Thursday, October 16, 2008

Elections

Students are using technology to gather information for the 2008 Presidential elections in a variety of ways. An election assembly in which the candidates will be represented by GATE students will be attended by the student body. Students are finding out about the candidates and issues by visiting various sites. Some great sites are:
30 Second Candidate
CNN Politics
Barack Obama Official Site
John McCain Official Site
Scholastic News Eleciton 08
Time for Kids Election Info
Weekly Reader Election
Interactive Map
Nick News - Pick the President

PMMS will hold a mock election Novermber 3. Precincts will be established throughout the school and students will be voting on computers. Students are also participating in Kids Voting USA and will be going to the polls with their parents on election day.

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