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Discovery to help with homework

SILVER SPRING, Md. - Discovery Communications (U.S.) this week launched COSMEO, a new homework help tool specially engineered for North American families. "Designed for a generation that lives online, COSMEO harnesses the power of broadband and media to help kids achieve academic breakthroughs," crows the press release. COSMEO is a digital library that includes interactive learning games and more than 30,000 video clips that are correlated to grade level and U.S. state curriculum standards. The interface allows kids from kindergarten through grade 12 across all 50 states to instantly reference video clips and other learning tools for any required assignment...