CABLEVISION'S POWER TO LEARN AND MAYOR JOSE TORRES TEAM UP TO KEEP KIDS SAFE IN CYBERSPACE
Special Event To Educate Parents, Students and Teachers on Safe Online Behavior
April 28 at School #27
Paterson, NJ - April 25, 2005 - Cablevision Systems Corporation's Power to Learn, a multi-faceted initiative dedicated to integrating technology into education, will host an interactive, educational event with Mayor Jose "Joey" Torres on safe and responsible Internet use for children. The event will take place at School #27 on April 28, in the media center at 9:30 a.m.
"Power To Learn" will be a stepping stone in the enhancement of distance learning as a tool and strategy used in educating our children and community, moving from the classroom to the comfort of home, and providing parents with an additional opportunity to have a more hands-on approach in their children's daily education," said Mayor Torres.
Power to Learn's Internet Smarts program provides a forum for teachers and parents to work with children on appropriate and safe Internet use. Online, interactive case studies explore important topics in Internet use at school and at home, allowing students to examine issues affecting schoolwork, class papers, entertainment activities and online safety. Additionally, students, classes and schools can become certified "Internet Smart." Family resource booklets titled, "Internet Smarts: Safeguarding your Children in Cyberspace," are also provided, offering important tips and suggestions to keep kids safe online.
"As the ISP provider to more than 2,000 schools in Cablevision's service area, we know that the Internet is indispensable to education," said Trent Anderson, Cablevision's vice president of education. "We designed Internet Smarts to provide students with guidance and guidelines to be safe, responsible and ethical Internet users, and we are extremely excited and proud to be a part of this event."
Power to Learn, Cablevision's nationally recognized education initiative, empowers K-12 learning in the tri-state area by making technology in the classroom useful and by facilitating the home-school connection. Today, more than 2,100 schools and libraries throughout Cablevision's New York metropolitan service area receive high-speed Internet access and more than 85 percent of schools in Cablevision's service area receive free cable television service as a result of this initiative. Information about Power to Learn is available at www.powertolearn.com.
About Cablevision
Cablevision Systems Corporation is one of the nation's leading entertainment and telecommunications companies. Its cable television operations serve more than 3 million households in the New York metropolitan area. The company's advanced telecommunications offerings include its iO: Interactive Optimum digital television offering, Optimum Online high-speed Internet service, Optimum Voice digital voice-over-cable service, and its Lightpath integrated business communications services. Cablevision's Rainbow Media Holdings LLC operates several successful programming businesses, including AMC, IFC, WE and other national and regional networks. In addition to its telecommunications and programming businesses, Cablevision is the controlling owner of Madison Square Garden and its sports teams, the New York Knicks, Rangers and Liberty. The company also operates New York's famed Radio City Music Hall, and owns and operates Clearview Cinemas. Additional information about Cablevision Systems Corporation is available on the Web at www.cablevision.com.
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