Ancient Civilizations Ancient Civilizations Robin Bates Robin Bates is a writer and educational film-maker. He began his career as a director with BBC Television, making some of the earliest programs for its fledgling science unit.
Kids take in a surprising amount.
But you have to deliver the goods. The internet with its multiple, interconnected technologies offers a brand new way to teach. Music flourished in the Renaissance, for example, because new instruments expanded the space in which composers could create. That's where we are today with the internet. Words and pictures.