www.ciconline.org

Cable in the Classroom (CIC), the cable industry's foundation, fosters the use of cable content and technology to expand and enhance learning for children and youth nationwide. Working in partnership with and on behalf of the cable industry, CIC advocates for the visionary, sensible and effective use of media in homes, schools, and communities.

Education Outreach

• Provides free cable and broadband connections to schools and libraries across the country
  
  
• Provides access to 500+ hours a month of educational television programming and online resources from cable networks
  
  
• Provides up-to-the-minute information and a thoughtful look towards the future of education, media and technology to educators, parents and policymakers
  • Magazines - Cable in the Classroom and Threshold
    
  • Media Smart e-Newsletter - for parents & caregivers to learn about TV programs & Web sites that entertain and educate the family
    
  • CIC E-News and Resource Alerts - to keep educators on top of the latest cable learning tools and content
  • CIC Podcasts – topical interviews and riveting presentations from educational technology leaders, cable personalities, and Cable in the Classroom staff
    
    
• Creates award-winning online learning experiences that inform all learners about the powerful educational advantages of broadband and multimedia
  
  

  	Windward: Outsmart the Weather in a Race Around the World		Shakespeare: Subject to Change
  	eLECTIONS: Your Adventure in Politics		Project Cam: Collaborating via Webcams

National Leadership

• Leads a national effort to expand media literacy education to help adults and children understand and evaluate the messages disseminated by technology and media
  
  
• Hosts forums with education and policy leaders on educational topics in the news
  
  
• Celebrates excellence and leadership in education and honors those who improve teaching and learning
• Cable’s Leaders in Learning Awards
• Media Smart Research Awards
  

• Digital Television Transition - Will provide information to help schools and the public prepare for the transition to digital television in 2009

• Provides a cable education clearinghouse with tools and resources to help local cable operators and programmers in their outreach to education
  
  
• Hosts forums and networking opportunities for cable operators and programmers interested in enhancing their educational outreach