Blogging, Twittering, and Teaching: Online Resources in the Classroom

Uses for class blogs:

• To post questions or comments about the readings before we discuss them in class;
• To follow up on class discussions with additional comments or questions.
• To post relevant news items or videos.

Examples of class blogs:

• Politics of Journalism -- spring 2011
• Introductory American -- spring 2010
  
• American Presidency
• US Congress

The Claremont Legislative Simulation

• YouTube 2007
• Student blog 2010
• Student blog 2009
• Student Twitter

California sites

• Next 10 Budget Challenge
• Rose Institute analysis of California redistricting
• MapLight

Interactive sites

• Budget Hero
• Pew Typology
• Center on Congress Learning Modules
• The Redistricting Game
• Fundrace
• C-SPAN Video
• Oyez

One relevant video involved a wildfire and its lessons for federalism.

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