Membership
Membership is available, free of charge, to individual schools, school districts, regional media resource centers, public television stations, and cable systems.
Each membership site receives:
- Satellite coordinates and technical information.
- Permission to transmit via open broadcasts on instructional television networks (INET), noncommercial cable systems, and television systems for instructional purposes only.
- Recording, duplication, and rebroadcast rights in perpetuity for 2009-2010 programs (with some exceptions).
Access to Programming
In Fairfax County, Virginia, programming is broadcast on Red Apple Channel 21. Outside Fairfax County, the programming is distributed via C-band satellite and all programs will be closed-captioned. To receive the programs, you need access to a satellite dish and a receiver, a monitor, a VCR (if you want to tape and view programs later), and a telephone (to call in via an 800 number during live programs).
If your school does not have a satellite dish, your school system or regional media center may pick up the signal and deliver it to your school via your INET.
In addition, the programming is streamed on the Internet.
Copyright Information
Following are Recording, Duplication, Rebroadcast, and Retention Rights for
most Fairfax Network programs downlinked via satellite (with some exceptions
as designated by the Fairfax Network).
- Programs may be transmitted via open broadcast on public television stations, basic subscriber cable services, and school system distribution networks provided the broadcast is for instructional purposes only (not entertainment).
- Programs may be recorded for later broadcast provided the later broadcast is for instructional purposes only.
- Each registered site may make videotape copies of the programs for use by individual teachers. Each such additional copy shall be subject to all provisions governing the original recording.
- Programs may not be excerpted or altered in anyway.
- Programs may not be used to generate revenue.
- The above rights are in perpetuity.
FAQs
How can I watch the programs?
Once you register, an e-mail confirmation will be sent to you with the satellite coordinates and technical information. Also, the programming is streamed on the Internet. In addition, any program resources will be sent to you as a PDF document.
Our school doesn’t have a satellite dish. How can I get the program?
If your school does not have a satellite dish, your school system, local public television station, cable system, or regional media center may pick up the signal and deliver it to your school. Or you may watch the video stream.
I have a subscription satellite package. Can I watch the programs?
You need a steerable dish. Many subscription satellite packages or commercial Direct Broadcast Satellite services have fixed dishes.
I home-school my children. Can we watch the broadcasts free of charge?
Yes, you can.
What if I miss a broadcast?
The majority of programs are available for purchase through our Video Store on VHS, S-VHS, and DVCPRO videotapes, and a limited number of programs are available on DVD. Payment options include money order, credit card, personal check, and purchase order.