K12> [Innovative-Teachers] New Surfaquarium Project: 2004 National CyberConvention

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From: "Walter" <mrmck@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Innovative-Teachers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sat, 01 May 2004 18:47:36 -0000
Subject: [Innovative-Teachers] New Surfaquarium Project: 2004 National 
CyberConvention
 
2004 National CyberConvention Project
http://surfaquarium.com/NCC/

Classes from every U.S. state are invited to join us in tracking
candidates, issues and polls, culminating in state-by-state
predictions of who will win our national elections in November 2004!

Calling classes from all 50 U.S. states to participate in the 2004
National CyberConvention!

Each participating class will study the candidates, issues and
polling trends
in their state for the 2004 presidential and congressional races,
using print, broadcast and Web-based media.

Each week your class will be emailed a topic to research; topics
covered will include candidates, issues and media literacy. You will
submit your weekly findings to the National CyberConvention website,
sharing the concerns and likely voting patterns of your home state.
Data will be posted on our site to allow classes to analyze trends
state by state and nationally.

As a culminating event, each class will cast their delegate votes
online a week prior to the national elections predicting the outcome
of the vote on election day!

Project Objectives:

To study the democratic electoral process in action

To use regional media to follow current events

To develop media literacy skills in evaluating information

To analyze polling numbers to determine patterns and predict trends
in voting

To participate in a real-time event both online and off

Timeline:

May 1 - August 28, 2004   Register for the Project
 
Week of September 7, 2004      Rollcall of States from across the
Nation
Week of September 14, 2004   Topic: Presidential Candidates
Week of September 21, 2004   Topic: Presidential and Senatorial
Candidates
Week of September 28, 2004   Topic: Congressional Candidates
Week of October 5, 2004         Topic: Media Literacy
Week of October 12, 2004       Topic: Defense  
Week of October 19, 2004       Topic: Economy  
Week of October 26, 2004       National CyberConvention Vote
Week of November 2, 2004     View National Election Results
Week of November 9, 2004     Compare National Election Results with
Our Predictions
Week of November 16, 2004   Archive the National CyberConvention
results online

Registration:

Register online at http://surfaquarium.com/NCC/register.htm

Walter McKenzie, Project Sponsor
The One and Only Surfaquarium
walter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://surfaquarium.com

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