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PBS LearningMedia
What it is
PBS LearningMedia is a free web service for educators and students from pre-kindergarten through grade 12. Its library contains more than 30,000 classroom-ready materials from PBS member stations and partners, including videos, images, interactives, lesson plans, articles, and primary sources. Materials align with state and national curriculum standards. Search filters cover grade, subject, resource type, video length, accessibility supports, and language. With an account, educators can browse by standards, save favorites, build lessons, and make shareable folders. Users can watch videos, complete assignments, search, and share content, with integrations for Google Classroom, Clever, and Remind. The Google Workspace Marketplace listing supports saving, downloading, content creation, teacher lesson tools, and sharing to Google Classroom. Classroom use does not require permission, though printed pages must show the website URL and cannot be distributed for a student charge. PBS says student data is not sold or used for targeted advertising.
For and against
For
- More than 30,000 classroom-ready materials
- Aligned with state and national standards
- Filters support targeted resource searches
- Integrates with Google Classroom, Clever, and Remind
- Mobile access is available
Against
- Free account required for all features
- Printed pages must include the website URL
- Printed pages cannot be distributed for a charge
The verdict
PBS LearningMedia combines a large standards-aligned resource library with lesson, assignment, and sharing tools. Its account requirement and printing conditions matter for classroom workflows.
Who it suits
It suits PreK–12 educators and students seeking standards-aligned classroom media and lesson tools on the web.
Plans and prices
PBS LearningMedia
PreK–12 educators and students · free account required for all features
Read 30 Sep 2026 · pbs.org
On the record
- Assignments
- Users can watch videos, complete assignments, search and share content on the platform.docs.pbs.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Audience
- The platform is available to educators and students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.pbs.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Classroom use
- PBS says classroom use of PBS LearningMedia content does not require permission, including distribution through Lesson Builder, Clever, Google Classroom or Remind.help.pbs.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Content library
- The service provides more than 30,000 classroom-ready materials created by PBS member stations and partners.docs.pbs.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Filtering
- Search filters include grade, subject, resource type, video length, accessibility supports and language.pbs.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Google Workspace
- The Google Workspace Marketplace listing supports saving, downloading and creating content, teacher lesson tools and sharing to Google Classroom.workspace.google.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- PBS LearningMedia has integrated with Google Classroom, Clever and Remind.pbs.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Printing limit
- Printed pages must include the website URL and cannot be distributed for a charge to students.help.pbs.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- PBS LearningMedia is a free PreK–12 digital media service for educators nationwide.docs.pbs.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Resource types
- Resources include videos, images, interactives, lesson plans, articles and primary sources.pbs.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Standards alignment
- PBS LearningMedia content is aligned to state and national curriculum standards.docs.pbs.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Student privacy
- PBS states it will not sell student data or use it for targeted advertising and uses commercially reasonable technical, administrative and physical safeguards.pbs.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- PBS documentation directs users seeking training or a refresher to contact [email protected].docs.pbs.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Teacher tools
- An account enables browsing by standards, favoriting resources, building lessons and creating sharable folders.pbs.org · read 30 Sep 2026
