The Dirksen Center wants to help teachers teach better by giving
them the opportunity to use technology to create, customize,
and share online learning activities in their classrooms. The
Center wants to help students learn more by bringing educational
resources together in one place that provide new ways to learn
about Congress interactively.
* NEW * President Forever 2008 + Primaries & Trivia
Are you ready to become the most powerful political leader in the world? Prove it in this definitive political election game. You will succeed by writing speeches, running ads (including attack ads), and having a rally. You can play against others or against the computer for the 2008 election or past elections. There is a demo and a paid version that can be bought online.
Find President Forever 2008 + Primaries at: http://www.congressforkids.net/games/Elections_campaign/2_campaign.htm
Trivia: Shortly before he died in late 2006, former President Gerald Ford offered comments on the upcoming 2008 presidential race. Which two candidates did he anticipate would make for a particularly "great [general election] contest"?
- McCain-Edwards
- McCain-Clinton
- Giuliani-Clinton [Answer: The 38th president predicted an all-New York showdown. Rudy Giuliani nearly ran against then-First Lady Hillary Clinton for Daniel Patrick Moynihan's U.S. Senate seat back in 2000, but the former mayor dropped out of the race after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in the spring of that year. Clinton would ultimately face Rick Lazio, a New York congressman from Long Island, as her Republican opponent in the general election. She won with a majority of votes, becoming the first First Lady of the United States to serve in the U.S. Senate.]
- Giuliani-Obama
*Find the answer in next month's issue.
Answer to June 2008"s Fun, Facts, and Trivia: http://www.webcommunicator.org/classroomresources/funfactstrivia_ans0608.htm
Do you have or know of an online activity you would like The
Dirksen Congressional Center to feature on its new Web site for
students -- Congress for Kids? The Center is currently
seeking online activities that provide new ways to learn about
Congress and the workings of the federal government interactively.
If you have questions or suggestions for online activities,
contact Cindy Koeppel. |
