PBS Learning Media - NY

Empowering Educators

Engaging Students

Transforming Learning

Education is in PBS’ DNA

• PBS is America’s largest and most trusted

classroom

• More than 220 million kids and adults

nationwide engage with PBS programming and

content

• Our involvement in education goes far beyond

broadcast into the digital space

• PBS is a leading source of digital learning tools for

grades PreK-12 classrooms - the gateway for

educators to access these resources is through

PBS LearningMedia

Designed to improve teacher

effectiveness & student

achievement

Digital media library of

100,000+ classroom-ready,

curriculum targeted resources

Over 1.5 million users

currently have registered

access

2013 SIIA CODiE Winner for

Best K-12 Solution and Best

Education Reference Solution

2014 EdTech Digest Winner for

Best e-Learning Solution

A Look Inside PBS LearningMedia

Resource collection includes

videos, lesson plans, interactive

games, audio clips, essays, and

discussion questions

Content is drawn from over 165

trusted media partners that include

PBS, NASA, NPR, among others

Content is mapped to National and

Common Core State Standards

A Look Inside PBS LearningMedia

Resources by Grade Level

Grade PreK

1% Grade K

3%Grade 1

4%

Grade 2

3%

Grade 3

4%

Grade 4

3%

Grade 5

3%

Grade 6

11%

Grade 7

11%

Grade 8

11%

Grade 9

11%

Grade 10

11%

Grade 11

11%

Grade 12

11%

Grade 13+

2%

Grade PreK

Grade K

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

Grade 6

Grade 7

Grade 8

Grade 9

Grade 10

Grade 11

Grade 12

Grade 13+

Resources by Subject Area

Science

31%

English Language

Arts

16%

Mathematics

6%

The Arts

5%

Preschool

4%

Health & Phys Ed

3%

PD

2%

Social Studies

33%

Science

English Language Arts

Mathematics

The Arts

Preschool

Health & Phys Ed

PD

Social Studies

Assets by Media Type

Audio

2%

Video

47%

Image

6%

Documents

20%

Interactives

4%

Essays & Lesson

Plans

21%

Site Demo

Homepage Features

Feature Well

Highlights Weekly

Content Theme

Browse Content by

Grade, Subjects,

Standards, and

Collections

Search Results Layout

Turn Images On & Off

New Grid

Layout

Sort Results by:

• Relevance

• Newest/Oldest

• Alphabetical

• Most Viewed

• Most Favorited

Improved Filters

Resource Page

Closed

Captioning

Settings

Ability to Download or

Stream Content Based on

Permitted Use

Browse by Standards

Select Standard to View Resources

View Standards Aligned Resources

Breakdown of

Standards

Alignment

Add Resources to Your Favorites

Add Resources

to Your

Favorites &

Create

Shareable

Folders

Manage Favorites & Folders

Edit & Share

Folders

Create & Manage Folders

PBS LearningMedia has a

responsive design, so it’s

easy to use and mobile

friendly.

Tablet view

Mobile view

Responsive Design

Strategy for Integrating Digital Media into

the Classroom

Frame

Focus

Follow-up

• Provide a context that helps students pay attention

to the main content of the video.

• Ask students questions about the topic explored in

the video to activate prior knowledge.

• Help students notice the important moments in the

video by providing them with something to look for

while they watch.

• Provide an opportunity for students to summarize

what they saw to help them consolidate their

understanding.

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Contact Information

JON RUBIN

SENIOR DIRECTOR, WNET EDUCATION

THIRTEEN, WLIW21, NJTV

rubinj@wnet.org

THANK YOU!