NBC News and HotChalk Launch Digital Election Resource Exclusively for Education

       NBC News in partnership with HotChalk is launching the most comprehensive digital, curricular resource ever available on American presidential politics. The pioneering Decision ‘08 resource, designed specifically for classroom instruction, offers the latest, up-to-the-minute presidential election news through a video-on-demand user interface, allowing teachers to effortlessly customize their lesson plans with compelling and relevant content to bring the election process and political issues to life.
This will be of particular value in enriching political understanding of 17- and 18-year- old students, who are preparing to vote for the first time. The Decision ‘08 resource will include current news reports from Telemundo, NBC’s Spanish language television network.
These Spanish-language clips will give teachers with limited-English students additional venues for keeping them involved with the electoral process. The new Decision ‘08 resources are available exclusively within the HotChalk Learning Environment – a ground-breaking, k-12 learning management system – transforming the teaching and learning experience.
Recently identified by comScore Media Metrix, a leading tracker of Internet data, as one of the fastest growing education web sites of 2007, HotChalk streamlines millions of teachers’ activities, allowing them to easily and quickly develop unique lesson plans, locate and integrate valuable curriculum materials, manage assignments and grading online, and share vital information and communication with students and parents, who also have access to this free, safe community.
The political features offered by NBC News through HotChalk, which can be incorporated into lessons for any grade level and subject, will be updated weekly through Election Day 2008. The Decision ‘08 content is part of the larger, innovative venture of NBC News and HotChalk to bring true “e-learning” to the classroom and set a new standard in how education is offered and consumed. Access to all NBC Video Resources is free to all educators and students through January 31, 2008. To access this resource, go to www.HotChalk.com/nbc.html

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