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Using the Web and other Creative Teaching Strategies for the American Government Intro Class Lisa Lawrason, Chair Dina Krois, Michael Nagle, and Paul Rozycki

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Engaging Students Weekly e-mail Discussion Board Movie Assignment Web-based interactive lectures = CD-ROM of narrated power point presentations

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On-line Student Success Weekly E-mail Each week every student in the class receives an e-mail outlining the weeks assignments I often include a goofy picture of me

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Weekly E-mail This Weeks Assignments Send a practice e-mail attachment by Thursday at 11:00 PM Reply to another students biography is due by Friday at 11:00 PM Comments on Lecture01 is due Sunday by 11:00 PM Other Things To Work On Practice navigating through the Blackboard site, Power point Presentations and the study guides for the exams. You might want to start reading Founding Brothers (but the first posting isnt due until Sunday September 18 at 11:00 PM). You may want to pick out a movie to watch from the first set of options.

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Weekly E-mail This Weeks Assignments Exam #1 is due by 11:00 PM Tuesday Feb 5 (thats tomorrow). Begin (or continue) reading Fools Crow; Posting #1 is due Friday 2/8 by 11:00 PM. Posting over Lecture05-Progressives is due Sunday 2/10 by 11:00 PM Other Things To Be Working On Choose a film for Movie Posting #1; the summary posting is due Tuesday 2/12 by 11:00 PM Continue reading Fools Crow; additional postings are due over the next few weeks, but the quiz over the book doesnt have to be taken February 26.

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Weekly E-mail This Weeks Assignments 9/11 Commission Posting #3 is due by Tuesday 2/10 by 11:00 PM Comments on Lecture05 are due by Friday 2/13 by 11:00 PM 9/11 Commission Posting #4 is due by Sunday 2/15 by 11:00 PM Other Things To Be Working On The Quiz over 9/11 Commission will be available later this week; it must be taken by 2/22 If you choose to write your paper over 9/11 Commission, that Summary/ Analysis paper will be due Friday 2/27. If you choose to write your paper over The Peoples Choice it will be due later

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Weekly E-mail This Weeks Assignments Exam #1 is due by 11:00 PM Tuesday September 19 (thats tomorrow). Begin (or continue) reading Man of the People; Posting #1 is due Sunday September 24 by 11:00 PM. Other Things To Be Working On Movie Posting #1 is due by 11:00 PM Tuesday 9/26. Continue reading Man of the People; the quiz over the book must be taken by Tuesday October 10 at 11:00 PM.

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A Student Responds!

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End of Course Evaluation

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On-line Student Success Discussion Forums Goals: Encourage student participation & interaction with one another Students must show theyve read the material (summary) & demonstrate critical thinking (evaluation) Types: Lectures, Movies, Readings/Outside Books

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Discussion Board: Types of Forums

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Lecture Posting

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Lecture Postings: Atomic Bomb

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Movie Postings ( Students Must Pick ONE From A List) West Wing (any episodeidentify the title in your posting) Rosewood (1997-race relations in US South during 1920s) Boycott (2001-Montgomery Bus Boycott) Recount (2008-2000 Gore vs. Bush election recount) Karl Rove: The Architect (2005-PBS Frontline Documentary about Bush advisor) All the Presidents Men (1976-Watergate Scandal) Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore? (2006- Documentary-young professor runs for Congress) Journeys With George (2003-Bushs 2000 campaign) Gideons Trumpet (1980-defendants right to counsel)

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Movie Posting (Summary)

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Movie Postings (Summary)

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Movie Postings (Response)

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Discussion Board (Book Posting)

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Narrated Power Point Lectures Introduction/Preview Material: lecture outline

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Civil Rights I.Intro II.Amendments 13, 14, 15 III.Segregation & Responses A.Legal Basis B.Fighting Back & Successes IV.Women A.Vote B.Jobs C.Education V.Conc. Key Terms Plessy vs. Ferguson Jim Crow Brown Decision Thurgood Marshall Earl Warren Bus Boycott Sit-ins 1964 Civil Rights Act 24 th Amendment Voting Rights Act 19 th Amendment Title IX

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Narrated Power Point Lectures Introduction/Preview Material: lecture outline Text, combined with images & narration are used to deliver lecture material

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Two Key Concepts: How The Electoral College Works 1.In order to win a Presidential election a candidate must win a majority of electoral votes (270).

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How the Electoral College Works How many Electoral votes are there? 435(Members of the House of Reps) 100(Members of the Senate) + 3(WA DC) 538 Total Number of Electoral Votes A majority of 538 = 270 ; in order to win a Presidential election a candidate needs 270 Electoral votes

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Narrated Power Point Lectures Introduction/Preview Material: lecture outline Text, combined with images & narration are used to deliver lecture material

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Rosa Parks Bus

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Front of Bus: Whites Only Back of Bus: Blacks Only

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Narrated Power Point Lectures Hyperlinks make it interactive Introduction/Preview Material: lecture outline Text, combined with images & narration are used to deliver lecture material

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Worlds Smallest Political Quiz Click here for hyperlink to quiz

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Political Parties Democratic Party WebsiteRepublican Party Website

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Using the Web and other Creative Teaching Strategies for the American Government Intro Class Lisa Lawrason, Chair Dina Krois, Michael Nagle, and Paul Rozycki