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It's time for Nickelodeon's Kids Pick the President!

The program's host, Linda Ellerbee, joined Kids.Cable.Learning for this podcast (15.6MB, MP3) to tell us about how kids can get involved - and pick the president.

Kids Pick the President airs Sunday, October 12th at 9pm EST on Nick. Then, kids get to vote for president online - polls open immediately following the show.

Kids can vote online from October 12th - Oct 20th.

The winner of the kids' presidential race will be announced on Monday, Oct. 20th at 8pm EST on Nick.

Web resources:
Nickelodeon's Kids Pick the President
Nick Initiatives
teachers.nick.com
eLECTIONS game

Labels: 2008 Elections, cable, CIC, elerbee, nick, nickelodeon

Donna Krache, executive producer for CNN Student News, talked with us (MP3, 8.0MB) about this free resource from CNN, their contribution to CIC’s eLECTIONS game and what teachers and students have to look forward to from the organization in the fall.

Website Resources:

CNN Student News
Elections 101
CNN Student News: Talking Democracy

Labels: 2008 Elections, CNN, CNN Student News

Hear about C-SPAN’s plans (MP3, 3.3MB) for educator resources during this presidential election… from the exhibition floor at NECC 2008.


Website resources:
C-SPAN.org
C-SPAN Classroom

Labels: 2008 Elections, C-SPAN, teacher resources