Teachers

Cyberchase: The Chase is On!
at Austin Children¹s Museum
September 19, 2009 ­ January 23, 2010

Are you looking for ways to incorporate digital media into your teaching? PBS Teachers is introducing a series of FREE monthly webinars featuring leading education technology experts, authors, or producers of PBS programs who will share ideas on using digital media to engage students in rich learning experiences.

The new fall line up of free PBS Teachers LIVE! webinars is now available. The next PBS Teachers LIVE! webinar is, "Helping Kids Understand Viruses and Vaccinations with Sid the Science Kid" on Tuesday, November 17, at 7 p.m. which shares information about a currently airing episode of Sid the Science Kid that helps children better understand the science behind germs, viruses and vaccines, and learn good prevention techniques such as as sneezing into an elbow, effective hand washing, and disinfecting common household surfaces to prevent germs from spreading.

Topics covered in the fall/winter schedule of webinars include elementary and middle level science, geography, social studies, digital storytelling, education in the digital age, and online professional development. To learn more about the PBS Teachers Live! series, please visit http://www.pbs.org/teachers/webinar.

For more information visit: http://www.pbs.org/teachers/webinar/index.html

Any previous PBS Teachers' webinar may be accessed by going to: http://www.pbs.org/teachers/webinar/archive.html

PBS Teachers enjoy access to all of our FREE services, including PBS Teachers Connect, an online learning community where preK-12 educators can collaborate with their peers, discuss digital media use, and “save” online instructional resources. Members of PBS Teachers can also receive discounts up to 10% at the PBS Educational Media website.

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Free New Tool for Educators: PBS Economy Widget

PBS has introduced a free new tool that educators can use to help teach about the economy -- a widget you place on your blog or Facebook page. The widget allows you to select video from a playlist and watch it right inside the widget’s window. You can watch high-quality streaming video from all your favorite PBS shows including FRONTLINE, NEWSHOUR, BILL MOYERS JOURNAL, NOW on PBS, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, TAVIS SMILEY, NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT and more..

Details on how to obtain it are available at http://www.pbs.org/engage/widget-gallery or at http://www.facebook.com/pbsteachers?v=app_2352149512

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Laughter is the Key Ingredient in “FIZZY’S LUNCH LAB,”
a New Health-Themed Web-Only Property

On November 16, just in time for the indulgent holiday season, PBS KIDS GO! and Boston creative group CloudKid, invite early elementary school kids to join the hilarious animated adventures of Professor Fizzy and friends in FIZZY’S LUNCH LAB as they prepare tasty snacks, investigate the difference between good and bad food, and learn what happens once the food you eat goes into your body. Funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the immersive, comprehensive FIZZY’s LUNCH LAB experience features funny characters in a variety of short video segments and interactive games and is designed to bring kids and parents together to help plan meals, make snacks, and team up to make healthier eating choices for the entire family. The site will also feature extensive resources on PBS Teachers. To read the entire release visit: http://www.pbs.org/aboutpbs/news/20090930_pbskidsfizzy.html

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Media Infusion Highlights Young Scientists on DINOSAUR TRAIN

This month on Media Infusion (pbs.org/mediainfusion), Janet English, award-winning educator and digital media expert, delivers an engaging and effective 21st century lesson plan using Jim Henson's DINOSAUR TRAIN. This month's Media Infusion Challenge is designed to capture natural curiosity and help our children develop the skills of scientific thinkers using DINOSAUR TRAIN. Additional lesson plans, online resources and activities are now available for DINOSAUR TRAIN at www.pbs.org/teachers/dinosaurtrain.

PBS Teachers invites educators to visit Media Infusion and ask questions, comment on English's suggestions or offer some of their own.

And don’t forget: You can add the Media Infusion module to your station’s Web site! The module will automatically update your web page when there is fresh content on the blog. Visit the Station Remote control for more information on the Media Infusion module and other education tools for your Web site at http://remotecontrol.pbs.org
(Click modules & toolkits (green horizontal nav), PBS Teachers (gray left vertical nav) and scroll down to PBS Teachers Media Infusion.)

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Be More: The New PBS Educational Media Shop

PBS Educational Media has launched a new website designed specifically to meet the needs of educators, librarians, and trainers in their search for educational media products. With enhanced searching capabilities Shop PBS Educational Media: http://teacher.shop.pbs.org/home/index.jsp presents a faster, easier, and more rewarding way to find media for the classroom, the boardroom, and the living room. Features of the new website include:

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PBS Teachers is on Facebook and Twitter

PBS Teachers is on Facebook and Twitter. Follow us at http://twitter.com/pbsteachers. Also, be sure to join the PBS Teachers Facebook Fan page at www.facebook.com/pbsteachers