About KnowItAll

KnowItAll.org, Est. 2001

Smart is fun with KnowItAll.org!

KnowItAll features a wide assortment of over 10,000 media assets and lessons, created by South Carolina ETV with a variety of partners for preK-12. The content has been optimized for tablets and mobile devices for one-to-one learning.

On KnowItAll, as of October 11, 2023, you will find approximately:

ASSETS

5163 videos
784 lessons
1336 audio files
2095 photos
144 interactives
505 documents

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SCETV STATEMENT ON RACE AND CURRICULUM RESOURCES

SCETV is committed to access, equity, and meeting the needs of 21st century learners. We are currently working to review all of our educational resources with the hopes of removing and/or updating any that could be viewed as insensitive or as omitting critical historical contexts. As we embark upon these review efforts, we will address concerns as they are shared with us from valued members of the community like you. We also welcome any additional comments about how we can facilitate thoughtful, engaging, and meaningful learning experiences in this area. You can share them at etveducation@scetv.org.

ACCESSIBILITY

We strive to make sure as many assets as possible meet accessibility requirements.

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AWARDS

2023 - KnowItAll.org named winner of a South Carolina Notable State Documents award
2021 - Bronze Telly Award in the "Online Series – Science & Technology" category for Let's Go! CAREER
2020 - Bronze Telly Award in the "Immersive & Mixed Reality Craft-Use of VR" category for Let's Go!
2018 - SCETV won the Gold AVA Digital Award for Knowitall's Let's Go!

ABOUT FUNDING

Funding for KnowItAll.org was provided by the S.C. General Assembly through the K-12 School Technology Initiative, which is steered by a unique public/private partnership that includes the S.C. Department of Administration, S.C. Department of Education, S.C. Educational Television, S.C. State Library, S.C. Education Oversight Committee and the private sector, represented by AT&T and the S.C. Telecommunications and Broadband Association. The Initiative guides the distribution of funds appropriated by the Governor and General Assembly. These funds collectively help to meet the state’s schools’ need for software, hardware, connectivity, digital content, instructional technologies and professional development.

Within this Collection

The State House | Carolina Snaps

Video

Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12

If the walls of the South Carolina State House could talk, they would reveal over a century of history. Located in the geographic center of South Carolina, this landmark is home to the Governor's...

Hunting Island | Carolina Snaps

Video

Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12

With five miles of South Carolina beaches, thousands of acres of marsh and maritime forest, a saltwater lagoon and ocean inlet, Hunting Island State Park is a natural attraction like no other. Hunting...

Dr. Benjamin Mays | Carolina Snaps

Video

Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12

According to many scholars, this South Carolina native is one of the most significant figures in American history. Who is he, you ask? Let’s find out. As the son of freed sharecroppers, Dr. Benjamin...

The Reconstruction Amendments, Part 2 | History In A Nutshell

Episode 2

Video

Grades: 4 8 9 10 11 12

After the Civil War, the U.S. had a long road ahead for rebuilding the country. In addition to fixing the country's infrastructure, the U.S. needed to mend the social and political inequities many...

The Reconstruction Amendments, Part 1 | History In A Nutshell

Episode 1

Video

Grades: 4 8 9 10 11 12

The question of "the peculiar institution" known as slavery had been hotly debated long before the American Civil War. This video outlines the reasons the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the U.S...

The Rollin Sisters | Sisterhood: SC Suffragists

Episode 5

Video

Grades: 4 5 8 11

The Rollin Sisters are essentially silenced after Reconstruction, and are forced to move away from South Carolina due to the increasing violence by “Red Shirts”, and Ku Klux Klan members. In the fight...

The Rollin Sisters | Sisterhood: SC Suffragists

Episode 4

Video

Grades: 4 5 8 11

The South Carolina Woman Suffrage Association was founded in Columbia in 1870, with Charlotte Rollin as the Chair. A charter is created and sent to Lucy Stone, one of the founders of the American...

The Rollin Sisters | Sisterhood: SC Suffragists

Episode 3

Video

Grades: 4 5 8 11

During this period, there were many people, including African Americans, who felt the issue of women’s suffrage was much less important than civil rights for Blacks. In the 1868 Constitutional...

The Rollin Sisters | Sisterhood: SC Suffragists

Episode 2

Video

Grades: 4 5 8 11

The Civil War brought an abrupt change to the Rollin Family, ending a period where, according to Frances Rollin, “free people of color were at the zenith of their prosperity”. The Rollin family’s...

The Rollin Sisters | Sisterhood: SC Suffragists

Episode 1

Video

Grades: 4 5 8 11

Frances Rollin was propelled into the national spotlight with the Pilot Boy steamship incident, in Charleston, South Carolina, where the captain refused her service due to the color of her skin...

Ancient Rome, Part I: Founding and The Republic | History In A Nutshell

Episode 1

Video

Grades: 3 6 9 10 11 12

The introduction to Ancient Rome covers Rome's earliest days! Rome began as a monarchy, with its first king being Romulus, in 753 B.C. Rome would be ruled by seven kings, and with the deposition of...

Ancient Rome, Part II: Fall of the Republic | History In A Nutshell

Episode 2

Video

Grades: 3 6 7 9 10 11 12

Rome faced numerous conflicts during the days of the Republic, including defending the Italian peninsula against the Gauls, and fighting three 'Punic Wars' against its rival neighbor, Carthage. Rome...

Ancient Rome, Part III: Reign of the Emperors | History In A Nutshell

Episode 3

Video

Grades: 3 6 7 9 10 11 12

Rome had transitioned from a republic, to imperial rule. The previous civil wars left Rome in ruins, but Augustus Caesar repaired Rome, and ushered in a two hundred year period of stability known as...

Georgia O'Keeffe: A Woman On Paper | Carolina Stories

Episode 2

Video

Grades: 9 10 11 12

Georgia O’Keeffe sought to find a place where she could not only support herself financially, but also where her artistic career could grow. O’Keeffe came to Columbia, South Carolina in 1915, where...

Georgia O'Keeffe: A Woman On Paper | Carolina Stories

Episode 3

Video

Grades: 9 10 11 12

Georgia O’Keeffe created many charcoal art drawings during her time in Columbia, and her works eventually made their way to New York, earning the recognition of Alfred Stieglitz. O’Keeffe briefly...

Georgia O'Keeffe: A Woman On Paper | Carolina Stories

Episode 4

Video

Grades: 9 10 11 12

Georgia O’Keeffe’s career was flourishing, but was facing troubles in her personal life, and needed space. O’Keeffe moved to New Mexico, which would be her home for the rest of her life. In New Mexico...

Georgia O'Keeffe: A Woman On Paper| Carolina Stories

Episode 1

Video

Grades: 9 10 11 12

While it was nowhere near as artistically diverse compared to today, New York was still seen as the epicenter for art in the U.S. While in New York, Georgia O’Keeffe developed a close friendship with...

Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories

Episode 1

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

The founding and early years of Charlie's Place - a jazz club where white and African American patrons alike were welcome during segregation.

Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories

Episode 4

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Today, Charlie's Place is long gone. The City of Myrtle Beach purchased the Charlie's Place property in 2015, with the goals of renovating the area, and transforming it into a revitalized...

Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories

Episode 2

Video

Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

After World War II, there was an ever increasing popularity for the musical movement known as "Rhythm and Blues." Rhythm and Blues, along with a new invention called the Jukebox, transformed the music...

Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories

Episode 3

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Racial tensions in South Carolina strained with the rise of the "Dixiecrat" political party. One summer evening in 1950, Ku Klux Klan members shot up Charlie's Place, and Charlie Fitzgerald was beaten...

French and Indian War, Part 2 | History In A Nutshell

Episode 2

Video

Grades: 4 8

Part two briefly outlines the French and Indian War. After England officially declares war on France in 1756, this marks the beginning of both the French and Indian War, and the Seven Years War...

French and Indian War, Part 1 | History In A Nutshell

Episode 1

Video

Grades: 4 8

Although the French and Indian War began officially in 1756, rising tension and engagements between British and French colonists happened years prior. With the English, French, and Native Americans...

The Space Race, Part 2

Episode 2

Video

Grades: 5 6 7 9 10 11 12

Gemini is the not widely known bridge between Mercury, and the Apollo Program. Gemini would serve as the test-bed for Apollo; to prepare NASA for trips to the moon. After the successes with the Gemini...