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The Bulletin of Georgia Public Broadcasting's Satellite 
 
Delivered Instructional Programming 
 
PeachStar's New Home in the Sky 
 
"This is something that never happens- but it just did." That's how Werner Rogers, executive director of Georgia Public Broadcasting, described the loss of AT&T communications satellite TELSTAR 401, the former home of PeachStar Satellite Network, Georgia Public Television, the Public Broadcasting Service and many other clients. On Saturday morning, January 11, at 6:15 AM EST, 401 inexplicably disappeared. Nobody knows what happened, but whether it was a monster solar flare, a collision , with a meteorite, a mechanical breakdown or human error, on January 17 AT&T declared the satellite permanently out of service. 
That's the bad news. The good news is that PeachStar and the other divisions of GPB quickly found a new satellite home and resumed operations with minimal disruption of service. Here's a rundown: 
 GPTV was never off the air. An emergency backup plan has long been in place, and as soon as the satellite was lost GPB engineers implemented that plan. Using old, antenna-based technologies, GPTV was able to continue serving the state, although picture quality was slightly affected in some southern counties. 
 Peach State Public Radio was able to, in effect, piggyback on the GPTV signal, and they too stayed on the air statewide with one exception; our newest radio station in Demorest was out of service for two days. 
 PeachStar, which by its nature relies solely on satellite transmission, was off the air for almost two full school days. However, most PeachStar users continued to receive programming by other means. In some cases, for example Irasshai, tapes of programs were rushed to registered schools by mail. In other cases, such as GALAXY Classroom, programming was temporarily routed to schools via other satellites. 
 
By the end of the day on Tuesday, January 14, GPB had acquired space on another satellite, SPACENET 4, and all our satellite services were restored. That's almost record time for finding a new "bird"- as of early February, some former TELSTAR 401 customers are still looking for a new home. How was GPB able to recover so quickly? 
A number of factors were involved. First, GPB's long-standing relationship with Convergent Media Systems (CMS, the company that installed dishes at all Georgia public schools) came into play. CMS immediately offered GPB space on their transponder on satellite SB6. We didn't accept that offer right away, because we hoped we could find another satellite that was more compatible with our specific needs. But knowing the CMS option was available reduced our "desperation level" and allowed us to take the time to shop around for the ideal satellite home. At that time another of our long-time partners, the Education Management Group (EMG, provider of GALAXY Classroom, What's the Big Idea? and other programming carried on PeachStar) stepped forward and offered us half of the transponder they own on SPACENET 4. This time the configuration of the satellite - and the price were right, and we accepted EMG's offer. As soon as our new satellite was determined, PeachStar, CMS and the State Department of Education began notifying technology coordinators and media specialists around the state, providing step-by-step instructions on how to tune in to PeachStar at its new location. (If you have not yet re-tuned to PeachStar, call the CMS HelpDESK at 1-800-877-7805.) Georgia schools were able to find PeachStar's new satellite quickly, because of the sophistication of our state's satellite receiving equipment. Several years ago, when we installed dishes and other receiving equipment at all of our public schools, colleges and universities, adult technical 
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institutes and regional public libraries, the decision was made to purchase and install steerable dishes, rather than the less expensive fixed dishes that were available. The main reason was to give our educators the ability to access educational programming on roughly three dozen satellites instead of just one. Having steerable dishes also made it possible for Georgia schools to find PeachStar on SPACENET 4 simply by pushing a few buttons. 
Compare that with the challenge that faces one of TELSTAR 401's other former customers, our friends in South Carolina. South Carolina Educational Television (SCETV) has long been recognized as a national leader in satellite distance learning. (In fact, they established their statewide satellite network before Georgia did, and they graciously gave us a lot of good advice that helped guide our planning.) Unlike Georgia, however, South Carolina opted to install fixed dishes at the hundreds of sites that make up their network. Now, South Carolina finally has been able to acquire space on another satellite, ORION, but it will be a long and costly time before all of the sites across their state can actually access programming from the new satellite. Technicians will have to visit each South Carolina site, one at a time, to physically move each dish to point at ORION. 
"Governor Zell Miller and the Georgia State Legislature were very wise when they decided to go with steerable dishes for Georgia receiving sites," said Werner Rogers. "As a result of that foresight, our schools can easily access PeachStar on SPACENET 4, as well as all the other former stations from the old Education Neighborhood." 
The Education Neighborhood? That's the nickname that TELSTAR 401 had acquired, because so many educational programmers like GPB, PBS and SCETV were located there. Now those education stations are 
 
literally scattered to the winds, each finding a new home wherever they could. Fortunately, there's a plan to reestablish the Education Neighborhood on another satellite later this year. If all goes as planned, here's what will happen. 
In May, AT&T will launch a new communications satellite, TELSTAR 501. If successfully launched, all of 501's systems will be exhaustively checked out over a period of weeks, and then, during the summer, the satellite will be ready to do business. At that point, many of the customers who are currently on TELSTAR 402 will be moved to 501. Then, (are you following this?) most of the stations that used to make up the Education Neighborhood will be moved to their new permanent home, TELSTAR 402. The main reason we're all moving to 402 is because that satellite has the same "footprint," or area of coverage, that 401 had. (That footprint is roughly from Puerto Rico westward to Hawaii.) 
Now don't worry media specialists - PeachStar will remain on SPACENET 4 for the remainder ofthe school year. But when the new school year begins in August, we hope to be on TELSTAR 402 - and there we'll stay. 
"This has been a challenging situation for everyone concerned, including GPB engineers who worked many long hours while we were between satellites," said Rogers. "I appreciate the help that we received from our friends at the State Department of Education, CMS and EMG. I also appreciate the patience and understanding of all our media specialists and the teachers who use PeachStar programming across the state. This unprecedented accident could have been a disaster. Instead, it became a testament to the soundness of our satellite distance learning system and a reaffirmation of our state's long-term commitment to quality instructional technology." 
 
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PeachStar Professional Development 
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March 27-3:30 PM 
 
Using the Internet to Access Distance Learning Resources 
The third program in the PeachStar Professional Development Institute (PPDI) series for this academic year will feature special segments illustrating PeachStar programs that have an Internet component. This hour-long program will illustrate how this resource is being incorporated into satellite-delivered instruction. 
The PeachStar World Wide Web Site can be used to access many Internet addresses for Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) programs and those offered by other distance learning providers that have supplementary materials, lesson plans and a wealth of teacher resources enabling educators to integrate programming into their curricula. 
PeachStar programming at the elementary, middle school and high school levels will be featured. Don't miss this exciting opportunity for staff development! 
More information on our two remaining programs will be here in PeachStar Pipeline. The dates and subjects will be: 
April 22, 3:30-4:30 PM Preparing for Next Year: Preview New 
lTV and Distance Learning Partnerships. 
May 15, 3:30-4:30 PM PeachStar Programs 17 Services 
1997-98. 
Schools may tape PPDI teleconferences for faculty members unable to watch the live broadcasts. 
 
DON'T MISS THIS SPECIAL SERIES! 
 
1997-98 PBS MATHLINE Applications are available now for elementary, 
middle, and high school math teachers. To request an application and receive more information, 
call1-800-659-3040, ext. 4032. 
 
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READING RAINBOW YOUNG WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS CONTEST 
DEADLINE: March 28, 5 PM. To receive an entry form and contest rules, 
call1-800-659-3040, ext. 4031. 
 
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Solutions for Georgia Schools 
 
This school year, three public schools in Georgia are participating in a new and unique pilot program called Solutions. Created by the Education Management Group (EMG) and co-sponsored in Georgia by Georgia Public Broadcasting, Solutions unites the capabilities of several different state-of-the-art instructional technologies into a single room. Computers with CD ROM players, satellite distance learning downlinks, the Internet, educator chat rooms, phone and fax lines and all the related software including regular textbooks and other printed materials are all woven together in the Solutions Distance Learning Classroom. 
The three Georgia sites are Social Circle High School, Social Circle City Schools; Gilmer County High School, Gilmer County Schools; and Swainsboro High School, Emanuel County Schools. Obviously, Solutions Classrooms have the best chance of succeeding within school systems where there is a strong commitment to instructional technology and distance learning. Emanuel and Gilmer counties were chosen as Solutions sites because both systems have long track records using resources such as SERC, GALAXY and Integrated Science. Social Circle's new superintendent, Sonny Waller, has been a strong supporter of instructional technology throughout his career. 
Six to 13 teachers have been designated Solutions teachers at each site. Teachers at each school share a Solutions Classroom, which consists of one satellite dish and receiver, 10 student computers with regular monitors, one teacher computer with a large monitor that the entire class can see, one larger monitor for videotape playback and satellite feeds, a fax machine, a telephone line, and a software library. Solutions makes use of off the shelf software produced by third party companies. There is also a growing body of EMG's custom software, developed specifically to support the Solutions textbooks and curriculum guides. 
When preparing for a class in the Solutions Classroom, teachers can use 
 
their computers to find out what is available during a particular month of the year for each subject and for each resource. For instance, the teacher could click a few buttons and access a menu that shows all of the electronic field trips that will be available during the month of March that could be used to reinforce lessons in AP Biology. Another menu shows scheduled chat room activities that a class of students studying 1860's American history might find interesting. Yet another suggests working Internet links that relate to current studies in physics or chemistry. 
The potential for the Solutions Classroom is tremendous. It's a potential that is not yet being fully realized in any of the Georgia schools 
or at any of the other dozen or so Solutions sites in other states. This is, after all, only the first year of what is designed to be a three year pilot program. Most of the Solutions teachers were selected just before or even after the start of the current school year, and what training there has been, was hurried and condensed. Installation of the equipment was completed at about the same time - just as school doors were opening or later - and there are still technical bugs that are being worked out. Much of the customized software is still under development. (That task should be completed by the beginning of the second pilot year, in the fall of 1997.) Another challenge to teachers: trying to find time to learn how to use the new equipment and to 
 
plan a class that makes effective use of all the resources in the Solutions Classroom. Once a class is actually under way, behavior management becomes a concern for high school teachers not used to dividing up their students into separate groups, some at the 10 computer stations, the rest engaged in other activities. 
Teachers and administrators at all of Georgia's three sites voiced concern over these issues. They also voiced determination and confidence that the problems would be worked out. 
Hardware problems will be fixed with time and tinkering. Completing software development and successfully integrating software with the real needs of teachers is a more daunting challenge, but one that can also be 
resolved with enough time and experience. Staff development is the biggest challenge. Few education majors receive any meaningful college-level training in the effective use of instructional technology. (Elizabeth Cravey, a Solutions teacher at Social Circle High, signed up for a course in instructional technology while working on her masters degree not too long ago - only to discover on the first day of class that it covered topics such as preparing transparencies for overhead projectors. She decided to take another course.) However, teaching teachers to use high tech instructional equipment is a recognized need that our state has already begun to address in general. We have training at RESAs and other Technology Training Centers, training is available via satellite from Peach-Star and other sources. And Governor Miller, in his fiscal year 1998 budget request, has asked for funds for more training for education majors in our college preparatory programs. More specifically, EMG has taken steps to better prepare teachers to take full advantage of the Solutions Classroom. In February, several of Georgia's Solutions teachers traveled to EMG headquarters in Arizona for extensive staff development. And staff development is available to those teachers everyday via satellite. EMG provides a 
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Early Childhood & Elementary School 
Programming 
Art Journeys (Art) (HEB) (Gr. 3-12) (9 Prgms) (30 Min) (School YR) ($No) (Print/Video) 
An introduction to art appreciation through examining three main themes of art: Art About Life - realistic, Art About Art- abstract/non-objective, and Art About Idea - conceptual. Art from different regions of the world is examined. 
Airs Fri., 1:30PM (one per month) 03/07 06: Out of Africa, In To America 04/04 07: Expressions in Three- 
Dimensions 
Arthur (Reading) (PBS) (Gr. Prek-3) (30 Prgms) (30 Min) (1 YR) ($No) (Video/Print) 
Based on Marc Brown's best-selling books about an eight-year-old aardvark named Arthur. 
Airs two shows Thes. & Thurs., 11-Noon 03/04 115: Arthur's Family Vacation/ 
Grandpa Dave's Old Country 03/04 116: Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest/D.W. Flips 03/06 117: Meek for a Week/Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper 03/06 118: Arthur's Chicken Pox/Sick As A Dog 03/11 120: Arthur's Almost Boring Day/ The Half Baked Sale 03/11 121: Sue Ellen Moves In/The Perfect Brother 03/13 122: D.W.'s Snow Mystery/Team Trouble 03/13 123: Bully For Binky/Misfortune Teller 03/18 125: D.W. Thinks Big/Arthur Cleans Up 03/18 126: My Dad, The Garbage Man/ Poor Muffy 03/20 127: D.W.'s Blankie/Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble 03/20 128: I'm A Poet/The Scare-YourPants-Off Club 03/25 130: Arthur's First Sleepover/ Arthur's New Year's Eve 03/25 101: Arthur's Eyes/Francine's Bad Hair Day 03/27 102: Arthur & the Real Mr. Ratburn/Arthur's Spelling 
 
03/27 103: D.W. All Wet/Buster's Dina Dilemma 
04/01 105: Arthur's Pet Business/D.W. The Copycat 
04/01 106: Locked In The Library/ Arthur Accused 
04/03 107: Arthur Goes To Camp/ Buster Makes The Grade 
04/03 108: Arthur's New Puppy/Arthur Bounces Back 
Count On It! (Math) (PSTAR) (Gr. K-3) (20 Prgms) (30 Min) (Unltd) ($No) (Print/Video) 
Blossom the Possum and Snappy the Snail take students on electronic field trips which make math real and help students learn how math is an integral part of their everyday lives. 
Airs every other Fri., 10 AM 03/07 13: Blossom & Snappy Redeco- 
rate, Part I 03/21 14: Blossom & Snappy Redeco- 
rate, Part II 04/04 15: Blossom & Snappy Build 
Scale Models 
Galaxy: Science Professional Development (Sci) (GAL) (Gr. 1, 5) (4 Prgms) (30 Min) (School YR) ($No) (Video/ Print) 
Join real Galaxy teachers as we investigate our most burning questions about unlocking kids' minds: How can we best get kids' minds-on during hands-on science? 
Airs every other Wed., 10 AM 03/12 03: Mystery Matinee: Unlocking 
Minds-On Science, Part III 03/26 04: Mystery Matinee: Unlocking 
Minds-On Science, Part IV 04/02 04: Mystery Matinee: Unlocking 
Minds-On Science, Part IV 
Galaxy: Language Arts Professional Development (Lang Art Prof. Dev) (GAL) (Gr. 4) (3 Prgms) (30 Min) (School Year) ($No) (Video/Print) 
Focus on working more effectively with your students in small groups. Emphasis on strategies for directions, negation, and reflection. The shows will feature footage of "real" Galaxy teachers working with small groups in their own classrooms. 
Airs every other Thurs., 10 AM 03/13 03: True Confessions: Tales from 
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GALAXY: S.N.O.O.P.S. (Sci) (Gal) (Gr. 5) (15 Prgms) (20 Min) (School YR) ($Yes) (Print/Video) 
Students construct knowledge about science from the content and context of their lives. 
Airs Mon., 10 AM Repeats Tues., 10 AM Spanish version airs same day at 7 PM Open-Caption version airs same day at 7:30PM 03/03 10: Theme 3, Show 2 03/04 Repeat 03/17 11: Theme 3, Show 3 03/18 Repeat 04/07 12: Theme 3, Show 4 04/08 Repeat 
GALAXY: The House (Lang) (Gal) (Gr. 4) (15 Prgms) (20 Min) (School YR) ($Yes) (Print/Video) 
Examines the lives of a multicultural group of students interacting with each other in an after-school community center. 
Airs Wed., 10 AM Repeats Thurs., 10 AM Spanish version airs same day at 7 PM Open-Caption version airs same day at 7:30PM 03/05 09: Theme 5: Show A 03/06 Repeat 03/19 10: Theme 5: Show B 03/20 Repeat 04/03 11: Theme 6: Show A 
GALAXY: Fixer Uppers (Sci) (Gal) (Gr. 1) (14 Prgms) (20 Min) (School YR) ($Yes) (Print/Video) 
Invites children to explore real-life science experiences with Keisha, a second grader, and her father Lee, an art education student, as they "fix up" the apartment building in which they live. 
Airs Mon., 10 AM Repeats Tues., 10 AM Spanish version airs same day at 7 PM Open-Caption version airs same day at 7:30PM 03/10 10: Theme 2: Show 10-J 03/11 Repeat 03/24 11: Theme 2: Show 11-K 03/25 Repeat 03/31 Repeat 04/01 Repeat 
Get Real (Advise/Sci) (CPM) (Gr. 3-6) (14 Prgms) (30 Min) (7 Days) ($No) (Video/Print) 
A fast-moving, high-energy series showing kids succeeding at - being kids. 
Airs Mon., 2 PM 
 
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Live From Antarctica 2 (Sci) (PBS) (Gr. 6-12) (3 Prgms) (60 Min) (School Yr) ($No) (Video/Guides) 
Live electronic field trips voyages through the Palmer Peninsula at the time of year when students can see baby seals and penguins amid some of the most spectacular scenery. 
Encores Mon., 4:30 PM 03/03 01: Oceans, Ice & Life 03/10 02: Birds Down Below 03/17 03: Earth's Cold Canary 
Magic School Bus, The (Ready-to-Learn) (PBS) (Gr. 1-4) (39 Prgms) (30 min) (Off-Air/Dup) ($No) (Print/Video) 
Ms. Frizzle stimulates her students' passion for science by taking them on wacky "field trips" with the help of a magically transformable school bus. 
Airs Tues. & Thurs., 7:30 AM 03/04 106: Meets The Rot Squad- 
Decomposition 03/06 108: In The Haunted House- 
Sound 03/11 111: Goes To Seed- Seeds 03/13 113: Kicks Up A Storm- 
Weather 03/18 210: Getting Energized- Energy 03/20 212: Cold Feet- Warm Blooded/ 
Cold Blooded 03/25 302: In the Arctic- Heat 03/27 304: Under Construction- 
Structures 03/28 305: Gets a Bright Idea- Light 03/31 306: Shows and Tells- 
Archeology 
Pappyland (Art) (EPS) (Gr. K-3) (47 Prgms) (30 Min) (School YR) ($No) (Print/Video) 
A funny and imaginative drawing show that features Pappy Drew - it and a host of five, animated and mechanical friends. 
Airs Mon., Wed. & Fri., 9:30 AM 03/03 225: Turtle Lou Comes Out Of 
His Shell 03/05 226: Tree-D's Noisy Forest 03/07 301: Elmer's Birthday Party 
Mystery 03/10 302: Chucky Wins At Having 
Fun 03/12 303: Chuck Learns To Keep 
Trying 03/14 304: Pappy Talks With His 
 
Hands 03/17 305: Donkey Dan Gets A Case of 
the Jittery Nerves 03/19 306: Buddy Bear and Turtle Lou 
Trade Places 03/21 307: Eloise and Elmer Comple- 
ment Each Other 03/24 308: Turtle Lou Gets A Package 03/26 309: Chucky Plants Some Clover 03/28 310: Donkey Dan and Turtle Lou 
Cook Up an Idea 03/31 311: Fish Face and Turtle Lou 
Work Things Through 04/02 312: Turtle Lou Minds His 
Manners 04/04 313: Turtle Lou and Buddy Bear 
Play Fair With Chucky 
Also airs on GPTV. Refer to the PeachStar Program Guide. 
Reading Rainbow (Reading) (PBS) (Gr. K-5) (GPN) (30 Min) (1 Yr*) ($No) (Video) CC 
LeVar Burton, takes young viewers on adventures that help stimulate an interest in reading for pleasure and entertainment. 
Airs Mon. - Thurs., 10:30 AM 03/03 801: Opt: An Illusionary Tale 03/04 802: Raccoons and Ripe Corn 03/05 803: The Lady with a Ship on 
Her Head 03/06 804: Kate Shelley and the 
Midnight Express 03/10 806: Tar Beach 03/11 807: The Wall 03/12 808: Sam the Sea Cow 03/13 809: Rechenka's Eggs 03/17 901: Come a Tide 03/18 902: The Piggly in the Puddle 03/19 903: Seashore Surprises 03/20 904: Through Moon and Stars 03/24 906: Amazing Grace 03/25 907: The Furry News: How to 
Make a Newspaper 03/26 908: Mrs. Katz and Tush 03/27 909: The Salamander Room 03/31 1001: Follow the Drinking Gourd 04/01 1002: If You Give a Mouse a 
Cookie 04/02 1003: Is This a House for Hermit 
Crab? 04/03 1004: And Still the Turtle 
Watched 
Science Quest (Sci) (HEB) (Gr. 3-12) (9 Prgms) (30 Min) (School YR) ($No) (Video) 
Explores topics inspired by the collections housed at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. These include studies of rocks and minerals, the weather, Native Ameri-can cultures, space exploration and rain forests. 
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Shamu TV (Sci) (Sea World) (Gr. K-12) (13 Prgms) (30 Min) (Unltd) ($No) (Video) 
The wonders of marine science are brought right into your classroom. 
Airs Fri., 8 AM 03/14 09: Nature Olympians 03/21 01: Habitat Is Home 03/28 07: The Diversity of Life 04/04 02: Creepy Creatures 
Storytime (Reading) (PBS) (PreK-3) (61 Prgms) (30 Min) (1 YR) ($No) (Video) 
Introduces young children to the exciting world of stories and literature with help from guest celebrities. 
Airs Mon., 1 PM 03/03 126: Aunt Isabel Tells a Good 
One A Porcupine Named Fluffy Morris's Disappearing Bag 03/10 127: Farmer Duck I Hear A Noise The Fortune Tellers 03/17 128: Noisy Nora The Seven Chinese Brothers Effie 03/24 129: The Folks in the Valley The Banza Rosie's Baby Tooth 03/31 130: Company's Coming The Little Red Hen Engelbert the Elephant 04/07 131: The itsy Bitsy Spider All Pigs Are Beautiful Do Not Open 
SuperScience with Molly & Bert (Sci) (PSTAR) (Gr. K-3) (15 Prgms) (30 Min) (Unltd-06/30/99) ($No) (Print/Video) 
Students explore basic science concepts with the characters Molly and Bert. 
Airs every other Fri., 10 AM 03/14 14: Dig Those Dinosaurs, Part I 03/28 15: Dig Those Dinosaurs, Part II 
TEAMS: Turn on to Mathematics (Math) (LACOE) (Gr. 4-7) (3 Modules of 8 Lessons 1 Staff Overview per Module) (45 Min) (1 Yr) ($Yes) (Print/Video/Kit) 
Students use hands-on activities and examples from the "real world" as they explore and develop concepts related to statistics, probability, number, patterns, geometry, proportionality, and measurement. 
 
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Airs Wed. & Fri., Noon 03/03 B.4: Discovering Patterns & 
Pascals 03/05 B.5: Digging Up Patterns 03/10 B.6: Growing Patterns 03/12 B.7: Analyzing Patterns 03/13 C.1: Folding Fantasy 03/17 B.8: Generalizing Patterns 03/24 C.2: Amazing Angles, Part 1 03/27 C.3: Amazing Angles, Part 2 
Staff Development 03/06 C: Uncovering The Mystery of 
Shapes 
TEAMS: Windows to Reading: 2-3 (Reading) (LACOE) (Gr. 2-3) (10 Prgms) (60 Min) (Unltd) ($No) (Video) 
Focuses on early reading and writing instruction for grades 2-3 also offers intensive staff development for teachers. 
Airs at Noon on dates indicated 03/04 14: That Story was Great!, Part 2 03/18 15: I Can Read It Myself, Part 1 03/20 16: I Can Read It Myself, Part 2 04/01 17: I'll Write About That, Part 1 04/03 18: I'll Write About That, Part 2 
Staff Development 03/11 03: Guided Reading: Developing 
Independent Readers 03/25 04: Writing Development 
TEAMS: Student As A Citizen (SS) (LACOE) (Gr. 4-6) (1 Module of 5 Lessons I 1 Staff Overview) (30 Min) (Unltd) ($No) (Video) 
Students learn that our country works best when everyone participates. 
Airs at Noon on dates indicated 03/07 Staff Development 03/14 01: Citizens Right Now 03/21 02: Citizenship: Rights and 
Responsibilities 03/28 03: Citizens of Action- Part 1 04/01 04: Citizens of Action - Part 2 
TEAMS: Windows to Reading: 2-3 (Reading) (LACOE) (Gr. 2-3) (10 Prgms/ 5 Staff Development Lessons) (30 Min) (1 YR) ($Yes) (Video/Kit/Print) 
This series of programs for students and teachers will focus on early reading and writing instruction for grades K-1. 
Airs at Noon on dates indicated 03/04 14: That Story Was Great!, Part 2 03/18 15: I Can Read It Myself, Part 1 03/20 16: I Can Read It Myself, Part 2 04/01 17: I'll Write About That, Part 1 04/03 18: I'll Write About That, Part 2 
Staff Development 03/11 03: Guided Reading: Developing 
Independent Readers 03/25 04: Writing Development 
 
TEAMS: Window On My World Shiloh (Reading) (LACOE) (Gr. 4-7) (4 Prgms) (1 Staff Dev) (45 Min) (1 YR) ($No) (Video/Print/Kit) 
This series helps students in the classroom to become better readers, writers, and discussants as they help with difficult decisions and the possible consequences. 
Airs at Noon on dates indicated 03/19 Staff Development 03/26 2.1: Building Connections 04/02 2.2: Developing Understanding 
Wishbone (Reading/Lit) (PBS) (Gr. 3-8) (40 Prgms) (30 Min) (Unltd-08/30/98) ($No) (Print/Video) 
Follows the exploits of a pint-sized canine hero with big ideas, who serves as a bridge between life and literature. In each episode, Wishbone, the dog (a Jack Russell Terrier), interacts with his human friends. 
Airs Mon.- Fri., 9 AM 03/03 09: Digging Up the Past 03/04 15: Golden Retreived 03/05 16: A Tale of Two Sitters 03/10 39: Rushin' To The Bone 03/11 01: A Tail in Twain-Pt.1 03/12 02: A Tail in Twain-Pt.2 03/13 03: Twisted Tail 03/17 17: Frankenbone 03/18 18: Hot Diggety Dog 03/19 19: One Thousand and One Tails 03/20 20: Mixed Breeds 03/21 22: The Pawloinwed Paper 03/24 23: Bark To The Future 03/25 24: Paw Prints Of Thieves 03/26 25: Furst Impressions 03/27 26: The Prince and the Pooch 03/28 27: The Count's Account 03/31 28: Salty Dog 04/01 29: Little Big Dog 04/02 30: A Dogged Expose 04/03 31: Terrified Terrier 04/04 32: Shakespaw 
Wonders Under the Sea (Sci) (HEB) (Gr. 3-12) (9 Prgms) (30 Min) (School YR) ($No) (Print/Video) 
Students explore different animals and plants that live in or near the ocean with scientists from the Texas State Aquarium. 
Airs one Fri. each month, 10:30 AM 03/14 07: Sponges Repeats Air Wed., 2 PM 03/05 02: Algae 03/12 03: Pelicans 03/19 06: Hermit Crabs 
World of The Wild (Sci) (HEB) (Gr. 3-12) (9 Prgms) (30 Min) (School YR) ($No) (Print/Video) 
 
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Students can learn about zoo careers, endangered species, and how specific animals live and move. 
Airs one Fri. each month, 10:30 AM 03/07 06: Seals and Sea Lions 04/04 07: Vanishing Animals Repeats Air Wed., 2 PM 03/26 01: Zoo Careers 04/02 02: Alligators and Crocodiles 
Middle & High School Programming 
Achievement TV (Career) (ATN) (Gr. 9-12) (18 Prgms) (60 Min) (Unltd) ($No) (Print/Interact) 
Students sit in on discussions with successful professionals from a variety of career fields. 
Airs Wed., 11 AM 03/05 05: Education in the 21st Century 03/12 16: Science & Exploration: 
Dinosaurs, Fossils & The Origins of Life 03/19 23: Changing Lanes 03/26 17: Risk Taking: An Ingredient For Success 04/02 19: Passion, Creativity & The Arts 
Destinos II (Spanish) (A/CPB) (Gr. 8-12) (26 Prgms) (30 Min) (Off-Air/No Dup) ($No) (Video) 
Gives students full comunicative proficiency in Spanish -listening, speaking reading and writing. Contact ALS 1-800-LEARNER. 
Airs Tues., 1:30 PM 03/04 49: Asi fue: II (That's How It 
Happened: II) 03/11 50: Asi fue: III (That's How It 
Happened: III) 03/18 51: Asi fue: IV (That's How It 
Happened: IV) 03/25 52: Siempre lo amo (She Always 
Loved You) 
Environmental Careers: The World Is in Your Hands (Sci!Env) (EPS) (Gr. 9-12) (1 Pgrm) (30 Min) (Unltd-06/30/97) ($No) (Video) 
A major symposium for high school students on environmental science. 
Airs Fri., 10:30 AM 03/28 01: Environmental Careers: The 
World Is in Your Hands 
French in Action (Foreign Lang) (A/CPB) (Gr. 9-12) (26 Prgms) (30 Min) (Off-air taping license contact ALS 1-800LEARNER) ($Yes) (Video) 
Combines video, audio, and print to teach French in the dynamic context of French-speaking cultures. Contact ALS 1-800-LEARNER. 
 
Airs Fri., 2:30 PM 03/07 24: Food and Drink, Part 1 03/14 25: Food and Drink, Part 2 03/21 26: Food and Drink, Part 3 
Georgia Stories I (Hist) (PSTAR) (Gr. 4 & 8-11) (18 Prgms) (30 Min) (Unltd) ($No) (Print/Video) (CC) 
Each program includes three stories about people and events from the time period indicated. 
Airs Tues., 6 PM 03/04 07: The First Century of 
Statehood, Pt. 2 03/11 08: The First Century of 
Statehood, Pt. 3 03/18 09: The First Century of 
Statehood, Pt. 4 03/25 10: The Rise of Modern Georgia, 
Pt. 1 04/01 11: The Rise of Modern Georgia, 
Pt. 2 
Also airs on GPTV. Refer to the PeachStar Program Guide. 
Georgia Stories II (Hist) (PSTAR) (Gr. 4 & 8-11) (19 Prgms) (30 Min) (Unltd) ($No) (Print/Video) (CC) 
Continues the study of our state's rich heritage with a focus on economic history. 
Airs Thurs., 6 PM 03/06 07: The Civil War, Pt. 1 03/13 08: The Civil War, Pt. 2 03/20 09: The New South, Pt. 1 03/27 10: The New South, Pt. 2 04/03 11: The Rise of Modern Georgia, 
Pt. 1 
Also airs on GPTY. Refer to the PeachStar Program Guide. 
Integrated Science (Sci) (UA) (Gr. 6-8) (33 Prgms) (60 Min) (School YR) ($Yes) (Print/Kits) 
Students examine science-related topics with an emphasis on hands-on activities that develop critical thinking skills. 
Airs Mon., 8 AM - 6th Grade 03/03 Environment Week 2 03/10 Environment Week 3 03/17 Environment Week 4 03/24 NO BROADCAST 03/31 Environment Week 5 04/07 Environment Week 6 
Airs Tues., 8 AM- 7th Grade 03/04 Environment Week 2 03/11 Environment Week 3 03/18 Environment Week 4 03/25 NO BROADCAST 04/01 Environment Week 5 
 
Airs Wed., 8 AM - 8th Grade 03/05 Enrivonment Week 2 03/12 Environment Week 3 03/19 Environment Week 4 03/26 NO BROADCAST 04/02 Environment Week 5 
Irasshai (JaPanese) (PSTAR) (Gr. 9-12) (75 Prgms) (30 Min) (Unltd) ($Yes) (Print/Video/Interact) 
A full-year Japanese I course for high school students taught by Tim Cook, a nationally renowned foreign language instructor. 
Airs Mon., Wed. & Fri., 7:30 AM Each program repeats same day at 1:30 PM 03/03 153: Favorite Sports 03/05 154: Sports, II 03/10 155: Sports, III 03/12 156: Music 03/17 157: Review, I 03/24 158: Weather, I 03/26 159: Weather, II 03/28 160: Review, II 03/31 161: Clothing, I 04/02 162: Clothing, II 04/07 163: Shopping, I 
Also airs on GPTV. Refer to the PeachStar Program Guide. 
Learning to Learn (Academic Asst.) (GPB) (Gr. 9-16) (30 Prgms) (60 Min) (Unltd) ($No) (Video) 
Designed to help students recognize and conquer the academic difficulties which may be the cause of many college dropouts. 
Airs Mon. & Fri., 11 AM 03/03 09: Connecting During Reading 03/07 10: Connecting During Reading 03/10 11: Taking Lecture Notes 03/14 12: Psychology Lecture 03/17 13: Studying Strategies 03/21 14: Studying Strategies 03/24 15: Reviewing After Studying 03/28 16: Vignette #2 04/07 17: Studying Science 
Mark Kistler's Imagination Station (Art) (PMN) (Gr. 5-10) (65 Prgms) (30 Min) (1Yr*) ($No) (Video) 
Acclaimed art educator, Mark Kistler, teaches children how to draw in 3-D. 
Airs Tues. & Thurs., 9:30 AM 03/04 251: Expressions of Drawing 03/06 252: More Expressions of 
Drawing 03/11 253: Dina-Lizards 03/13 254: Polar Party 03/18 255: Flying High With Your 
Imagination 03/20 256: Knights of the Drawing 
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Money Maze (Econ/SS) (GPTV) (Gr. 9-16) (12 Prgms) (30 Min) (Unltd) ($No) (Print) 
Viewers learn about personal budgeting and finances. An accompanying workbook, "This Way to Easy Street," is available for a fee by calling 404-222-8899. 
Airs Fridays, 4:30 PM 
03/07 11: Relationships and Money 03/14 12: Scams and Fraud 03/21 01: Car Buying 03/28 02: Credit Cards 04/04 03: Checking & Savings 
New Explorers (Sci) (PBS) (Gr. 6-12) (6 Prgms) (60 Min) (1 YR) ($No) (Video) (CC) 
Each episode presents a scientist at work, but not in a lab. These simple scientific adventure stories show a revolutionary way to teach science. 
Airs Fri., 8 AM 03/07 02: Walking Among The Sharks 
Prep Sports Plus (Sports) (GPTV) (High) (13 Prgms) (30 Min) (Unltd) ($No) (Video) 
Follows current academic and athletic programs throughout Georgia's high schools. 
Airs Fri., 2 PM 03/07 Spring Season #3 03/14 Spring Season #4 03/21 Spring Season #5 03/28 Spring Season #6 04/04 Spring Season #7 
Also airs on GPTV. Refer to GPTV's Preview Magazine. 
U.S. Space Camp (Sci) (SCETV) (Gr. 6-9) (1 Prgm) (60 Min) (School Yr) ($No) 
Focuses on how young people can l~arn about the exciting opportunities of space travel. 
Airs Mon., 03/24, 4:30 PM 
World of Chemistry (Sci) (PBS) (Gr. 9-12) (26 Prgms) (30 Min) (Unltd) ($Yes) (Video) 
This series explores the foundations of chemical structures and behavior in everything from cosmetics to genetics. Meet distinguished scientists and see real-world applications of chemistry. Contact ALS 1-800-LEARNER. 
Airs Mon., 2:30 PM 03/03 18: The Chemistry of The Earth 03/10 19: Metals 03/17 20: On The Surface 03/24 21: Carbon 03/31 22: The Age of Polymers 04/07 22: Repeat 
 
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Staff Development & Postsecondary 
Programming 
Government By Consent: A National Perspective (Pol Sci) (ALS) (Gr. 13-16) (26 Prgms) (30 Min) (No Record/License Fee) ($Yes) (Print/Video) 
A one-semester American government survey course, focuses on teaching students how to access their government. Contact ALS 1-800-LEARNER. 
Airs Tues., Thurs. & Sat., 7 AM 03/01 24: First Amendment Freedoms 03/04 25: Rights of the Accused 03/06 26: Women and Minorities 
PeachStar Professional Development Institute (Tech) (PSTAR) (StaffDev) (5 Prgms) (60 Min) (School YR) ($No) 
This third broadcast in the series will help educators successfully integrate distance learning technologies into their curricula by illustrating PeachStar programs that have an Internet component. 
Airs Thurs., 3:30 PM 03/27 03: Using the Internet to Access 
Distance Learning Resources 
Satellite Town Meeting (Educ) (PBS) (Staff Dev) (9 Prgms) (60 Min) (School YR) ($No) (Video) 
Timely topics concerning education are discussed each month. These meetings are produced by the U.S. Department of Education. 
Rebroadcasts air Tues., 4:30 PM 03/04 01: Back to School: Getting Your 
Community Involved 03/11 02: Technology & Teacher 
Leadership: 21st Century 03/18 03: School As Safe Havens: 
Discipline, Safety & Truancy Prevention 03/18 06: (Airs, 8 PM) School-to-Work Opportunities: Workplaces as Learning Environments 03/25 04: The New American High School: Preparing Youth for College & Careers 
SREB Teleconference (StaffDev) (PSTAR) (Staff) (5 Prgms) (60 Min) (Off-Air/No Dup) ($Yes) (Print) 
1996-1997 High Schools That Work Teleconference Series: Replacing The General Track 
Airs Wed., 3 PM 03/05 Teleconference #4 03/19 Teleconference #5 
Sociological Imagination: The Introduction to Sociology (Pol Sci) (ALS) (Gr. 13-16) (26 Prgms) (30 Min) (No 
 
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Provides an in-depth look at groups, communities, institutions, and social situations that illustrate major sociological concepts. Contact ALS 1-800LEARNER. 
 
Airs Mon. & Wed., 7 AM 03/03 25: Collective Behavior & Social 
Movements 03/05 26: Social Change 
 
Literary Visions (Lit) (PBS) (Gr. 12-16) (26 Prgms) (30 Min) (Off-Air Taping License Required) ($Yes) (Video) 
Brings literature to life with dramatizations of individual works and readings of literary passages. Contact ALS 1-800LEARNER. 
Airs Thurs., 1:30PM 03/06 23: The Vision Quest: Myth and 
Symbolism in Drama 03/13 24: A Frame for Meaning: Theme 
in Drama 03/20 25: Casting Long Shadows: The 
Power of Literature 03/27 26: Continuing Vision: The Uses 
of Literature 
Also airs on GPTV Sat., 6:30 AM 
 
Adult & Special Interest Programming 
GED (H.S. Equiv) (PSTAR) (Adult) (43 Prgms) (30 Min) (Unltd) ($No) (Print/ Ineract) 
A series designed to assist adult learners preparing for the GED examination. 
Airs Mon., Wed. & Fri., 6:30 PM 03/03 25: Writing VII 03/05 26: Writing VIII 03/07 27: Writing IX 03/10 28: Writing X 03/12 29: Math I 03/14 30: Math II 03/17 31: Math III 03/19 32: Math IV 03/21 33: Math V 03/24 34: Math VI 03/26 35: Math VII 03/28 36: Math VIII 03/31 37: Math IX 04/02 38: Math X 04/04 39: Math XI 
Holocaust: Lessons For Generations Teleconference (PSTAR) (Adult) (1 Prgm) (60 Min) (Unltd) ($No) 
The program will touch on such topics as: why teach the Holocaust?, how is it applicable today?, and what happens when hate and prejudice get out of hand? 
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WEDNESDAY Sociological Imagination 
 
THURSDAY Government By Consent 
 
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Magic School Bus Integrated Science 7 
 
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Magic School Bus Continuing Education: Medicine 
 
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Imagination Station 
 
Pappyland 
 
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Pappyland 
 
The GALAXY Classroom 10:00 
 
Count On It! Or SuperScience Alternating Fridays 
 
10:20 PeachStar Bulletin Board Scheduling Special Announcements 
 
10:30 Reading Rainbow 
 
Science Programs 
 
11:00 Learning to Learn 
 
Arthur (2 shows) 
 
Achievement TV 
 
Arthur (2 shows) 
 
Learning to Learn 
 
11:30 
 
12:00 TEAMS 
 
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1:00 Storytime 
 
Young Astronauts 
 
Young Astronauts 
 
1:30 lrasshai 
 
Destinos 
 
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Literary Visions 
 
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2:00 Get Real 
 
TEAMS Staff Development 
 
Repeats of Science Shows TEAMS Staff Development 
 
Prep Sports Plus 
 
2:30 World of Chemistry 
 
French in Action 
 
3:00 
 
Holocaust Teleconference (03/04) 
 
What's the Big Idea? (except 2/20) 
 
Technology in the Classroom 
 
3:30 
 
P'Star Training (airs 3:30-4:30 PM, 3/27) 
 
4:00 
 
Teacher's Workshops 
 
What's the Big Idea? 
 
4:30 Space Shows 
 
Satellite Town Meetings Repeats Technology In The Classroom 
 
Money Maze 
 
5:00 
 
6:00 
 
Georgia Stories I 
 
Georgia Stories II 
 
6:30 GED on TV 
 
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7:00 The GALAXY Classroom (Spanish & Open-Caption) 
 
8:00 Elements of Change 
 
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Ready-To-Learn Daytime Schedule 
 
Wishbone 
Airs 4:30PM Monday- Friday RIGHTS- Until August 30, 1998. 
03/03 #109 Digging Up The Past 03/04 #115 Golden Retrieved 03/05 #116 A Tale of Two Sitters 03/07 #126 The Prince and The Pooch 03/10 #139 Rushin' To The Bone 03/11 #101 A Tail In Twain (Pt. 1) 03/12 #102 A Tail In Twain (Pt. 2) 03/13 #103 Twisted Tail 03/17 #117 Franken Bone 03/18 #118 Hot Diggety Dawg 03/19 #119 One Thousand And One Tails 03/20 #120 Mixed Breeds 03/21 #122 The Pawloined Paper 03/24 #123 Bark To The Future 03/25 #124 Paw Prints of Thieves 03/26 #125 Furst Impressions 03/27 #126 The Prince and The Pooch 03/28 #127 The Count's Account 03/31 #128 Salty Dog 
 
The Magic School Bus 
Airs Monday- Friday at 3:30PM RIGHTS- 3 years from original broadcast. 
03/03 #105 Hops Home 03/04 #106 Meets The Rot Squad 03/05 #107 All Dried Up 03/06 #108 In The Haunted House 03/07 #109 Gets Ready, Set, Dough 03/10 #110 Plays Ball 03/11 #111 Goes To Seed 03/12 #112 Gets Ants In The Pants 03/13 #113 Kicks Up a Storm 03/14 #208 Revving Up 03/17 #209 Taking Flight 03/18 #210 Getting Energized 03/19 #211 Out of This World 03/20 #212 Cold Feet 03/21 #213 Ups and Downs 03/24 #301 In a Beehive 03/25 #302 In The Arctic 03/26 #303 Spins a Web 03/27 #304 Under Construction 03/28 #305 Gets A Bright Idea . 03/31 #306 Shows and Tells 
 
Bill Nye The Science Guy 
Airs Tuesdays and Thursdays at4PM 
RIGHTS- Until August 30, 1998. 
03/04 #313 Genes 03/06 #314 Architecture 03/11 #315 Farming 03/13 #307 Deserts 03/18 #308 Amphibians 03/20 #316 Volcanoes 03/25 #317 Invertebrates 03/27 #318 Heart 
 
Arthur 
Airs Monday- Friday at 5 PM RIGHTS- 1 year/no duplication. 
03/03 #115 Arthur's Family Vacation/Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm 
03/04 #116 Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest/D.W. Flips 03/05 #117 Meek for a Week/Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper 03/06 #118 Arthur's Chicken Pox/Sick As A Dog 03/07 #119 D.W. Rides Again/Arthur Makes the Team 03/10 #120 Arthur's Almost Boring Day/The Half-Baked Sale 03/11 #121 Sue Ellen Moves In/The Perfect Brother 03/12 #122 D.W. Snow Mystery/Team Trouble 03/13 #123 Bully For Binkie/Misfortune Teller 03/14 #124 Arthur's Tooth/D.W. Gets Lost 03/17 #125 D.W. Thinks Big/Arthur Cleans Up 03/18 #126 My Dad, The Garbage Man/Poor Muffy 03/19 #127 D.W.'s Blankie/Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble 03/20 #128 I'm a Poet/The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club 03/21 #129 My Club Rules/Stolen Bike 03/24 #130 Arthur's First Sleepover/Arthur's New Year's Eve 03/25 #101 Arthur's Eyes/Francine's Bad Hair Day 03/26 #102 Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn/Arthur's Spelling 03/27 #103 D.W. All Wet/Buster's Dina Dilemma 03/28 #104 D.W.'s Imaginary Friend/Arthur's Lost Library Book 03/31 #105 Arthur's Pet Business/D.W. The Copycat 
 
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Instructional Programming onGPTV 
School Days 1 - 3 PM 
Beyond the Front Page (Lang Arts) (Gr. 10-12) Workshops by professional journalists motivate students to write. Airs Mon., 2 PM (Last episode) 03/03 10: The News: It Can't Happen 
Without Us 
Bush Babies (Sci) (Gr. PreK-3) Baby animals explore life in the South African desert. Airs Mon., Wed. & Fri., 1:50PM 03/03 07: Masters of Disguise 03/05 08: Wide, Not White 03/07 09: A Ring Around the Rump 03/10 10: The Ugly Pigling 03/12 11: Bro Baboon 03/14 12: Gentle Giants 03/17 13: High and Low 03/19 14: Tireless Traveller 03/21 15: Joyful Jumper 03/24 16: Desert Dame 03/26 17: Awaiting the Feast 03/28 18: Silent Stalker 03/31 19: Flightless Feathers 04/02 20: Big Mouth 04/04 21: Rocky Roamers Airs Mon. - Fri., 2:50 PM, beginning 3/17 03/17 02: Dainty Dashers 03/18 03: The Cuddly King 03/19 04: Little Blue Beastie 03/20 05: Monkey Business 03/21 06: Taller Than The Trees 
Coastal Naturalist (Sci) (Gr. 5-12) Ecosystems along S. Georgia Coast. Airs Mon., Wed. & Fri., 2 PM 03/05 01: Those Beautiful Barriers 03/07 02: Our Majestic Maritime 
Forests 03/10 03: Our Endangered Wildlife' 
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03/12 04: Our Marvelous Marshes 03/14 05: Whispering Pines 
Count On It! (Math) (Gr. K-3) 
Field trips show math in everyday life. 
Airs Mon. - Fri., 2:30 PM 03/03 16: Learn Planning 03/04 17: Seek Fame & Fortune 03/05 18: Go On A Picnic 03/06 19: Learn About Music 03/07 20: Go Camping 
Crunchy Critter Returns (Health) (Gr. K-2) 
Explores food, nutrition and health. 
Airs Tue. - Fri., 2:30PM 03/18 01: Crunchy and the Teenage 
Nutrient Transformers 03/19 02: Crunchy Meets New Friends 
and Tastes New Foods 03/20 03: Crunchy and Friends Go to 
the Circus 03/21 04: Crunchy Joins the Breakfast 
Brigade 
Destinos (Spanish) (Gr. 8-12) 
Spanish language in everyday life. 
Airs Mon., Wed. & Fri., 2 PM 03/17 25: Reflexiones (Reflections I) 03/19 26: Reflexiones (Reflections II) 03/21 27: El rescate (The Rescue) 03/24 28: Atrapados (Trapped) 03/26 29: jSe derrumbo! (It Collapsed!) 03/28 30: Preocupaciones (Worries) 03/31 31: Medidas drasticas (Drast 
Measures) 04/02 32: Ha habido un accidente 
(There Has Been An Accident) 04/04 33: Si supieras ... (If You Only 
Knew ...) 
Different & The Same (SS) (Gr. 1-3) 
Understanding and combating racism. 
Airs Mon. - Fri., 1:15 PM 03/20 01: Sticks and Stones 03/21 02: Cinderella and Me 03/24 03: Long Distance 03/25 04: Play Ball 03/26 05: The Club 03/27 06: Tug of War 03/28 07: Proud To Be Me 03/31 08: I'm American Too 04/01 09: Words on the Wall 
Eddie Files, The (Math/Sci) (Gr. 3-6) 
Workers using math on their jobs. 
Airs Mon. - Thurs., 2:30 PM 03/10 01: Welcome to Math: You Gatta 
Start Somewhere 03/11 02: Estimation: Going to the Dogs 03/12 03: Geometry: Invasion of the 
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03/13 04: Fractions: Any Way You Slice It 
GALAXY: Fixer Uppers (Sci) (Gr. 1) 
Explores science in everyday life. 
Airs Fri., 1:30 PM 03/07 Theme 2, Show 9I 03/14 Repeat 03/21 Theme 2, Show 10J 03/28 Repeat 04/04 Theme 2, Show 11K 
GALAXY: S.N.O.O.P.S. (Sci) (Gr. 5) 
Explores science in everyday life. 
Airs Mon., 1:30 PM 03/03 Theme 3, Show 1 03/10 Theme 3, Show 2 03/17 Repeat 03/24 Theme 3, Show 3 03/31 Repeat 04/07 Theme 3, Show 4 
GALAXY: The House (Lang Arts) (Gr. 4) 
Explores interactions of multicultural students in an after-school center. 
Airs Wed., 1:30PM 03/05 Theme 5, Show A 03/12 Repeat 03/19 Theme 5, Show B 03/26 Repeat 04/02 Theme 6, Show A 
Georgia Stories I (Hist) (Gr. 4 & 8-11) 
Studies Georgia's fascinating people and historic events. 
Airs Tues., 1:30 PM 03/04 106: First Century of Statehood, 
Part I 03/11 107: First Century of Statehood, 
Part II 03/18 108: First Century of Statehood, 
Part III 03/25 109: First Century of Statehood, 
Part IV 04/01 110: The Rise of the Modern 
Georgia, Part I 
Georgia Stories II (Hist) (Gr. 4 & 8-11) 
An economic view of Georgia history. 
Airs Thurs., 1:30 PM 03/06 205: Georgia's Westward 
Movement #1 03/13 206: Georgia's Westward 
Movement #2 03/20 207: The Civil War #1 03/27 208: The Civil War #2 04/03 209: The New South #1 
Irasshai (Japanese Lang & Culture) (Gr 9-12) 
A Japanese language & culture course for high school/college credit. 
 
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Airs Tues. & Thurs., 2 PM 03/04 248: Days of Week 03/06 249: Days & Dates 03/11 250: School 1 03/13 251: School2 03/18 252: Likes 03/20 253: Favorite Sports 1 03/25 254: Favorite Sports 2 03/27 255: Favorite Sports 3 04/01 256: Music 04/03 257: Review 1 
 
Life on Our Planet (Sci) (Gr. 6-12) 
Studies animal, plant and insect life. 
Airs Mon. - Fri., 2:30 PM 03/24 01: Animals' Diversity of Life 03/25 02: Who Needs Bees? 03/26 03: Insects, Insects, Insects! 03/27 04: Water and Its Life Systems 03/28 05: The World of Plants 03/31 06: Tropical Regions and Rain 
Forests 
 
Mathematics Is Elementary (Math) (Gr. 2-4) 
Children solving everyday math problems. 
Airs Mon. - Fri., 1 PM 03/03 01: What's A Thousand? Number 
Sense 03/04 02: What's Next? Patterns & 
Relations 03/05 03: What is it Worth? Operations 
& Computations 03/06 04: Is There Action in Fractions? 03/07 05: How Long? How Far? 
Measurement 03/10 06: How Much? How Many? 
Weight & Measurement 03/11 07: How Much Does it Hold? 
Measurement 03/12 08: What Shape Is It In? 
Geometry & Spatial Sense 03/13 09: What Size Do I Need? 03/14 10: What's This When It Comes 
Together? Geometry, Parts & Shapes, 3-D 03/17 11: How Can I Find Out? Collecting & Using Data 03/18 12: Is It Likely? Statistics & Probability 03/19 13: How Many Ways? Algebra & Function 
 
Salmon Project, The (Sci) (Gr. 7-12) 
Studies conservation and natural resources. 
Airs Mon.- Fri., 1 PM 03/20 01: The Salmon and the Snake 03/21 02: Power to the People 03/24 03: Stemming the Flow 03/25 04: Lost at Sea 03/26 05: Like a River Again 03/27 06: Changing the River: Changing 
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Views of The Earth (Sci) (Gr. 9-12) 
Studies the formation of our planet. 
Airs Fri., 3/14, 2:30 PM 
Visions of Africa (SS) (Gr. 5-12) 
Explores the continent, its people and places. 
Airs Mon.- Thurs., 1 PM 03/31 01: Africa in Real Life: How 
Africans Really Live 04/01 02: African-Americans in Africa 04/02 03: African Traditions 04/03 04: Rebuilding a Nation: Uganda's 
Comeback from Despotic Rule of Idi Amin 
Wordscape (Lang Arts) (Gr. 4-6) 
Enriches vocabulary skills. 
Airs Mon.- Fri., 2:45PM 03/24 01: Building Words 03/25 02: Movie Words 03/26 03: Words of Time 03/27 04: Sports Words 03/28 05: Talk Words 03/31 06: Food Words 04/01 07: Mystery Words 04/02 08: Loud Talk 04/03 09: Clothing Words 04/04 10: Words of Leadership 
World of Nature (Sci) (Gr K-6) 
Animal societies and how they relate to their habitats. 
Airs Mon. - Fri., 1:15 PM 03/03 01: Beavers: Builders or 
Destroyers? 03/04 02: Ed, the Orphan Elephant 03/05 03: Saving the Manatee 03/06 04: Mountain Gorillas: Gentle 
Giants 03/07 05: A Delicate Balance 03/10 06: Mountain of Life 03/11 07: Sea Lions: Lessons on the 
Beach 03/12 08: Prairie Dogs: Grassland 
Survivors 03/13 09: Owls: Hunters of the Sky 03/14 10: Parakeets: Loose in the City 03/17 11: Monarch Butterfly: Milkweed 
to Mexico 03/18 12: Mystery of the Cranes 03/19 13: Lemurs: Ghost in the Trees 
For More Information on PeachStar Programming and 
Services Contact by Telephone: 1-800-222-6006 ext. 2550 Or click PeachStar on the 
GPB WEB Site at http://www.gpb.org 
 
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Will The Circle Be Unbroken? 
 
a landmark radio documentary series debuts in April on Peach State Public Radio 
 
See April's Pipeline for more information on this dramatic, 13-part documentary on the history of the Civil Rights Movement in five southern cities. For the first time on radio, hear the story in the words of more than 250 men, women and children who watched and made and sometimes tried to stop - the movement toward racial integration. 
For curriculum materials, call 1-800-352-6225. 
 
PeachStar 
Wishes You All 
a Great Spring Break! 
 
If You Miss Any Programming 
During Your Break, Call Us at 
1-800-222-6006 ext. 2565 
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So wrote Anne Frank in her diary, just 20 days before she and her family were captured, and later killed, by the Nazis. Today, more than 50 years later, Anne Frank's diary remains a source of hope and inspiration. 
Anne Frank: What Is She Saying to Us Today? 
That is the question students across the state are invited to answer in a contest sponsored by the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust and the Georgia Department of Education. The contest has two divisions, students in grades 6-8 and students in grades 9-12; and there are two categories, art and writing. 
Art entries can be a sculpture, drawing, painting, poster or collage. 
Writing entries can be a poem, newspaper article, story, play/dialogue, research paper or essay. 
For the state-level competition, only one entry may be submitted from each school, per division, per category. 
Four first-place prize winners will be selected, and those students and their sponsoring teachers will win trips to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Second- and thirdplace prizes will also be awarded. 
 
h*~GALAXY CLASSROOM 
Galaxy Classroom is an interactive network of more than 600 schools in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, with the largest number of Galaxy schools right here in Georgia! Over 1,400 Galaxy Classrooms in Georgia are linked together through fax machines, e-mail, and interactive video. 
Galaxy Classroom provides yearlong curricula: two in Science and one in Language Arts for elementary schools. Each of the curricula, produced in English and Spanish, features instruction around themes that are investigated through interactive satellite broadcasts of the video adventure series. 
If you would like to learn more about making your classroom a Galaxy Classroom contact Christine Kane at 1-800-303-9070, ext. 41. 
 
Time is short! 
 
All entries must be postmarked no later than March 15, 1997. 
 
For contest rules and guidelines Contact the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust at (404) 651-9273. 
 
No! No! 
There Will Not Be A PeachStar Conference 
At Clayton State This Year! 
Those of you who attended our two annual conferences at Clayton State will not have to travel this year. 
Those of you who could not travel and so just missed out on the information presented, will not have to miss out this year. 
How can this be? Look to our teleconferences in April and May. All the information presented at our past conferences will be presented via our PPDI (see Pipeline, page 3) satellite training programs. Sorry we won't be seeing each other on that beautiful and tranquil campus, but training by satellite will save us all time and travel. 
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Solutions ... (cant'd. from page 4) 
 
Pat Ferguson, a Second Grade Teacher, and Malinda Temple, Media Specialist, 
from Dawnville Elementary School, Dalton, Georgia 
In response to your call for articles on using satellite distance learning programming in the classroom, we would like to submit the following: 
Satellite distance learning programming has expanded the world of second graders at Dawnville Elementary School in the Whitfield County School System. They recently traveled via satellite to Manassas, Va., to join a group of other school children as they explored the world of migratory birds in the presentation, Migratory Birds: Finding Their Way Home. The second graders were concluding a reading unit on migratory animals, and this satellite field trip allowed them to observe migratory birds in the wild. The program was especially appropriate as Dawnville Elementary School has recently developed a bird sanctuary on campus. In preparation for this "field trip," second grade teachers used the supplementary materials provided free of charge by the Prince William Network. These materials included a map of National Wildlife Refuges and a teacher's guide with reproducible activity sheets and suggested activities to accompany the program. At the conclusion of the satellite field trip, one teacher jokingly remarked, "Never have so many traveled so far for so little!" 
Adhering carefully to the copyright permission for this program, the media specialist cataloged the video tape of the field trip with the supplementary materials in a kit which was added to the school's media center permanent collection. Excursions into the world of migratory birds will be possible for future learners, also. 
The varied distance learning programs available to schools throughout Georgia open viewing windows onto a wor"Id that is unfamiliar to many students. The world is brought to their classrooms via satellite programming. The best things in education can be free. 
PeachStar Is Now On SpaceNet 4 Transponder 24-Lower KU-Band 
On Your DCII IRD Channel #401 is GPTV- Channel #411 is PeachStar 
In Feburary's Peach Star Pipeline, instructions for repositioning your satellite dish were printed on page 19. 
If you have not yet repositioned your satellite dish and need help to do so ... 
You may call the CMS Help Desk 
1-800-877-7805 
 
daily stream of satellite-delivered instruction for teachers who want to learn how to use any of the hardware or software in the Solutions Classroom. 
EMG also sends consultants to Solutions schools on request. Pipeline sat in on one such session at Social Circle High. EMG representative Heather Ratchford, spent four hours at the school, debugging equipment, answering questions and showing Social Circle's six Solutions teachers how to better use the resources of the Solutions Classroom. All of the concerns already listed above were expressed by the Social Circle teachers, who readily acknowledged that they had not yet used the Solutions Classroom to any great extent. However, all of the six seemed sold on the concept and felt it was definitely a positive opportunity for their students. Jeff Welch, assistant superintendent at Social Circle City Schools and point man in the system's participation in the pilot, indicated his system is determined to take advantage of this resource and make Solutions work in Social Circle. 
The program at Swainsboro High is a little further along than those at the other Georgia sites. This might be partly due to a serendipitous coming together of the Solutions opportunity and the school's strategic planning process. The leadership team at Swainsboro High School was meeting last summer to identify goals and objectives for their site-based professional development efforts during the '96-'97 academic year when Georgia Public Broadcasting's Education Services Division was seeking pilot schools for the Solutions Classroom. There was a perfect match between the Swainsboro team's top priority for staff development and the goals of the Solutions pilot- integrating technology into the curriculum. 
The Swainsboro team agreed that this pilot project would be a perfect vehicle for them to use as one way of working toward their priority. This matching of local school goals with the goals of the project has been a contributing factor in the progress made to date during the first of the pilot. 
 
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Peach Star Education Services 
Staff 
 
Director: 
 
Joey Baughman 
 
Assistant Directors: 
 
Jeanette Pinkston 
 
 
 
Programming & Outreach 
 
Janie Smith 
Support Services 
 
Production & Acquisition Manager: 
 
Gabrielle Kostiuk 
 
Project Managers: 
 
Stephanie Caywood 
 
Wagers Chenault 
 
Bix Doughty 
 
Kathy McCollister 
 
TEAMS Coordinator: 
 
Zipporah Slaughter 
 
Operations/Traffic/Scheduling: 
 
Sharon McNeal 
 
Administrative Assistant: 
 
Marcelle Cline 
 
Secretary: 
 
Cathi Alls 
 
J996-97 Videoconference Series 
Issues and Solutions in Higher Education 
Spring Break! No videoconference scheduled for March '97 
Next program airs April 24 "Accreditation on Trial" 
Look here in the PeachStar Pipeline April edition 
for more information. 
 
Please call us at 1-800-222-6006, ext. 2550 
FAX 404-756-2556 whenever we can be 
of assistance. 
And visit our WEB site at http://www.gpb.org/pstarlpeachstr.htm 
 
Education Services Division Georgia Public Broadcasting 
1540 Stewart Ave. S.W. Atlanta, GA 30310 
 
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