Thinkabout, "a cooperative project for acquiring skills essential to learning", was an instructional program for children, produced in 1979 by the Agency for Instructional Television, in association with various contributing television stations in the United States and Canada. It was distributed to PBS and educational stations across the US and Canada as late as the mid-to-late 1980s. The sixty programs produced were aimed for fifth and sixth grade students to understand their learning process in topics as varied as language arts, mathematics, study skills, as well as thinking skills. Thinkabout was funded by various state and local agencies, with additional support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, one of very few CPB-funded programs not distributed by PBS.
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Self Incorporated is a 15-program television/film series designed to stimulate classroom discussion of critical issues and problems of early adolescence. It aims at helping 11 to 13-year-olds cope with the physical, social, and emotional changes they are experiencing."Self - Incorporated" was created under the management of the Agency for Instructional Television through the resources of a consortium of 42 state and provincial educational and broadcasting agencies, with additional assistance from Exxon Corporation.
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Anime series based on the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The series showed the extended adventures of the Little Prince, Swifty The Space Bird, and the Rose Girl.
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60 episodes • 1979
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finding Alternatives: Why Bother? | Sep 17, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Finding Alternatives: Brainstorming | Sep 17, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Finding Alternatives: Blockbusting | Oct 1, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Finding Alternatives: You Can Remember | Oct 8, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Estimating and Approximating: Estimating | Oct 15, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Estimating and Approximating: Approximating | Oct 22, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Estimating and Approximating: Using Estimating and Approximating | Oct 29, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Estimating and Approximating: Find Your Guide | Nov 5, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Giving & Getting Meaning: What's the Meaning? | Oct 29, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Giving & Getting Meaning: Meaning is More than Words | Nov 19, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Giving & Getting Meaning: Remember the Audience! | Nov 26, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Giving & Getting Meaning: But What Does It Mean? | Dec 3, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Giving & Getting Meaning: The Bigger Picture | Dec 10, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Giving & Getting Meaning: Where Are You Coming From? | Dec 17, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Challenge #1: Time Capsule: Make a Present for the Future | Dec 24, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Collecting Information: What Do I Know? | Dec 31, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Collecting Information: Where Should I Go? | Jan 7, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Collecting Information: What Should I Do? | Jan 14, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Collecting Information: There are Ways to Remember | Jan 21, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Classifying: Classifying Objects | Jan 28, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Classifying: Classifying Information | Feb 4, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Classifying: Stereotyping People | Feb 11, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Classifying: There Are Many Ways to Go | Feb 18, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Finding Patterns: People Patterns | Feb 25, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Finding Patterns: Communication Patterns | Mar 3, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Finding Patterns: Cultural Patterns | Mar 10, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Finding Patterns: Nature's Patterns | Mar 17, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 28 | A Challenge: Search for the Unknown | Mar 24, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Generalizing: Drawing Conclusions | Mar 31, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Generalizing: Checking Conclusions | Apr 7, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 31 | A Tip: Practice for Success | Apr 14, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Sequencing & Scheduling: One Step at a Time | Apr 21, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Sequencing & Scheduling: Plan Ahead | Apr 28, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Sequencing and Scheduling: Calm Your Jitters! | May 5, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Using Criteria: What Are They? | May 12, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Using Criteria: Where Do You Get Them? | May 19, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Using Criteria: How Do You Change That? | May 26, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 38 | A Challenge: Design a Language | Jun 2, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Reshaping Information: Symbols | Jun 9, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Reshaping Information: More Than You Think | Jun 9, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Reshaping Information: Summarizing | Jun 16, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Reshaping Information: Maps and Models | Jun 23, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 43 | A Tip: Get Ahead with Goals | Jun 30, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Judging Information: Should I Believe It? | Jul 7, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Judging Information: What's Important? | Jul 14, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Judging Information: What's Enough? | Jul 21, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Judging Information: Point of View | Jul 28, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Judging Information: Persuasive Techniques | Aug 4, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 49 | A Tip: Make a Deal with Yourself | Aug 11, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Communicating Effectively: Styles of Communication | Aug 18, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Communicating Effectively: Planning a Presentation | Aug 25, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Communicating Effectively: Making a Presentation | Sep 1, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Communicating Effectively: Making Your Point! | Sep 8, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Communicating Effectively: Making It Come Alive | Sep 15, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 55 | A Challenge: Make Something New | Sep 22, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Solving Problems: One Thing Leads to Another | Sep 29, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Solving Problems: A Matter of Time | Oct 6, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Solving Problems: There's Always a Risk | Oct 13, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Solving Problems: Hanging in There | Oct 20, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Plan a City of the Future | Oct 27, 1980 | 0.0 |