How to Put an End to Distracted Driving? Listen to Your Kids!
A new initiative to reduce distracted driving.
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Tag: PBS
‘Bob the Builder’ Returns With a New Look
‘Bob the Builder’ is back. He and his friends have a new look, but they can still fix it. Yes they can!
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A Makeover for a Maker Community
Redesigned Design Squad website offers the youngest makers engineering challenges.
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Talented Makers Abound in Season Two of ‘A Craftsman’s Legacy’ on PBS
‘A Craftsman’s Legacy’ Returns to PBS with 13 episodes on highly talented artisans who make bows, cheese, armor, quilts, and more.
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The Unexpected Way ‘Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood’ is Helping My 8 Year Old Autistic Son
Natania’s 8-year-old might not be the demographic for Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, but he’s benefiting from the show to everyone’s surprise.
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A New Season of ‘SciGirls’ Premieres in April
The theme of the new season is “citizen science.”
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Odd Squad: Warehouse 13 For Kids
This is Odd Squad. Meet the agents of television’s newest sci-fi quasi-governmental agency. This is your kid’s Warehouse 13.
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Daily #DadJoke for February 05, 2015
Nora and I just watched a PBS Documentary on the lives of beavers…
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PBS KIDS Launches new Channel at YouTube
The wonderful PBS Kids has launched its own YouTube channel to collect all their great content.
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Downton Abbey Season 5, Episode 3: Sympathy Butters No Parsnips
Cora has an admirer, Violet has a secret past, and Spratt has a case of side-eye. Let’s discuss.
Continue ReadingDownton Abbey Season 5, Episode 2: Choosing Sides
Are you Team Tony or Team Charles? Team Cricket Pitch or Team Village Square? Team Wireless or Team Shakes Fist at Clouds? SO MANY QUESTIONS.
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Ready to Get Your Downton On?
Tonight’s the night! Season 5 of Downton Abbey airs on PBS this evening, January 4th. Here’s a peek at where we left off last season.
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To Catch a Comet: PBS Documentary About Rosetta
You may have heard the amazing news last week that the European Space Agency successfully landed a probe on a comet. This week as part of its “Think Wednesday” programming, PBS will broadcast To Catch a Comet, an hour-long, in-depth documentary about the the mission and how the ESA managed to land the Philae lander on an icy rock hurtling through space.
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Peg Plus Cat Amigurumi
GeekMom Sarah underwent a labor of love to create this crocheted feline for her favorite fellas. The finished product will bring much joy, though the pattern may challenge.
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Daleks on Sesame Street? ENUMERATE!
Did you ever think you’d see the TARDIS materialize on Sesame Street?
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GeekDad: Parents’ Tech Survey
We’re all wrestling with how to fit the abundance of new technologies into our lives. I’m working on a new media & technology project for PBS and I’d love to hear from you.
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LeVar Burton's New Kickstarter Brings the Magic of Reading Rainbow to Classrooms
LeVar Burton is launching a Kickstarter campaign to raise $1 million dollars to expand the modern digital Reading Rainbow program to the web. You can help bring the beloved show back to a new audience of kids on the web.
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Super Vision: a New App for Parents from PBS KIDS
Many parents want to use the free resources PBS KIDS offers and to engage with familiar PBS KIDS characters that their children love. Today, PBS moves another step forward in that direction with a sophisticated new (and free) app which gives a parent Super Vision.
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Benedict Cumberbatch Shines in Sesame Street Short!
Our favorite Sherlock, Khan, and Smaug works on a simple math problem with Murray-arty and The Count!
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Melissa Wiley’s Downton Abbey Season 4, Episode 1 Recap
Are you craving GeekMom Melissa Wiley’s Downton Abbey recaps? Look no further than her personal blog for a discussion of this week’s two hour U.S. season premiere!
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Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Has a Pair of Purr-Fect Holiday Treats
The PBS hit has an album out and a special airing on Christmas Day.
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Superheroes: A Never Ending Battle on PBS Tonight
This evening (10/15) PBS will air Superheroes: A Never Ending Battle, a documentary by Michael Kantor featuring interviews with Stan Lee, Adam West, Lynda Carter, Geoff Johns, Jeph Loeb, Michael Chabon, and too many others to list here.
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Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle Takes Over PBS on October 15
Tune in to PBS on October 15 for Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle, a comprehensive look at the humble beginnings of the comic book industry.
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The New Season of Sesame Street May Be the Geekiest Yet
Parents will find themselves glued to the TV along with their preschoolers as celebrities near and dear to geek hearts stop by on the new season of Sesame Street.
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Ten Things That Make Arthur A Great Geeklet Show
Marc Brown’s bookworm aardvark-who-doesn’t-look-anything-like-an-aardvark has long been sharing shout-outs to geek culture and fandom. There are dozens of references and parodies and plots exploring science (both fiction and fact), art, classic literature, movies… Honestly, it’s hard to find a show for younger kids that’s better at appealing to geek parents and sowing all sorts of neat ideas.
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Procrastination Destination
Housework would never get done if it weren’t for procrastination. It’s amazing how important the organization of the spice cabinet is when I have a writing deadline. But the internet gives me so many, many ways to distract myself from the task at hand.
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Wonder Women! Premiering Monday on PBS
On Monday, April 15, at 10pm ET, PBS’ Independent Lens will be airing Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines. I got a sneak peek of the film, and interviewed director Kristy Guevara-Flanagan.
Continue ReadingCool TEDx Talk by PBS Producer Making Awesome Educational Kids Apps
Bill Shribman is a photographer and a Senior Executive Producer at WGBH Public Television – you know, the folks who make all those great kids shows? They also make the apps to go with those shows, and in this TEDx …
Continue ReadingDownton Abbey Open Thread: Season 3, Episode 7
What did you think of the Downton Abbey season-ender? As always, we have lots to discuss. Join us for a recap and come talk me off the ledge.
Continue ReadingDownton Abbey Open Thread: Season 3, Episode 6
Flappers, scandal, and cricket: join us for a recap and discussion of this week’s double-sized episode of Downton Abbey.
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