Children's Television Discussions - Making Curriculum Pop2024-03-29T05:23:14Zhttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/group/childrenstelevision/forum?feed=yes&xn_auth=noAUDIO: The Mind Behind America's Most Empathetic Cartoontag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2018-12-28:2665237:Topic:1859892018-12-28T02:16:16.406ZRyan Goblehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr" xml:lang="en">The Mind Behind America's Most Empathetic Cartoon <a href="https://t.co/MkfzitDuSW">https://t.co/MkfzitDuSW</a></p>
— All Tech Considered (@npralltech) <a href="https://twitter.com/npralltech/status/1016413697571315713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2018</a></blockquote>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr" xml:lang="en">The Mind Behind America's Most Empathetic Cartoon <a href="https://t.co/MkfzitDuSW">https://t.co/MkfzitDuSW</a></p>
— All Tech Considered (@npralltech) <a href="https://twitter.com/npralltech/status/1016413697571315713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2018</a></blockquote> SPACE RACERS, PBStag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2014-07-01:2665237:Topic:1495022014-07-01T18:23:02.018ZFrank W. Bakerhttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/FrankWBaker
<p><strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654621974?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654621974?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="265"></img></a> <a href="http://spaceracers.org/en" target="_blank">Space Racer</a>s™</strong><span>, the new children's educational public television series that engages young viewers in space exploration and science observation has just launched its <a href="http://www.SpaceRacers.org" target="_blank">companion website</a></span><span>. The website features interactive games,…</span></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654621974?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="265" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654621974?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="265" class="align-left"/></a> <a href="http://spaceracers.org/en" target="_blank">Space Racer</a>s™</strong><span>, the new children's educational public television series that engages young viewers in space exploration and science observation has just launched its <a href="http://www.SpaceRacers.org" target="_blank">companion website</a></span><span>. The website features interactive games, family activities, lesson plans, and a robust </span><a href="http://spaceracers.org/en/parents-educators?utm_source=WNET+Education+Newsletter+-+July+2014++7.1.14&utm_campaign=WNET+Education+Newsletter+-+June+2014&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">Parents and Educators</a> <span>section designed to encourage STEM education for 3- to 6-year olds.</span></p> ARTICLE: 'Magic School Bus' Return Spells Good News for Women & Sciencetag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2014-06-13:2665237:Topic:1493302014-06-13T19:00:35.020ZFrank W. Bakerhttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/FrankWBaker
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654622473?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654622473?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250"></img></a> <a href="http://www.policymic.com/articles/91179/why-magic-school-bus-returning-to-tv-is-the-best-thing-for-women-in-science" target="_blank">The writer celebrates</a> the recent announcement that the 1990's era PBS series (based on popular books of the same name) is returning. And with it, another venue to explore women in the field of…</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654622473?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="250" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654622473?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250" class="align-left"/></a><a href="http://www.policymic.com/articles/91179/why-magic-school-bus-returning-to-tv-is-the-best-thing-for-women-in-science" target="_blank">The writer celebrates</a> the recent announcement that the 1990's era PBS series (based on popular books of the same name) is returning. And with it, another venue to explore women in the field of science.</p> ARTICLE: LeVar Burton: Criticism Of Reading Rainbow Is ‘Bullsh*t’tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2014-06-06:2665237:Topic:1492952014-06-06T01:59:20.329ZRyan Goblehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
<p>Follow up interview to </p>
<h3><a href="http://mcpopmb.ning.com/group/childrenstelevision/forum/topics/kickstarter-say-what-bring-reading-rainbow-back">KICKSTARTER: Say What? Bring Reading Rainbow Back?</a></h3>
<p>From…</p>
<p>Follow up interview to </p>
<h3><a href="http://mcpopmb.ning.com/group/childrenstelevision/forum/topics/kickstarter-say-what-bring-reading-rainbow-back">KICKSTARTER: Say What? Bring Reading Rainbow Back?</a></h3>
<p>From <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/culture/2014/06/04/3444724/would-levar-burton-like-to-respond-to-reading-rainbow-kickstarter-criticism-i-would-love-to/?elq=~~eloqua..type--emailfield..syntax--recipientid~~&elqCampaignId=~~eloqua..type--campaign..campaignid--0..fieldname--id~~" target="_blank">Think Progress</a>...</p>
<p>This is the conceptual point of interest:</p>
<blockquote><p><span>At the time, </span><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112312561" target="_blank">John Grant, then head of content at WNED Buffalo,<em>Reading Rainbow</em>‘s home station, explained the decision</a><span> both as a matter of money and a shift in priorities from “get kids to love to read” to “teach kids basic phonics and spelling.”</span></p>
</blockquote>
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<p></p> KICKSTARTER: Say What? Bring Reading Rainbow Back?tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2014-05-31:2665237:Topic:1490082014-05-31T16:13:03.125ZRyan Goblehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
<p>LeVar Burton has already raised 3 Million Dollars to bring Reading Rainbow back... <iframe frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/readingrainbow/bring-reading-rainbow-back-for-every-child-everywh/widget/video.html" width="480"></iframe>
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This infographic pretty much explains the goal..<br></br>
<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654622673?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654622673?profile=original" width="700"></img></a> Kickstarter…</p>
<p>LeVar Burton has already raised 3 Million Dollars to bring Reading Rainbow back... <iframe width="480" height="360" src="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/readingrainbow/bring-reading-rainbow-back-for-every-child-everywh/widget/video.html" frameborder="0"></iframe>
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This infographic pretty much explains the goal..<br/>
<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654622673?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654622673?profile=original" width="700" class="align-full"/></a> Kickstarter <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/readingrainbow/bring-reading-rainbow-back-for-every-child-everywh" target="_blank">link HERE.</a></p> THE CENTSABLES: Teaching Kids Financial Literacytag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2014-05-31:2665237:Topic:1490002014-05-31T15:43:06.901ZFrank W. Bakerhttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/FrankWBaker
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654624410?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654624410?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250"></img></a> Stumbled upon <a href="http://www.centsables.com/" target="_blank">THE CENTSABLES,</a> an animated series airing Saturday mornings on the Fox Business Channel (FBC- check local listings). It combines entertainment with education, and offers parents/teachers resources for teaching financial…</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654624410?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="250" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654624410?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250" class="align-left"/></a>Stumbled upon <a href="http://www.centsables.com/" target="_blank">THE CENTSABLES,</a> an animated series airing Saturday mornings on the Fox Business Channel (FBC- check local listings). It combines entertainment with education, and offers parents/teachers resources for teaching financial literacy.</p> WEBINAR: What we know about families' use of educational mediatag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2014-04-11:2665237:Topic:1476022014-04-11T10:14:56.532ZFrank W. Bakerhttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/FrankWBaker
<p><span>Join us for a free webinar on Wednesday, April 16 at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT) for "<em>What We Know About Families' Use of Educational Media."</em> Participants include: Vicky Rideout, Ph.D., independent researcher, VJR Consulting; and Michael Levine, Ph.D., founding director of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center. </span><a href="http://www.instantpresenter.com/AccountManager/RegEv.aspx?PIID=EC59DF81814F" target="_blank">Learn more and pre-register.</a><span> Visit the Digital Citizenship…</span></p>
<p><span>Join us for a free webinar on Wednesday, April 16 at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT) for "<em>What We Know About Families' Use of Educational Media."</em> Participants include: Vicky Rideout, Ph.D., independent researcher, VJR Consulting; and Michael Levine, Ph.D., founding director of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center. </span><a href="http://www.instantpresenter.com/AccountManager/RegEv.aspx?PIID=EC59DF81814F" target="_blank">Learn more and pre-register.</a><span> Visit the Digital Citizenship community <a href="http://www.edweb.net/digitalcitizenship" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><a href="http://www.edweb.net/digitalcitizenship" target="_blank"><br/></a></p> TOON: A Dearth of Math Teachers on Vampire Infested Street?tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2012-03-22:2665237:Topic:1177312012-03-22T14:17:14.729ZRyan Goblehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
<p>Fun toon from <a href="http://www.popculturecomics.com">http://www.popculturecomics.com</a></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654609591?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654609591?profile=original" width="320" class="align-full"/></a></p>
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<p>Hipped to <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/federico-subervi/how-cartoons-inform-child_b_1006047.html" target="_blank">this article</a> in the <em>Huffington Post</em> by Frank Baker...</p>
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<p>Hipped to <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/federico-subervi/how-cartoons-inform-child_b_1006047.html" target="_blank">this article</a> in the <em>Huffington Post</em> by Frank Baker...</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654603812?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2654603812?profile=original" width="639" class="align-full"/></a>Read the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/federico-subervi/how-cartoons-inform-child_b_1006047.html" target="_blank">full article HERE.</a></p> TOON: Jim Henson Sells Out (LOL)!tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2011-11-09:2665237:Topic:1079362011-11-09T03:11:03.532ZRyan Goblehttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/RyanGoble
<p>Priceless toon from <a href="http://www.popculturecomics.com">www.popculturecomics.com</a>...</p>
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