1. AETN Arkansas Educational Television Network July 2009 ATI Team C “Champions” Annette Hays Dan Caron Jennifer Hopper Karie Kuras Phil Cleek

2. The Arkansas Educational Television Network State Agency Non-commercial Network Designed to serve people of Arkansas Affiliated with the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).

3. Arkansas' only statewide television network Six digital transmitter sites and thirteen microwave sites Broadcast signal to more than 95% of the state.

4. About one-fourth is funded by private sources. This money is used to help acquire, produce, and broadcast general audience programs to Arkansans.

5. AETN produces more than 100 hours of original programming annually featuring the people and places of Arkansas.

6. More than 210,000 households watch AETN each day. Nearly one-half of all Arkansas television viewers turn to AETN first for programs that help people learn.

7. AETN provides at no charge to Arkansas Educators: streamed video lesson plans classroom presentations student projects

8. AETN conducts technology workshops teaching the use of Video streaming, PowerPoint and Arkansas IDEAS for Arkansas teachers. There have been more than 4,000 teachers participating since the workshops began.

9. AETN's Arkansas Technology Institute week-long summer sessions bring educators together at the AETN facilities for intensive hands-on technology training sessions. Participants then take what they have learned to present to their peers.

10. AETN Scholar is the first and only instructional television channel provided for use in professional development for educators and resources for classroom use. The channel is broadcast full-time over-the-air as well as carried on several cable systems throughout the state of Arkansas.

11. AETN's week-long Kids Computer Academy sessions include not only computer software and safety, but allow children to experience television production. Participants who have completed grades three through five have fun while they learn, connect and grow with others.

12. AETN web site (www.aetn.org) has hundreds of pages of information about AETN programs and services.www.aetn.org