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_Demo - US Election2020
TIP: Writing (general)
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TEACHING NOTES: U.S. Election Project
'How to' videos, U.S. Election Project
TEACHING NOTES: Introduction
Announcements
★ TASK: Explore Your State
TASK: Who Would You Vote For?
POLL: Me, My State, and the Candidates
FORUM: First Assumptions
WARM UP: Political Vocabulary Word Search
TEACHING NOTES: Section 1
★ TASK: Electing the U.S. President
Electing a US President in Plain English: Interactive Video with Comprehension Questions
Does Your Vote Count? The Electoral College Explained: Interactive Video with Comprehension Questions
QUIZ: Electing a U.S. President
LINK: More quizzes...
TASK: The Electoral System – Step by Step
CHOICE: Electoral System Expert Groups
QUIZ: The Electoral System
Reflection and feedback (The electoral system)
TEACHING NOTES: Section 2
★ TASK: Meet the Candidates
TASK: Job Posting
TASK: Campaign Ads
TASK: The Candidates' Secret Playbook
TASK: What Are Political Cartoons?
TASK: Writing a Political Cartoon Analysis
GALLERY: Political Cartoons of the 2020 Campaign
TASK: Working with Political Cartoons Creatively
TASK: Understanding Political Memes
How Do Internet Memes Shape Our Politics?
Reflection and feedback (The candidates)
TEACHING NOTES: Section 3
★ TASK: The Campaign Issues and Where the Candidates Stand
TASK: Biden's and Trump’s Campaign Managers on the Ground
TASK: Reaction to the Campaign Issues
Reflection and feedback (The campaign issues)
TEACHING NOTES: Section 4
★ TASK: Predict the Election Outcome
TASK: Participate in the Student Competition
Reflection and feedback (Our state)
GLOSSARY: Terms Used
Election Lingo
Learner Texts
SAMPLE ASSIGNMENT FORMAT
Course Forum
Project Journal
TEACHING NOTES: U.S. Election Project
GALLERY: Political Cartoons of the 2016 Campaign (high resolution)
OVERVIEW: Creating Word Clouds
OVERVIEW: Voice, Sound, Podcast
OVERVIEW: Presentation and Visualization
OVERVIEW: Timelines, Puzzles, Brainstorming
OVERVIEW: Create your own comic
LINK: Creative commons platforms
LINK: Using GoogleDocs with Moodle
LINK: Surprise your students - free technology for teachers
LINK: GEMA-free Music for your projects
LINK: Royalty-free music, recommended by the State Department
LINK: Stock video footage for free
TIP: Analyzing cartoons
TIP: Conducting research
TIP: Doing project work
TIP: Giving presentations
TIP: Golden rules of cooperation
TIP: Independent work
TIP: Linking ideas and sentences (vocabulary)
TIP: Role plays
TIP: Solving a mediation task
TIP: Writing an article
TIP: Viewing films
TIP: Materialien zum selbstgesteuerten, standardorientierten Lernen - text production
TIP: Materialien zum selbstständigen, standardorientierten Lernen - classroom work
'How to' videos, U.S. Election Project
LINK: Moodle Docs - Comprehensive documentation
LINK: "Think" Moodle Tutorials (in German & English)
LINK: Learn Moodle - Training videos for teachers and administrators
FORUM: Teacher to Teacher
Telecollaboration Manual: A Teachers' Guide
Telecollaboration Manual: A Teachers' Guide (PDF)
TASK: Hi, my name is...
TASK: What's it like in your town?
WORD SEARCH: False Friends in German/English
PHOTO FLASHCARDS: Where is that celebrity from?
Record a Soundscape
Impressions at school, home, and in the community
LESSON PLAN: American and German Cultural Differences
A Deeper Look at How Corona Changed Our Community
Fake News Manual: How to Avoid it, Recognise it, and Deal with it
TIP: Viewing films ►
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