The public television and public radio stations of Illinois are pleased to announce the launch of the statewide service Illinois PBS LearningMedia, a free, on-demand media resource designed to help PreK-12 educators use technology to teach core subjects in the classroom.
We are also pleased to announce the results of a statewide research study to evaluate the effectiveness of the new service among Illinois teachers.
Illinois PBS LearningMedia is the result of an unprecedented collaboration among all public broadcasting stations to deliver innovative tools that transform teaching and learning in the classrooms of Illinois.
Illinois PBS LearningMedia gives educators in Illinois access to 22,000 local and national, classroom-ready digital resources from PBS, public broadcasting stations, and other educational sources, including the National Archives, the Library of Congress, National Geographic, NASA, and NPR.
PLEASE NOTE: A press conference to announce the launch will be held this coming Monday, March 5 beginning at 11am at the Illinois Capitol Building Rotunda, 301 South Second Street in Springfield, Illinois.
A separate media alert for the press conference containing details about parking and key contacts will be sent to you early this afternoon.
Guest speakers at the press conference will include : Mark Leonard, president of the Illinois Public Broadcasting Council and general manager of Illinois Public Media - WILL; Greg Petrowich, chair of the Illinois Public Broadcasting Council Education Committee and executive director of WSIU Public Broadcasting - Carbondale; and Elizabeth Slifer, a fourth grade teacher from Carrie Busey Elementary in Champaign.
A question-and-answer period with media will follow.
Below my signature (also attached as an MS Word document) is a press release with complete details about Illinois PBS LearningMedia. This press release is embargoed until Monday, March 5, the date of the press conference.
