Cable TV to Market Classroom Programs

To promote the use of cable television in classrooms, Cablevision Industries is holding a free conference for educators next month that will feature shows from cable channels such as CNN and the Learning Channel.

Cablevision education coordinator Gloria Pollack said the Valley Cable in the Classroom Conference will be held from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. March 16 at Millikan Middle School in Sherman Oaks.

“To begin with, students are already accustomed to watching TV. So why not let it work for you?” said Pollack about why instructors may be interested in using cable programming as a teaching tool.

Among features of the conference are booths and workshops given by individual cable channels and a talk by Bobbi Kamil, the executive director of the Cable in the Classroom program. For more information, call (310) 315-4410.