Frequent Questions

Janet Watkins, Center for Creative Learning-Rockwood School District, Ellisville, MO and dignitaries at the 2007 Cable Awards Banquet

• What is Cable in the Classroom (CIC)?
  Cable in the Classroom (CIC) is the cable industry's non-profit education foundation. Cable companies provide at no cost cable and/or high-speed internet access to schools and libraries.



• What tools & resources are available to teachers and parents through CIC?
  CIC knows that smart and innovative use of technology and media in teaching and learning is essential. Visit Cable in the Classroom online for details.



• I homeschool my children. What tools & resources are available to me through CIC?
  While home schools are not eligible for free cable service, you as a home school parent and educator can certainly take advantage of CIC's tools & resources, including all of CIC's television and online resources.



• What is CIC cable programming?
  Cable networks, such as Discovery and The History Channel, air educational programs that are commercial-free and copyright cleared for a year or more.



• Do you have newsletters?
  CIC has two new newsletters: Resource Alerts are biweekly notifications of upcoming programs and resources in the subjects you choose; and CIC E-Newsletter is a monthly e-mail that connects you to the latest editorial content from Access Learning and Threshold.