Additional Resources for 2008 Election and Civic Education
A. Internet Resources of Education Groups & NSPME partners:
Bill of Rights Foundation at: www.billofrightsinstitute.org/
CIVNET is a worldwide online civic education community composed of civic educators (teachers, teacher trainers, curriculum designers, etc.), as well as scholars, policymakers, civic-minded journalists, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and other individuals promoting civic education all over the world. CIVNET is administered by CIVITAS International. For access to free civic education resources or to submit your own, register at www.civnet.org
Close Up at: www.nscb.gov.ph/headlines/StatsSpeak/020904_rav_polls.asp/
Debate Watch at: www.debates.org/pages/dwoverview.html
Google Election Tools for Teachers at: www.google.com/educators/elections_tools.html and its related blog at: http://googleblog.blogspot.com. The Election Tools for Teachers has the following links:
a) Explaining the political process: The Electoral College Map and Google Trends
b) Teaching about issues and candidates: Journey Maps, YouTube YouChoose, Elections Video Search, Google Elections News, and Power Readers
c) Encouraging student expression: YouTube: Broadcast yourself, Letters to the Next President and Blogger
d) Sharing knowledge with others: Google Sites, Google Presentations and Google MyMaps
National Public Radio at: www.npr.org/politics
National Council for the Social Studies at: www.socialstudies.org/
National Constitution Center website at: www.constitutioncenter.org/
Surveys from around the U.S.A. at: www.surveyusa.com/
B. Educational Blogs for Sharing Political Viewpoints:
- Students in grades 2 – 7 can share their thoughts and ideas in a safe and supervised environment on Imbee at www.imbee.com or its Kidsfluence blog at: http://www.imbee.com/discover/groups_featured
- Moodle is a course-management system that helps teachers create their own online learning communities. "It uses social-networking concepts in an interactive environment, in a way that's useful for both teachers and students." See article about educational blogs at: www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3749885
- iCue, created by NBC Learn (part of NBC News) provides a safe, educational social networking environment for students 13 and older at: www.icue.com It also has many hours of current and historic video for student use and in the classroom. Click on Decision '08 for election news, daily quiz, historical information about U.S. elections and a blog by clicking on Forums link at top of webpage.
- National Public Radio has a political blog appropriate for high school students) at: www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1102&sc=gaw&gclid=CNCL2Zq18pQCFQKaFQodxAurqg/
C. Television Programs to View and Use for Teaching about the Election:
- American Politics: Road to the White House on C-SPAN, Sundays at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT
- In The Mix: Action Not Apathy! on PBS, Saturday October 18 - "In The Mix" encourages students to get informed, get organized, and get involved in politics on the local and national level, such as grassroots activities, school governments, and party politics. This episode shows a group of Boston teens who travel to the Democratic and Republican Conventions, and meet students who are working with their school boards and city halls." (tssp, National Council for the Social Studies, September 2008 issue) Visit www.inthemix.org for video clips, lesson plans, transcripts, resources and more about active participation in learning civil rights and responsibilities.
Listing compiled by Ivan J. Jurin
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