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Broadband - Powering education
Technology has the ability to transform the learning experience.  When broadband technology is added to education, a truly powerful dimension is opened for students and teachers alike.

Broadband, a superfast platform brought to you by cable companies and other Internet service providers, allows education-rich, engaging content to flow quickly and easily so teachers can provide – and students can have access to – a broad and diverse array of learning tools and resources.

Cable and others are working to apply the benefits of broadband technology to learning – at school and in the home – and to demonstrate the power that broadband brings to education.

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Biography: Pocahontas: Ambassador to the New World
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History, Social Studies
6-8, 9-12
Through location footage, interviews, realistic reenactments, and original period accounts, this documentary chronicles the life of the Native American princess who forged an improbable peace between two nations.
Biography: Greta Garbo: The Mysterious Lady
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Arts
9-12
This program traces this mysterious star's life -- from her poor childhood in Stockholm through her early years in Hollywood silent films to her smooth transition to talkies with her low, throaty voice.
Biography: Eleanor Roosevelt: A Restless Spirit
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History, Personal Development
6-8, 9-12
Portrait of the architect behind the now well-established tradition of First Lady activist.
Using Twitter Wisely
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Digital Literacy, Ethics & Communities, Internet Safety & Security, Personal Development, Technology
Learn how teens are using Twitter and how can they minimize privacy concerns in this iKeepCurrent lesson.
From Phone time to Face time—No Disconnect Here!
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Digital Literacy, Ethics & Communities, Internet Safety & Security, Personal Development, Technology
Learn how new technologies bridge the generation gap and promote closer bonds in this iKeepCurrent lesson.

Games & Activities

Interactive learning

Shakespeare: Subject to Change
Explore the development of Shakespearean texts, moving from his own pen, through the printing process, and on to performances on stage and screen.

eLECTIONS: Your Adventure in Politics
Role-play your own virtual candidates running for President.

Windward: Outsmart the Weather in a Race around the World
In this nautical challenge, take the helm and battle the elements as you plot the fastest course around the world.

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Broadband Everywhere

Home & school

Adoption Plus (A+)
A proposed, two-year public-private partnership designed to promote sustainable broadband adoption.

Charter's Pilot Program to Provide Free Internet & Digital Literacy Training
A pilot program to provide up to 1,000 St. Louis area households with free Internet service, digital literacy training and affordable technology.

BET Network's Proposal to Expand Broadband Access for African American
A proposal to increase the adoption of broadband technology among African Americans through its National Sustainable Broadband Adoption Project (BETN-NSBAP)

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