10 Top Websites for Teaching about Issues in the Election Season

Autor/inn/en	Libresco, Andrea S.; Balantic, Jeannette
Titel	10 Top Websites for Teaching about Issues in the Election Season
Quelle	In: Social Education, 76 (2012) 4, S.189-192 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7724
Schlagwörter	Controversial Issues (Course Content); Elections; Political Issues; Web Sites; Educational Resources; Instructional Materials; Information Sources; Teaching Methods; Profiles; Program Content; Foreign Countries; Voting; New York; South Africa; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Controversial issues; Kontroverse; Election; Wahl; Politischer Faktor; Web-Design; Bildungsmittel; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Information source; Informationsquelle; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Programmgestaltung; Ausland; Abstimmung; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik; USA
Abstract	This article presents what the authors consider to be the ten top websites for teaching about issues in the election season. These include: (1) The Annenberg Political Fact Check--a non-partisan organization that assesses the accuracy of candidates' information in ads, speeches, and debates; (2) The Living Room Candidate: Presidential Ads 1952-2008--contains videos of historic ads by year; (3) Voter Chooser 2012; Vote Match Quiz; or Candidate Match Game--three websites where one can compare one's positions on issues with those of the candidates; (4) Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index--contains hundreds of current cartoons on a variety of topics, organized by issue and cartoonist; (5) National Priorities Project: Federal Budget Trade-Offs--one can enter data about one's own location, and then compare programs in the federal budget with each other; (6) New York Times--Budget Puzzle: You Fix the Budget--in this interactive site, one is in charge of the nation's finances; (7) U.S. Presidential Election Results: Popular and Electoral College Data, 1789-2008--shows historical election results by year and state; (8) Pros and Cons of Controversial Issues--the website lists the candidates' positions on 61 different issues; (9) U.S. Census Data: Participation by Various Groups--the U.S. Census provides tables of registration and voting data from the 2008 election; and (10) South Africa Votes: Going the Distance--contains photos of Black South Africans waiting in long lines to vote in 1994, when they were first legally allowed to vote for president. Following a description of each website, suggested classroom activities are provided. (Contains 2 handouts and 2 notes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10