Kidsnet Information

KIDSNET produces and distributes Study Guides to be used in conjunction with programming for children and families. They are designed for various curriculum areas including science, literature, history, social studies and health. These guides are distributed to a targeted list of teachers, librarians, health workers and social service professionals free of charge and can be downloaded from our website. For the industry, KIDSNET provides a unique forum for dialogue on areas of mutual interest with producers and networks representing commercial, cable and public television. KIDSNET offers consulting and technical assistance to children's programmers and broadcasters in education and public affairs. For parents and professionals, KIDSNET can help select age-appropriate programs; encourage children to read by associating programs with books of the same title, by the same author or on the same subject or genre; plan activities based on programs that children watch; discover apitional resources available to support specific television, radio and multimedia; design lessons that incorporate relevant programs that meet curriculum objectives as well as contribute to informal learning opportunities; take control of electronic media and harness its power to enlighten and educate.