Knowledge Essentials Media

About this original series

Knowledge Essentials is dedicated to teaching parents the art and science of teaching their children so that they can apply these skills at home by:helping with homework in a developmentally appropriate way;identifying and maximizing your child’s learning styles; reteaching topics and skills your child needs help with;painlessly preparing for testing; Look for frequently updated research, newsletters, useful tools, tips for using everyday activities as learning opportunities and much more at KnowledgeEssentials.com

# Episodes
40 episodes
Rating
TV-G

Episodes of Knowledge Essentials Media

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  Parent Essentials: How to Make Social Networking...
  
  Education and parenting expert Amy James shares tips for kids using social networking sites. Learn how to make social networking an educational experience along with safety tips and other ideas.
  - Release date
    
    Jul 21, 2010
  - Runtime
    
    02:09
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  National Family Game Night
  
  Why not gather the family in the living room for some fun? Tonight is National Family Game Night. Amy James from Knowledge Essentials came to the CBS NEWS 9 studio to discuss some tips to get your family together. Distributed by Tubemogul.
  - Release date
    
    Mar 17, 2010
  - Runtime
    
    03:58
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  Using Pixton Comics as a Learning Tool
  
  CBS News 9 Education expert Amy James talks about how parents can use the online comic strip generator Pixton.com to help their kids develop language arts skills.
  - Release date
    
    Mar 2, 2010
  - Runtime
    
    03:42
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  Should Your Teen be Tweeting?
  
  Amy James from Knowledge Essentials explains what Twitter is, how parents can use it with their kids and as a family organization tool.
  - Release date
    
    Mar 2, 2010
  - Runtime
    
    03:21
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  Edward Kennedy's Education Legacy
  
  Senator Edward Kennedy changed the face of education as we know it today; starting in 1964 when he made the first speech in favor of civil rights legislation which resulted in the integrated schools we have today.
  - Release date
    
    Mar 2, 2010
  - Runtime
    
    03:47
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  National Family Game Night
  
  Why not gather the family in the living room for some fun? Tonight is National Family Game Night. Amy James from Knowledge Essentials came to the CBS NEWS 9 studio to discuss some tips to get your family together.
  - Release date
    
    Mar 2, 2010
  - Runtime
    
    03:58
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  Teaching Kids Media Literacy
  
  Teens are one of the largest groups of media consumers. From television to movies, the Internet and mobile media, teens are watching, listening and reading more media than parents may realize. Amy James from Knowledge Essentials came to the CBS NEWS 9 studio to help parents guide their teens through the media maze. Find more media literacy tips for parents on our blog: http://bit.ly/MediaLiteracy101
  - Release date
    
    Mar 2, 2010
  - Runtime
    
    03:31
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  Christmas Crafts You Can Do As a Family
  
  CBS News 9 education specialist Amy James from Knowledge Essentials shares some fun ideas for crafts that your kids can make for your home!
  - Release date
    
    Dec 16, 2009
  - Runtime
    
    03:23
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  Craft Essentials: Christmas Crafts You Can Do As...
  
  CBS News 9 education specialist Amy James from Knowledge Essentials shares some fun ideas for crafts that your kids can make for your home!
  - Release date
    
    Dec 15, 2009
  - Runtime
    
    03:23
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  When Should Your Kids Get a Cell Phone?
  
  CBS News 9 education expert Amy James talks about kids and mobile phones.
  - Release date
    
    Nov 5, 2009
  - Runtime
    
    03:16