Resources for Educators
The Lowdown: Ten of the Most Successful Presidential Campaign Commercials Ever Made
presented by: KQED
In celebration of the 2016 President Election, KQED’s The Lowdown highlights a set of videos from the Museum of the Moving Image’s The Living Room...
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CNN Politics 2016 Election Collection
A regularly updated Election 2016 resource from CNN Politics.
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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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Election 2016: What to Know about the Race Today
A regularly updated Election 2016 resource from the New York Times.
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MTV News
“News for Millennials” on a variety of topics, including politics and the 2016 Presidential Election at MTV News.
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Google Trends
Google Trends offers data, interactive maps, and articles on a wide range of election-related topics and beyond, providing a venue for students and te...
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Rock the Vote Blog
Since 1990, Rock the Vote has been registering and turning out millions of new voters. Find out more about what Rock the Vote is doing in 2016 to mobi...
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MAPP: Media Library
This collection of videos and memes, many of which are made by and for youth, covers a range of topics and is searchable by maker practice, civic issu...
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National Commission on Writing Report: “Letters to President: Students’ Voices” (report)
presented by: National Writing Project
This report from the National Commission on Writing features writing that was selected from the Letters to the Next President Project in 2008, which c...
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Vote Smart
Vote Smart’s mission is to provide free, factual, unbiased information on candidates and elected officials to ALL Americans. Vote Smart refuses...
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Pew Research Center Political Typology Quiz
Are you a Steadfast Conservative? A Solid Liberal? Or somewhere in between? Take The Pew Research Center Political Typology Quiz to find out which one...
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Countable
Countable makes it quick and easy to understand the laws Congress is considering. They also streamline the process of contacting your lawmaker, so you...
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Lamplit: Why do I need to understand fair use?
presented by: Lamp
Fair use is a notoriously gray area of law, and it’s often hard to create a set of easy rules that will apply to all cases. However, this guide outl...
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