Satellite television is justly praised for the entertainment options it offers. But to use such a powerful device only for distraction would be something of a loss. Consider how much more intriguing educational programming is in high definition, with incredible stereo sound on a big-screen television and you have a good idea of how much this technology can open up your mind.
Technology is amazing in both the passive and active senses: which is to say, how that technology works in and of itself; and in the active sense in how technology can amaze by being used creatively. Think about how a great teacher can create a lesson that is remembered for a lifetime with limited resources or how a great storyteller can affect one's entire perception of the world with a simple tale. Add the power of cutting edge technology to those skills and something wonderful, indeed, emerges.
Satellite television has the best educational programming anywhere. Lately, programs that explore the mysteries of space have become very popular. These programs, owing to recent advances in computer animation, often feature incredible vistas of outer space. Turn down the lights, sit back in a comfortable chair and prepare to be transported into your own planetarium. Zipping by stars and galaxies this way can be so involving that you may well feel a sense of motion as distant planets zoom by. Just put your feet on the floor if it becomes too intense.
Look down the barrel of Jesse James' revolver or across the endless seas with the famous navigators of the past. History programming also comes alive with a little home theater creativity. It may be hard to get students to remember names like "Ponce de Leon" when they're abstractions and only associated with a collection of dates. Taking a virtual journey with such notable people will certainly make those figures a part of any child's imagination.
Some of the natural history programming produced over the last few years is thrilling on a small screen. Imagine the impact of being overrun by a Tyrannosaurus Rex or being chased through the water by a Megalodon on a High Definition big screen. You'll acquire a whole new respect for those skeletons in natural history museums, to be certain.
Reliving recent history is equally as involving. Turn down the lights and crank up the sound and let your children experience the demolishing of the Berlin wall to give them better idea of the incredible joy that defined that world-shaking moment. Cruise the history channels and fly along with the most famous fighter pilots, old and recent, and feel at a visceral level the experience of twisting and turning through the air at hundreds of miles per hour.
Technology's value is proved largely in its application. Satellite television and high definition broadcasting constitute a library of information and an incredible means to peruse its content. For a very appropriate example, search around for a show that features the space program, to which satellite television owes its existence!
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