McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Teachers or parents looking for help educating kids about the election can find resources at the PBS LearningMedia Election 2012 Collection.
The collection is at http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/election and is designed for students K-12, with a primary focus on middle and high school. The PBS LearningMedia Election 2012 Collection more than 20,000 videos, articles, photos, games, lesson plans and audio files in the PBS LearningMedia service across subject areas including science, math, American history, literacy and the arts. Teachers, students and parents nationwide can access the Election 2012 Collection and the entire PBS LearningMedia service for free.
The Election 2012 newscast, titled “In the News,” features a playlist of video clips focused on current events involving the candidates and issues in the upcoming presidential election. “In the News” pulls rich, multimedia content from PBS NEWSHOUR, NEED TO KNOW, Youth Radio and KQED. From animations depicting the road to the presidency to video of the candidates addressing pivotal topics, the multimedia glossary explains vocabulary words and definitions alongside real world and historical examples.
“Debates and the Race for the White House” analyzes past presidential debates to learn how they impact the election process. “Road Trip to the White House,” is a game that requires students to answer questions based on animations and multimedia glossary terms, like PAC, Super PAC, primary, caucus, delegates, party platform, battleground states and more.
For more information on PBS LearningMedia, visit www.pbslearningmedia.com.
