Discusses the history of the medium and the benefits of school access programing. Pennsylvania's Colonial School District channel is described to show how cable television serves as an information base for the adult community as well as for students. (FM)

This article is a case study of how a small community utilizes CATV for instructional purposes. The need for the system, the programing and the technical set-up are described. (Author)

A basic introduction to cable television (CATV) is presented. With newly increased capacity and reduced cost, cable television offers a wide spectrum of potential uses to the community, an important one of which is in education. Schools can use CATV in at least four broad areas: instruction, in-service education, administrative communication, and…

The school district's interactive cable television network allows students and instructors at different schools to communicate. The public may view school programs through their community cable TV system, which provides many community awareness opportunities. Videotape exchanges are also conducted with students in other states and countries. (SJL)

Describes a project in which the learning resource center of Mattatuck Community College, a member of a regional consortium, cooperated with Hispanic and other minority groups in producing videotapes. These videotapes were designed to disseminate information about minority cultures and achievements via public access television. (CLB)