edutainment

Edutainment is a neologism (new term coinage), similar to infotainment , that expresses the marriage of education and entertainment in a work or presentation such as a television program or a Web site. The most educationally effective children's programs on television (Sesame Street, The Electric Company, Mr. Rogers) could be classed as edutainment. Outstanding Web sites that "edutain" include Learn2.com and HowStuffWorks.com.

Read more about it at: > Learn2.com tells you how to keep food away from bears in an entertaining way. > HowStuffWorks.com is another example of edutainment at a Web site.

Last updated on: Sep 21, 2005

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