WSRE is proud to announce a new learning tool available on its website at wsre.org/KidsGo. WSRE’s website is giving early elementary school-aged kids across our region more to explore with the launch of an advertising-free, streaming video player offering hundreds of video clips and dozens of full-length episodes. Also included with the video player are in-video gaming capabilities that are embedded in the popular curriculum-based series. These games foster greater learning comprehension and enhance the digital experience for early elementary school children. Now kids can watch what they want, when they want and play cool games — but don’t tell them it’s educational.
The PBS KIDS GO! video player showcases content from 14 different PBS KIDS GO! broadcast properties primarily serving children ages 6 to 8, an audience with limited age-appropriate media choices. Properties include ANIMALIA, ARTHUR, CYBERCHASE, DESIGN SQUAD, DRAGONFLYTV, FETCH! WITH RUFF RUFFMAN, KIDS WORLD SPORTS, KRATTS CREATURES, MARTHA SPEAKS, MAYA & MIGUEL, POSTCARDS FROM BUSTER, WISHBONE, WORDGIRL and ZOOM. Series featuring game capabilities include ARTHUR, FETCH! WITH RUFF RUFFMAN, CYBERCHASE and WORDGIRL. THE ELECTRIC COMPANY and other series will feature this option in the coming months.A rotating, consistently-updated set of featured clips changes each week. The clips focus on new shows and episodes, as well as on a variety of seasonal and thematic clip channels based on kids interests including, for example, Robots, Friends and Gross. Kids can also find sneak peeks of new shows, full screen video, closed captioning, and Spanish audio tracks on selected clips and episodes, as well as give favorite shows a recommendation trophy and share videos with friends. “In addition to our normal broadcast offerings, we are tailoring the resources we have available to the way today’s children learn. That means making our content available via multiple platforms and on a schedule convenient for kids,” says Jill Hubbs, WSRE Director of Educational Services.
Sara DeWitt, senior director of PBS KIDS, said, “Kids have a passion for these programs, so were thrilled to provide them with 24/7 access to both new shows and PBS long-time favorites. This exciting new player offers age-appropriate content that both educates and entertains a young audience that is often underserved by our commercial competitors, especially online.”
“CPB is pleased to support this important, innovative effort which uses new technology to expand the access and reach of the quality educational programming public broadcasting is known for, to this very important age group,” said Michael Fragale, vice president of Education for CPB.
PBS KIDS GO! is an educational multimedia destination specifically designed for early elementary school kids which debuted online and as an afternoon program block on PBS member stations in October 2004. PBS KIDS worked closely with early elementary school kids and industry experts to create this destination for an audience with limited choices for media content that is both fun and educational. With engaging, smart age-appropriate content and a fun, quirky setting, PBS KIDS GO! empowers kids to discover themselves, define the diverse world around them, explore new relationships and embrace a love of learning.
About PBS KIDS and PBS KIDS GO!
PBS KIDS, for preschoolers, and PBS KIDS GO!, for early elementary school kids, offers all children from every walk of life the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through television, online and outreach content. Like its programming counterpart, PBS resources - including PBS KIDS online (pbskids.org), PBS KIDS GO! online (pbskidsgo.org), PBS Parents (pbsparents.org), PBS Teachers (pbs.org/teachers), PBS KIDS Raising Readers and literacy events across the country - leverage the full spectrum of media and technology advancements as well as community to build knowledge, critical thinking, imagination and curiosity. Guiding children towards empowerment for success in school and in life, only PBS KIDS and PBS KIDS GO! have earned the unanimous endorsement of parents, children, industry leaders and teachers. PBS is a nonprofit media enterprise owned and operated by the nation’s 356 public television stations, serving more than 65 million people each week and reaching 99% of American homes.
About CPB
CPB, a private, nonprofit corporation created by Congress in 1967, is the steward of the federal governments investment in public broadcasting. It helps support the operations of more than 1,100 locally owned and operated public television and radio stations nationwide, and is the largest single source of funding for research, technology and program development for public radio, television and related on-line.
About WSRE, PBS for the Gulf Coast
WSRE is a PBS member station that is locally owned and operated by Pensacola Junior College. The public broadcasting station has been serving the needs of the Gulf Coast community through programming, educational services and outreach since 1967.
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