Inauguration Day Live AT SCHOOL!

[GodsPeace]

I am going to attempt to stream the inauguration events all day tomorrow in my classes.

I am not sure where I will go for it. I am thinking CSPAN or FOXNEWS.

Anyways, any advice would be good.

[kaje]

Hulu might have the best quality.

http://www.hulu.com/spotlight/obamapresidency

CNN.com Live is also going to be broadcasting it but I'm not sure how good the quality is.

http://www.cnn.com/live/

[Chris H.]

cnn.com has been advertising it like crazy.

http://pic2009.org/ has also contracted with Microsoft's Siverlight service to stream some of the events.

[GodsPeace]

Thanks Chris!

I will give them a shot. I will have some time to check which ones work best before it really kicks off tomorrow. I am excited about it though. My kids are not likely to appreciate it, but I certainly will. I didn't vote for the guy, but the normal change of power is usually pretty interesting to me let alone one of such significance.

[kaje]

http://inaugural.senate.gov/index.cfm

[Pokefan]

Thanks Chris!

I will give them a shot. I will have some time to check which ones work best before it really kicks off tomorrow. I am excited about it though. My kids are not likely to appreciate it, but I certainly will. I didn't vote for the guy, but the normal change of power is usually pretty interesting to me let alone one of such significance.

www.pic2009.org/content/lessonplans.
These lesson plans were developed jointly by the NEA and AFT.

Teachers' Unions Jointly Develop Suggested Lesson Plans About Obama's Inauguration.

The Washington Times (1/13) reports that the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) have "jointly developed five suggested lesson plans about" president-elect Barack Obama's inauguration that are mostly "geared to grades six through 12." In addition, they have created a similarly-themed recommended reading list. The plans can be found on the Presidential Inaugural Committee's (PIC) website, www.pic2009.org/content/lessonplans. According to a PIC spokesman, "the idea for the suggested lesson plans came from the inaugural committee, which approached the NEA and AFT to draw them up." The Times adds, "Some of the suggested plans focus on the historic nature of the inauguration of America's first black president." NEA President Dennis Van Roekel said, "It is crucial that our students understand that we are not only living history and making history with this inauguration, but also carrying forward the historical contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his influence on our incoming 44th president."

"The lesson plans include information about the inauguration and suggest ways to supplement the lessons with discussion topics, films, books and other educational websites," according to the Boston Globe (1/13, Rhee). "They are divided into three sections: 'Learning History' on the evolution of inaugural events beginning with George Washington's in 1789; 'Making History' to let students follow along with Obama's swearing-in on Jan. 20, and 'Living History' to encourage students to continue studying US government and the presidency beyond Inauguration Day."

[GodsPeace]

www.pic2009.org/content/lessonplans.
These lesson plans were developed jointly by the NEA and AFT.

Teachers' Unions Jointly Develop Suggested Lesson Plans About Obama's Inauguration.

The Washington Times (1/13) reports that the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) have "jointly developed five suggested lesson plans about" president-elect Barack Obama's inauguration that are mostly "geared to grades six through 12." In addition, they have created a similarly-themed recommended reading list. The plans can be found on the Presidential Inaugural Committee's (PIC) website, www.pic2009.org/content/lessonplans. According to a PIC spokesman, "the idea for the suggested lesson plans came from the inaugural committee, which approached the NEA and AFT to draw them up." The Times adds, "Some of the suggested plans focus on the historic nature of the inauguration of America's first black president." NEA President Dennis Van Roekel said, "It is crucial that our students understand that we are not only living history and making history with this inauguration, but also carrying forward the historical contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his influence on our incoming 44th president."

"The lesson plans include information about the inauguration and suggest ways to supplement the lessons with discussion topics, films, books and other educational websites," according to the Boston Globe (1/13, Rhee). "They are divided into three sections: 'Learning History' on the evolution of inaugural events beginning with George Washington's in 1789; 'Making History' to let students follow along with Obama's swearing-in on Jan. 20, and 'Living History' to encourage students to continue studying US government and the presidency beyond Inauguration Day."

Those might be too time consuming to do, but I will consider them. Thanks. It might be easier to work them into the classes that don't test. They don't have quite the deadline factor in them.

Thanks Fred!

[Pokefan]

Those might be too time consuming to do, but I will consider them. Thanks. It might be easier to work them into the classes that don't test. They don't have quite the deadline factor in them.

Thanks Fred!

You can always pick and choose. Also I was told they meet the PASS objectives nicely. I have not looked at them yet as I am strictly Math this year.

[GodsPeace]

You can always pick and choose. Also I was told they meet the PASS objectives nicely. I have not looked at them yet as I am strictly Math this year.

My ONLY testing classes this year are 7th and 8th grade. I intend to have more time down the road. Maybe I can return to the lesson plans after the testing. In the meantime, I am pretty sure this is as big or bigger than the history I WAS going to go over.

[kaje]

For anyone with an iPhone, uStream.tv has just had their stream viewing app accepted into the App Store so you can watch the inauguration from there as well.

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=301520250&mt=8