In this section you will find interdisciplinary activity ideas, technology resources, Georgia Performance Standards-based lesson plans, web-based collaborative learning tools and more.

Technology Resources for Parents, Teachers and Media Specialists

GeorgiaStandards.org
The Georgia Department of Education's gateway to education and professional resources.

MARC Records – MARC records for GPB Education library of satellite-delivered programming.

GPB Digital Library – This is a digital web portal that hosts a growing collection of search-able digital assets. A wide range of primary source materials from Georgia Public Broadcasting, state government, non-profit and other Georgia organizations can be found here.

The New Georgia Encyclopedia An authoritative source of information about people, places, events, institutions and many other topics relating to the state of Georgia. In this site, you will find articles and images on nearly every aspect of Georgia as well as convenient links to other websites related to the history, culture and life of the state.

PBS Teachers
Check out these interdisciplinary activity ideas, TV programs and online resources for your classroom.

NASA Connect – An annual series of FREE integrated math, science and technology programs for students in grades 6-8.

Collaborative Tools for the Classroom

Edublogs
Find good examples and how-to's for using educational blogs. You can also find discussions about why teacher and parent blogging is important.

edu.blogs.com
ecolenet.nl

Podcasts
GPB offers podcasts for some of our shows. Learn what you need to do to create and receive podcasts.

Podcasts
epnweb.org
edu.blogs.com

Wikis
A wiki is a website where users can add, remove and edit every page using a web browser. It's so terrifically easy for people to jump in and revise pages that wikis are becoming known as the tool of choice for large, multiple-participant projects.

RSS Feeds

Lesson Unit Builders for GPB Original Programming

Count On It
Exploring basic math concepts in innovative and entertaining ways.

Education Website for Georgia Outdoors
GPB Education's site that complements Georgia Outdoors, GPB's award-winning environmental program, pulls new and pre-existing resources together that relate to components of the program. Helpful lesson plans, activities, places to go, links and writing prompts can all be found on this site.

The Fabulous Fox
Using art, history, mathematics, language art, and social studies, students discover the cultural and historic themes found throughout the Fox Theatre.

Georgia Stories
Georgia Stories is a video series that traces the history and economic development of our state. The series illustrates Georgia's history with archival film and photographs; interviews with Georgia residents, historians and authors; current documentary footage; and dramatic recreations of events. Georgia Stories is available in our Digital Library and through unitedstreaming.

GPB Classroom: Chemistry and Physics
GPB Classroom consists of two video series teaching high school college preparatory chemistry and physics. Chemistry: A Study of Matter and Physics Fundamentals provide instructional content delivered through thirty minute video episodes and integrated classroom materials.

Hosea Williams in His Own Words – PDF Document
A lesson plan for Hosea Williams in His Own Words

Irasshai I & II
A two-year Japanese language and culture course that secondary and post secondary students can take for credit.

Irasshai Explorer
A middle school exploratory resource that introduces students to Japanese language and culture.

SALSA
A comprehensive Spanish program for young children featuring puppets, state-of-the-art graphics, animation and a good dose of humor.

State of the Arts
An award-winning quarterly show on Georgia artists and cultural institutions.

Youth Art: Reflections on the World
What is the intersection between children and art? What can we learn from the similarities and differences of how children from different cultures make their art? What do parents and teachers need to know to support children in the making of art? These are some of the questions that shape this series. An exhibit of 100 Years of Russian Children's Art is the first program in this series.