Hello. A week from tonight we will elect a new president and many teachers across the nation are implementing online resources to explain the process to their students. I recently wrote an article which was published in School Library Journal magazine (September 2008 issue) describing a variety of resources. The article is available in print or you can view the entire article online here.
In today's podcast I discuss the resources listed below. If you use an additional online resource to teach the election please share it by adding a comment to this blog post.
Budget Hero
CNN Student News
Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonist Index
eLECTIONS Online Game
The Living Room Candidate
Select A Candidate
270 To Win
In today's podcast I discuss the resources listed below. If you use an additional online resource to teach the election please share it by adding a comment to this blog post.
Budget Hero
CNN Student News
Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonist Index
eLECTIONS Online Game
The Living Room Candidate
Select A Candidate
270 To Win
The featured educational resource today is a Civil War Bullet Set with six reproductions of bullets used in the war. The bullets are made of modern day lead-free material but give the students a object they can touch and feel as we discuss the changes in weapon technology that made the Civil War such a deadly ordeal. Very economically priced (I picked mine up for $7) and a great hands on resource. Includes a great little booklet with a ton of information on how each bullet was used and some interesting stats. Did you know that approximately 569 tons of ammunition was used during the three day battle at Gettysburg?