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.

** Trivia **

* How much do you know about the candidates in the 2004 elections? *

Leonard Peltier, a political prisoner/convicted murderer, was the candidate for the Peace and Freedom Party. What state did Peltier receive 27,000 votes from?

A) Vermont
B) Oregon
C) Washington
D) California [The Peace and Freedom Party has been in and out of eligibility for years before the party finally regained ballot status. Peltier is serving a life sentence for the murder of two FBI agents in 1975. Activists say he was framed because of his involvement in the American Indian Movement. Peltier beat another controversial figure, Mumia Abu Jamal, for the Party's spot for president.]

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.