offered by the Unitedstreaming website, please email Education@RIpbs.org or call us at (401) 222-3636, ext 382. W.I.N.G.S. (Web Information Network Grouped Sites) Rhode Island PBS W.I.N.G.S. offers curriculum resources and lesson plans from our website over the Internet for K-12 teachers and homeschoolers. W.I.N.G.S. includes over 1,500 direct Internet links for easier accessibility to K-12 related educational resources. School Web Sites & Internet Access (RINET36 Teacher Accounts)
Rhode Island PBS provides individual dial-up RINET36 email accounts, dedicated
high speed Internet circuits, and school home page hosting free of charge to Rhode
Island K-12 educators, schools, and libraries. All
photographs in this Instructional Television Program Guide are extracted from
and are property of Rhode Island PBS archives. Copyright
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Island PBS Education Services Department.
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