My students need life size cardboard cutouts of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton and signs from their campaigns to teach them how to express their political views with civility using e-mail and social media.
My students have a choice in November. They can vote Democratic or Republican. They can choose not to vote at all. In a world of twenty-four hour news and social media, students must sift through the surface level to get to the depth of political participation.
My students are future voters.
My students are digital natives, and they live online. As citizens, they need to learn to be politically savvy when they navigate the digital world that has developed. They need to learn how to add analysis to the information they are constantly bombarded with.
My Project
I am requesting Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump cardboard stand ups and campaign signs to stimulate my students' expression of their political beliefs during the 2016 election. Over the course of the school year, students will use their personal electronic devices to make videos and social media and blog posts to display their opinions backed up with evidence and examples.
This project will transform my students from passive to active digital citizens.
Using their technology, students will use social media to learn about the election, publish their opinions, and collaborate with like-minded people and debate responsibly with those with whom they disagree.
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