ITV Overview + Benefits and Services

Instructional television series are designed specifically for K-12 classroom use. Most ITV series are 15-20 minutes in length and are curriculum-based. That is, they present one specific concept that is part of the teaching curriculum. Most ITV series are accompanied by a teacher guide which provides lesson plans and discussion questions designed to make the video an active teaching tool.

WGVU-TV broadcasts ITV series from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday during the school year. We also "block feed" series, that is run them in their entirety during the year. This allows teachers to set VCRs and record the series for later use, or store series with digital rights on video servers.

WGVU-TV serves a K-12 student population of 200,000 students
In 99 public and non-public West Michigan school districts. Nearly 11,000 teachers in member school districts receives copies of the ITV GUIDEBOOK for use during the school year.

ITV MEMBERS RECEIVE

• Over 90 curriculum-specific instructional video series delivered via live broadcast and/or in block feeds.
• Access to on-line programming information and resources.
• ITV GUIDEBOOK - the daily broadcast schedule that includes series descriptions, use rights, and Michigan Framework correlations.
• Teacher guides, at a nominal cost or free, now posted on the worldwide web.
• The ELECTRIC GAZETTE newsletter published in September, and January. The Gazette carries utilization tips, block feed schedules and additional PBS programming with educational use rights.

Monthly ITV NEWSFLASH, a monthly e-newsletter is sent to school media specialist or directly to teachers.

Block feeds of elementary and secondary series-teacher may build their own legal tape libraries.

Catch Time - Catch up on needed ITV episodes. E-mail the Educational Services Office to request a program.

Flex Time - A time for enrichment/supplemental instructional programming. The ELECTRIC GAZETTE carries descriptions, use rights and airdates.

For further information call (616) 771-6782 or 1-800-442-2771 or email davislin@gvsu.edu.