Television and metaphors of literacy
Tags: TELEVISION in education; ADULT education; FUNCTIONAL literacy
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Presents information on several educational television programs to be aired in the United States including `Squigglevision,' by ABC, `Cold War,' by CNN and `Ultimate Guide: Octopus,' by Discovery Channel.
- TV's bright side. Viadero, Debra; Portner, Jessica // Teacher Magazine;Aug/Sep97, Vol. 9 Issue 1, p27
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- CABLE LISTINGS. // T H E Journal;Apr2000, Vol. 27 Issue 9, p52
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- Conservatives join effort to pull the plug on Channel One. Walsh, Mark // Education Week;04/07/99, Vol. 18 Issue 30, p5
Reports that conservatives are joining critics in the move to rid classrooms of the 12-minute daily program from Channel One. Criticism for the station's introduction of television commercials into the classroom; Broadcast coverage of Channel One; Criticism from the Family Research Council and...
- Free programs attract 60,000 schools. // NEA Today;May93, Vol. 11 Issue 9, p8
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- Resources. // NEA Today;Mar94, Vol. 12 Issue 7, p10
Lists several educational television programs. List including `Answering Children's Questions: President Clinton,' on ABC; `Investing ABC's,' on CNBC; `Lives in Hazard,' on NBC; `Schoolbreak Special: Love in the Dark Ages,' on CBS; `Afterschool Special: The Mall,' on ABC; `The Cronkite Report:...
- TV tips. // NEA Today;Apr94, Vol. 12 Issue 8, p16
Recommends informational and educational television programs. `TLC Elementary School: The Food Pyramid'; `The American Experience: America and the Holocaust'; `National Geographic Special: Jewels of the Caribbean Sea'; `Afterschool Special: Boys Will Be Boys'; `Bedtime With Barney'; `Assignment...
- TV tips. // NEA Today;Dec94, Vol. 13 Issue 5, p12
Lists education-related television programs. Includes `Stargazer,' on The Discovery Channel; `50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth,' on CBS. INSET: Teacher TV..
- Kid-friendly slamma-jamma. Stern, Christopher // Variety;06/16/97, Vol. 367 Issue 7, p29
Presents a study revealing the qualification of television programs sporting the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) friendly label as educational.
