Cable in the Classroom
-Overview

Daniels Cablevision has been a member of the national Cable in the Classroom program since its inception in 1988.

Cable in the Classroom is a cable industry initiative to provide educators with quality, commercial-free educational programming for use in the classroom. Cable programmers, such as The Discovery Channel, create educational programming and give educators liberal copyright clearance so they can tape the programs for use in their classrooms. Many programmers contract with educators to develop curriculum materials to complement their educational programming. Educators can receive curriculum materials via the Internet or mail.

For their part, cable operators agree to provide free cable television service to all schools in their service areas. Daniels Cablevision provides free cable service to public and private schools serving more than 25,000 students in north San Diego County. Daniels has donated equipment and helped wire classrooms at local schools. Daniels Associates have made presentations to teachers on the wide variety of educational programming available on cable television. Educators in the area receive subscriptions to the Cable in the Classroom Magazine, served by Daniels Cablevision.

Each December, Daniels invites local educators to the Anaheim Convention Center for the cable industry Western Show, a showcase of the latest programming and technological advances. Educators are given the opportunity to speak with other educators who are using Cable in the Classroom. They are then given a tour of the showroom floor and an opportunity to see the latest technology and how it might assist them, as well as meet with programmers to discuss their Cable in the Classroom programming.

For more information, call Phil Urbina, Community and Governmental Relations Manager, at 760-438-7741, ext. 241.