Credits & References

Content Designers and editors:

• Rachel Barrera - raquelbalam@mail.utexas.edu
• Gina Palacios - ginagwen@gmail.com
• Baker Harrell - baker@youthinteractive.org
• Zhi Liu - liuzhi@mail.utexas.edu
• Janie Stach - janiestach@yahoo.com
• Christine Berkland - cberkland@austin.rr.com

Web site Designer: Gina Palacios - ginagwen@gmail.com

Group Evaluation Form: Developed by Judith A. May, St. Clair, Michigan. Appears in Structuring Cooperative Learning Experiences in the Classroom. 1982. Modified by Tom Weber, 1998. Modified by Janie Stach, 2004.

Peer Evaluation: Created by Science Department at Kealing Junior High School, Austin, TX, 2003. Modified by Janie Stach, 2004.

General ECS information Links:

U.S. Electoral College Site - http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/electoral_college/about.html

Electoral College Calculator - http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/calculator.html

Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Electoral_College

Links Specific to your Role:

Library of Congress - http://memory.loc.gov

Origins of the Electoral College - http://mises.org/article.aspx?Id=545

Jackson County Election Board - http://jceb.co.jackson.mo.us/electoralcollege.aspx

The Virtual Activist 2.0 A Training Course - http://www.netaction.org/training/

Working for a Change - http://www.workingforchange.com/

Media Rights Progressive Secretary - http://www.progressivesecretary.org/

Weblobbying - http://www.weblobbying.com/
http://www.mediarights.org/

PowerPoint 2007 Tutorial - http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2007/ppt

Creating an effective PowerPoint Presentation - http://mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/powerpoint.html

Web Log tools - http://www.livejournal.com/

Other available web blog sites - https://www.blogger.com, http://wordpress.com/

Webmonkey – http://www.webmonkey.com/tutorial/tag/web_basics

Electoral College vs. The People - http://www.infoplease.com/spot/campaign2000race.html

CNN - Electoral College system understood by few (Nov. 2007) - http://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/11/02/electoral.college/

USA Today - Electoral College debate intensifies (Sept. 2004) - http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-09-24-electoral-college_x.htm

CBS News - Electoral College Primer (Nov. 2000)- http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/11/08/politics/main247900.shtml

Voter turn out and Mobilization - http://www.fairvote.org/?page=262

Off-Line Resources:

Amy, D.J. (2000). Behind the Ballot Box; A Citizen's Guide to Voting Systems. Westport, CT: Praeger.

Schumaker, P.D. & Loomis, B.A. (2002). Choosing A President: The Electoral College and Beyond. NY: Chatham House Publishers.

Longley, L. D. & Pierce, N.R. (1996). The Electoral College Primer. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.

young adult level:
Henry, C.E. (1996). The Electoral College. NY: Franklin Watts.

Austin I.S. D. text:
Garcia, J. et al. (2003). Creating America: A History of the United States, Texas Edition. Evanston, IL, Boston, MA and Dallas, TX: McDougal Littell.

Barrymore, Drew (2004) The Best Place To Start, MTV September 21 through 28, October 1, and other times right up until the election, November 2, 2004.

Drew Barrymore is an actress who’s brutally honest about her past years of political ignorance. Her naiveté changed after she joined Declare Yourself, a voter-registration campaign, spearheaded by entertainment activist Norman Lear, aimed at the 18-to-30 demographic that usually sits out Election Day. At a Washington, D.C., rally, Barrymore was asked to make a speech. But she had no clue what to say and felt like a phony. Thus began her journey of self-education and, since this is Hollywood, where any such superstar odyssey is accompanied by cameras, so started her documentary, The Best Place To Start. The hour-long special was shown on MTV September 21 through 28, October 1, and other times right up until the election, November 2, 2004.