Contents

1. 1 Part I - Introductions
2. 2 Part II - Election Central
3. 3 Part III - Mapping the Election
4. 4 Part IV - Election Wiki

Welcome to the Innovative Learning Conference 2008
Half Day Ticketed Workshop - Hands on Partner Lab
Monday October 13 - 11:30 am - 2:30pm
San Jose Marriott Hotel  - Room Blossom Hall II

It’s time to vote, but what do you do afterwards? Participants will use Google tools, such as iGoogle, Maps, Earth, Groups and Blogger, in addition to such sites as C-SPAN Classroom to make the 2008 Presidential Election participatory for students. Teachers will be able to use these tools across disciplines to instill civic literacy on the local, as well as, national level, both before and after the election.

The slide show to accompany this workshop can be accessed under each section to the right of the screen.

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Part I - Introductions

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A. Name that Tune  - Songs for the Campaign Seasons
B. Politics Meets Civic Literacy Overview
C. Get Google Account - https://www.google.com/accounts/
D. Add: Docs | iGoogle | Maps | Notebook | Sites

E. Fill out Google Survey Form:


Question: Beyond the Election – How could you use Google Forms?

Need more information on Google Forms?: Google Form tutorial

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Part II - Election Central

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iGoogle  - Election Central Lesson

A. Start an iGoogle

• Working time
• Add Theme
• Add Stuff
• Search for "Election 2008 Stuff"
  

B.  Interface with Picasa: http://picasa.google.com/features.html

• Create your own Gadget
• All Politics are Local
• I Saw The Sign - Picasa Slide Show
  

C. Evaluation & Literacy Site : Kathy Schrock's Guide For Educators
D. Google News Archive Search: http://news.google.com/archivesearch
E. Google Docs (Spreadsheets) http://www.google.com/google-d-s/tour1.html

• Candidate Watch Spreadsheet Example
  

F.  Google Notebook: http://www.google.com/googlenotebook/tour1.html

• Sample Lesson - Scandals
  

G. Blogger: https://www.blogger.com/start

• Sample Blog idea
  

Question: Beyond the Election – How could you use iGoogle, Picasa, News Archive, Docs, Notebook Blogger?

Need more info on Google Spreadsheets:  Google Spreadsheet Tutorial
Need more info on Blogger:  Blogger Tutorial
Need more info on Google Presentations: Google Presentation Tutorial

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Part III - Mapping the Election

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Politics Meets Civic Literacy Pt III

Politics Meets Civic Literacy Pt III

Add Geography to the election with Google Maps: http://maps.google.com

A. View tutorial - Google Maps: Create Personalized Maps

B. Create a "My Map" - Sample Polling Places Map

• Working Time
• Add voting sites
• Share election issues via video.
• Add signs of the times