PBS Online Xtras

NerdTV is essentially Charlie Rose for geeks - a one-hour interview show, hosted by Robert X. Cringely, with a single guest from the world of technology.

African American World is your guide to African American history and culture. From Sojourner Truth to Jacob Lawrence, discover the courage and talent that shaped the African American experience.

POV Borders is a showcase for interactive storytelling exploring the borders in our lives. Each episode asks visitors to consider an aspect of their everyday lives in ways that challenge their preconceptions and expands their own "borders" of understanding.

INDEPENDENT LENS: Off The Map is a look into backyard paradises created by visionary artists around the world. It's a unique view of the world as seen through the eyes of ten incredible visionaries.

I, Cringely is the web site for PBS Host and author Robert Cringely who sifts through the thoughts of the best and brightest in the Silicon Valley for valuable bits to share with you.

Remotely Connected is a guest blogger project PBS is conducting this fall, in connection with the fall TV season. They've invited a small, diverse group of bloggers to present their perspectives on major PBS programs airing in October and November in an open forum. They 're offering a venue for bloggers to initiate conversations and generate dialog. Join the conversation!

learning.now stands at the crossroads of Internet culture and education with host Andy Carvin providing a weblog that explores how new technology and Internet culture affect how educators teach and children learn. It offers a continuing look at how new technology such as wikis, blogs, vlogs, RSS, podcasts, social networking sites, and the always-on culture of the Internet are impacting teacher and student lives both inside and out of the classroom.

Media Infusion is a teacher resource inviting guest experts to discuss and share ideas about using multimedia resources to address common instructional challenges. These practitioners live and work in your standards-based, resource-challenged world. They share your commitment to creating rich, engaging learning experiences for students and are pioneering methods for infusing their instruction with media to improve learning across grade levels and curriculum topics.

MediaShift is a weblog that will track how digital media technologies and techniques such as weblogs, RSS, podcasting, citizen journalism, wikis, news aggregators, and video repositories are changing our world. It will tell stories of how the shifting media landscape is changing the way we get our news and information, while also providing a place for public participation and feedback.

Global Connections is the online home to a family of sites created to help teachers, students, and the general public learn more about events around the world through readings, lesson plans, links, timelines, and maps.

American Field Guide enables users to immerse themselves in the great outdoors and tap into the sights and sounds from a wide variety of environments throughout America.

EekoWorld (Environmental Education for Kids Online) is designed to help children between the ages of 6 and 9 learn about the important role they can play in taking care of the earth.

Don't Buy It: Get Media Smart is a media literacy website for young people that encourages users to think critically about media and become smart consumers.

Backyard Jungle enables users, individually and collectively, to explore the outdoors around them and around the USA.