roundtable: PBS Establishes a Web Site (fwd)

roundtable: PBS Establishes a Web Site (fwd)

PBS Establishes a Web Site (fwd)

Rick Crawford (crawford@cs.ucdavis.edu)
Fri, 3 Mar 1995 15:40:07 -0800 

Date: Fri, 3 Mar 1995 15:40:07 -0800
From: crawford@cs.ucdavis.edu (Rick Crawford)
Message-Id: <9503032340.AA15681@ivy.cs.ucdavis.edu>
To: roundtable@cni.org
Subject: PBS Establishes a Web Site (fwd)


Date: Wed, 1 Mar 95 08:11:48 EST
From: Cindy_Johanson@pbs.org (Cindy Johanson)
Subject: PBS Establishes a Web Site

CONTACT:
Molly Breeden
703-739-5353
mbreeden@pbs.org

PBS LAUNCHES NEW NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE
INTERNET'S WORLD WIDE WEB

PBS World Wide Web Home Page Offers Access to Valuable PBS Information and
Links to Other Public Television Web Sites

 The address: http://www.pbs.org

ALEXANDRIA, VA, March 1, 1995 --- From an audio welcome message from 
Fred Rogers of the popular PBS series MISTER ROGERS NEIGHBORHOOD to
information about PBS programs to connections to PBS member stations, 
the new PBS World Wide Web site is designed to provide easy access to a 
wealth of information related to public television. This Web site also 
encourages viewers to send feedback to PBS via electronic mail.

Public television is a universal service, available to every American, 
said PBS President Ervin S. Duggan. Extending our service through the
Internet, with its expanding reach, is a natural for us. Our new PBS 
World Wide Web neighborhood expands access for millions of Americans 
to PBS educational materials, program information, and other enriching 
resources tied to PBS programming and services.

Users who access PBSneighborhood on the World Wide Web will see the 
widely recognized PBS logo divided into several clickable puzzle pieces 
which represent the many services that make up PBS.  Each puzzle piece 
leads to specific categories, such as :

* Searchable monthly program listings, including air dates, times and
descriptions, as well as information on how to obtain products related 
to PBS programs;

* Educational program guides with activities for K-12 classrooms and a
hyperlink directory of Internet sites with K-12 resources;

* Links to many public television stations and related organizations 
offering extensive information on the Web;

* A colorful clickable map providing information on individual public
television stations;

* Information about college-credit telecourses available through the PBS
Adult Learning Service; and

* Ordering information for videotapes such as the popular CIVIL WAR and
BASEBALL series from PBS Home Video .

* The PBS Web site will continue to grow and evolve over the coming 
months.  Upcoming highlights include expanded program-related resources 
for K-12 educators; more extensive programming information; and an 
online store for ordering PBS videotapes and related products.

PBS is a private, nonprofit corporation serving 345 public television
stations in all states, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam and American
Samoa.  An important community resource, PBS and its member stations use 
the power of noncommercial television to provide all Americans with 
quality programs and education services that inform, entertain and 
inspire.

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Cindy Johanson
Manager, Educational Technology
K-12 Learning Services
Public Broadcasting Service
cjohanson@pbs.org

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