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Date Posted: 20:43:49 08/28/04 Sat
Author: Cora (Corky) Niver
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nifty election web sites for teachers

Thanks Dave,for inviting to this fascinating site. I Hope I can be useful. I realize there are probably dozens, hundreds really, of election sites; these are the ones that I selected to recommend to teachers and I thought they might - at least some of them - be useful to others, as well. Feel free to copy and paste them into your word document for future use. By the way, what is equilvelent to walking off the high dive at the pool? Answer: The start of a new school year for an NIE coordinator (and most teachers, too, I'm sure). Guess I had better start doggy paddling because I can't swim.

Useful sites for teaching election/government related issues
Many of these sites provide downloadable teaching guides, activities, tips
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_election,_2004 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Includes a timeline of current election events.
www.nationalmockelection.com Free teaching guides, great ideas for classroom involvement, all levels.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/
http://www.kidsvotingusa.org/teachers/classActivities.asp Lists the following sites and more to supplement election, government, and world studies
http://www.americanpresident.org/
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/ Wonderful interactive site with great appeal for kids to learn about their government and the election process
http://www.channelone.com/election_2004/ Very useful site, profiles of candidates, great resources
http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/fyi/index.html Delves into world views, political scene, most current world issues, debates
http://civicmind.com/

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