Resources for Educators
Local Election Toolkit
presented by: KQED
Letters to the Next President 2.0 asked students to share their views on an issue that mattered to them during the 2016 election. But students don’t need a presidential election to make their voices...
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PBS Election Central: After the Election
presented by: PBS Education: Election Central
After a winner is announced in a Presidential election, the U.S. begins a peaceful transition of power from the President to the President-elect in order to sustain our democracy. How can being a good...
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Resources to Gear Up for the Inauguration and First 100 Days
presented by: KQED
January 20 will mark the 58th inauguration in our nation’s history. President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign and subsequent election was inspired in part by widespread frustration with business as ...
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- Activity, Informational
Ballotpedia
Ballotpedia is the online encyclopedia of American politics and elections. Their goal is to inform people about politics by providing accurate and obj...
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- Informational
Election 2016: What to Know about the Race Today
A regularly updated Election 2016 resource from the New York Times.
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- Informational
Connected Research: A Letters to the Next President Mission
presented by: Youth Voices
Youth Voices is an open community for online conversations supported by “missions” – ie. curricular activity and guidance – created by...
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- Curriculum
Do Now: How much do candidates’ faces influence voters? #DoNowBias
presented by: KQED
KQED’s Do Now by Science Friday asked, How do subconscious snap judgements affect democratic elections? Do Now is a weekly activity hosted by KQED ...
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#TeachDoNow
presented by: KQED
KQED’s #TeachDoNow is an archive of collaborative learning experiences in partnership with the National Writing Project that explore how to use Twit...
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- Curriculum
BAVC: Digital Pathways Video Curriculum
presented by: BAVC
This toolkit from the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) contains information about the distribution of youth media, including knowledge and expertise fr...
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- Curriculum
MAPP: Digital Media Toolkit
For those wanting to strengthen their media making skills, these short tutorials from the Media Arts + Practice Division at the University of Southern...
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- Tools/Toolkit
KQED Education: Digital Tools
presented by: KQED
This series of short video tutorials from KQED about using digital media making tools covers everything from Soundcloud to Vine to Pixlr
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Skills and Strategies | Annotating to Engage, Analyze, Connect and Create
presented by: New York Times Learning Network
This post from Katherine Schulten of the New York Times Learning Network and Jeremy Dean, director of education at Hypothes.is, offers an in-depth loo...
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Edutopia Election 2016: Lesson Plans and Digital Resources for Educators
This collection of lesson plans, resources, and primary sources from Edutopia cover topics ranging from the Electoral College, to the Iowa Caucus, to ...
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- Curriculum