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Social Media & Elections in Canada
Social Media & Elections in Canada
Today is election day in Canada. The goal of today's activity is to examine Canada's political parties through the lens of social media. We will be looking at how each party is using social media to connect to voters, how social media affects voter opinion, and the history of using social media as a political tool.
You will have a chance to examine the major parties based on social media and their key platform issues. You will then have a chance to vote at the end of class in our own mini-election.
Let's get started by looking at the first elections where social media played a key role
United States
Read: Is Social Media's Significance Oversold?
What is the current state of the Canadian election?
Check out: Canadian Election YouTube Channel
Current Predictions: CBC's Poll Tracker
Canada's Main Parties on Social Media
New Democratic Party YouTube Channel
New Democratic Party Facebook Page
Short Promotional Video
Discuss:
Which party leaves the best impression on you from social media alone? What are they doing right?
Which party leaves the worst impression from social media alone? What are they doing wrong?
Examine / Compare / Contrast:
Last Step before voting:
Complete the VoteCompass Quiz to get a better idea of which party your values align with
Class Vote 2015
Social Media as a Tracking & Polling Tool
Social Media to Bring Voters Together
Social Media use also brings a whole new type of political risk...
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