State of Indiana launches Free Resource Database for Schools
The US State of Indiana, Comcast Corp., and Discovery Education have recently teamed up to provide students with free on-demand digital resources aligned with state standards.
The service, Discovery Education On Demand By Comcast claims to be the first offer of its kind in the US and provides Indiana families with instant, at-home access to educational video clips, hands-on activities, interactive content, subject guides, puzzles, and homework help tools. Content is available at no additional cost to cable subscribers which currently includes more than 200 videos which aim to "engage students in learning, and support and supplement the work of educators in classrooms across the state," according to Stephen Wakefield, communications manager for Discovery Education. "These videos, aligned to state standards and organized by grade level and subject area, cover core academic disciplines including math, science, English/language arts, and social studies." Content will be continually refreshed with new videos, and new content will be added online regularly as well, said Wakefield.
