Education Week: Historic Election and New Tech Tools Yield Promising Vistas for Learning - 0 views
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Just as the candidates have learned to use novel technology tools to reach young people during this year's presidential campaign, teachers like Mr. Sherif are turning to electronic resources to capture students' interest in the election. At the same time, they want to help students decipher the barrage of related images and information and to engage them in lessons about the democratic process today and throughout American history. "The technology is fun and helpful, but it's also a tool you can use to get a better understanding of what the political and historical issues are," said Mr. Sherif, who teaches history and science at the Science Leadership Academy, a public high school in Philadelphia.
Where McCain, Obama stand on the issues (The Associated Press) - 0 views
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The plans of presidential candidates are never set in stone, if only because circumstances and the makeup of Congress change after the election. The uncertainty is even deeper in this election because Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain laid out most of their agenda before the government committed up to $700 billion to address the financial crisis. Obama acknowledges what is true for both: "The next president will have to scale back his agenda and some of his proposals." Yet neither candidate has spelled out what promises might have to be postponed or changed. With that caution, here's a look at where McCain and Obama stand on a selection of issues.
Infinite Thinking Machine - Social Digital Tools with an Election Theme - 0 views
Decision 2000 - 0 views
On The Media: Transcript of - 0 views
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Crunching the Numbers - September 05, 2008 Nate Silver created a remarkably accurate computer system that projects stats for baseball players and teams. Now he's turned his attention to polling data for the presidential election with his website Five Thirty Eight. Silver explains how his site can out-perform the polling firms, whose data he relies on.
IndyKids Sept/Oct 2008 issue - 0 views
Election Resources - 0 views
The Best Sites To Learn About U.S. Presidential Elections | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites o... - 0 views
Elections '08 Map Gallery - 0 views
Piggy Tale Election Social Studies Lesson Plan, Thematic Unit, Activity, Worksheet, or ... - 0 views
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Nice basic lesson plan for K-2 students to help them understand the concept of voting on a ballot and having a reason for voting the way they did.
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Lesson plan for K-2 students from HotChalk lesson plans page. Uses 3 little pics and asks kids to vote on which version of the story they believe. Helps kids understand what happens when you vote on a ballot.
Election - BrainPop - 0 views
Meet the Candidates Election 2008 - 0 views
Official Google Mobile Blog: Following the US elections on your phone - 0 views
2008 Election Guide - MSN Encarta - 0 views
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