June 4th, 2008
Kids and Video Games
By Jayson Sargent. --My eight-year-old son loves computer games. Eli's first question upon entering my apartment is always, "Can we play video games?!" While we enjoy playing board games, there is always a special excitement when we get to sit down at the computer and check what's new online.
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P.O.V.’s Captivating TRACES OF THE TRADE
Tuesday, Jun 24, 2008 at 10PM, travel back in history with first-time filmmaker Katrina Browne, who makes a troubling discovery — her New England ancestors were the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history.
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Sneak Previews
By Kim Mullaney. --New! Improved! Original! Those claims certainly are familiar to any family that has ever walked the aisle of a grocery store. Is the product genuinely new? Is the taste of the cereal really improved? Is the concept actually original?
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Cyberchase Volunteer Program Home Run!
By Ashlinn Quinn. --Yesterday, many of us attended a fantastic culminating party to wrap up the local Cyberchase/Ernst & Young Volunteer program in New York for the year.
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World Science Festival May 28 - June 1
Here's an event you won't want to miss: The first annual World Science Festival will take place in New York City from May 28 - June 1, 2008.
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NYC’s Brooklyn Bridge Birthday Tomorrow > LEARN MORE
By Mikki Monkolchayut. --In honor of the Brooklyn Bridge turning 125 years old on May 24, 2008. I wanted to share some great sites that Thirteen and PBS have put up over the years.
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Using PBS to help raise SAT scores
By Mikki Monkolchayut. --The next SAT test will next be held on June 7, so I am sure all students are studying hard, trying to achieve the highest score possible. Let PBS help, by using content from PBS’s Now program and web site.
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LEARNING CURVE Is Now Online
LEARNING CURVE's two episodes about the 2008 Celebration are now available for viewing on this Web site.
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NYC’s WWII Through the Eyes of Teens Past and Present
By Andrew Yamato. --Thirteen's educational and community outreach effort for Ken Burns’ THE WAR was largely conceived in response to sobering statistics like these: we commissioned Brooklyn-based Reel Works Teen Filmmaking to make Over Here — a half-hour student-produced documentary about New York City during World War II. .
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Fifth Grade Class Trip to Gettysburg
By David Reisman. --I was recently a chaperon on my son's overnight fifth-grade school trip to Gettysburg. It was a chance to go on a road trip, spend some quality time with William, and see his teachers in action, but I also had a more professional interest in the traveling with Mr. K’s class.
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