Take a look! It’s in a book!
LeVar Burton unveiled a Kickstarter campaign dedicated to bringing back the classic Reading Rainbow.
A lot has changed in the way kids receive and interact with programming since the show began in 1983. Although the show launched an iPad app in 2009, many viewers don't have access to a tablet.
The new show will aim to create an experience “for today's digitally connected kids delivered through browsers right into schools and homes everywhere.”
“Thirty minutes on TV was yesterday's world,” Burton says in the Kickstarter video. “Today's kids want today's technology.”
Via kickstarter.com
The new Reading Rainbow will be web-based and will feature “an unlimited library of books and video field trips.”
The goal is to make the show as accessible to kids as possible by allowing them to interact with it via several devices, and by placing it in classrooms, free of charge, along with supplementary teaching tools, like “teacher guides, leveling, and dashboards.”
Via youtube.com
The campaign goal is $ 1M by July 2 at 3 p.m., EDT.
The rewards for donating are pretty sweet, ranging from Burton's unending gratitude to T-shirts and tote bags to a private dinner with Burton in which you'll be able to wear the original visor that he wore in Star Trek: The Next Generation!
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