PBS Teachers Election Resources

PBS Teachers presents “Access, Analyze, Act: A Blueprint for 21st Century Civic Engagement,” a comprehensive election resources Web site, at www.pbs.org/teachers/vote2008.

Designed in partnership with Temple University’s Media Education Lab, the site offers an array of new Web 2.0 tools created by public broadcasting radio and television stations through the CPB-funded Election Collaboration. They include the following:

Curriculum Guide: Discover the power of social media while promoting your students’ civic engagement. Western Reserve Public Media has free printed copies of this guide. For more information, call Laura Jarvis at 1-800-554-4549.

Lesson Plans and Interactives: Address American history and civics standards and help your students participate in the election process with elementary and secondary resources.

Tools: Invite students to share their opinions, track candidates and explore issues with new Web-based tools from public radio and television stations.

RSS/Podcasts: Subscribe to feeds and download podcasts from PBS to get the latest election news.