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Subject: Fwd: CongressLink - Connecting Congress, the Classroom, and the
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Haven't been to this site yet, but it sounds promising. Has anyone tried it?
Judy
>>Subject: CongressLink - Connecting Congress, the Classroom, and the
Internet
>>Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 17:00:25
>>From: Cindy Koeppel <ckoeppel@pekin.net>
>>Subject: CongressLink - Connecting Congress, the Classroom, and the
>>Internet
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>>Now you can connect Congress, the classroom, and the Internet with
>>CongressLink! Download free lesson plans and student activities about
>>lawmaking, checks and balances, and more! Talk to experts and other
>>educators online! Share ideas on the message boards! Trace the Civil
>>Rights Act of 1964 or view an online version of the Constitution! Locate
>>e-mail addresses or web sites for congressional leaders! Link to over 75
>>Congress-related sites!
>>
>>CongressLink (www.congresslink.org) is a "classroom" friendly
>>service for teachers and students of history, politics, civics, and
>>related subjects in upper elementary schools through college who want to
>>pursue the study of Congress as a springboard for learning activities
>>related broadly to civic education. The program seeks to facilitate
>>student-centered and inquiry-based learning through the use of a Web site
>>and involvement in an online learning community.
>>
>>Drawing on the events of the day, CongressLink provides authentic
>>decision-making and problem-solving activities guided by experts on
>>Congress, including selected Members of Congress and their staffs.
>>Features include sample lesson plans, suggested student activities,
>>access to original historical documentation from The Center's
>>collections, an annotated list of more than 75 Web sites on related
>>topics, access to subject matter experts online, and collaborative
>>communications.
>>
>>CongressLink has been selected as one of the best Web sites in the
>>humanities by EDSITEment, a consortium consisting of the National
>>Endowment for the Humanities, the Council of the Great City Schools, MCI
>>WorldCom, and the National Trust for the Humanities.
>>
>>Please visit our web site, CongressLink (www.congresslink.org), and let
>>us know what you think! We would love to hear your comments and
>>suggestions or answer any questions!
>>
>>Cindy Koeppel
>>Program Assistant
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>>THE DIRKSEN CONGRESSIONAL CENTER
>>301 South Fourth St., Suite A
>>Pekin, IL 61554
>>Phone: 309/347-7113
>>Fax: 309/347-6432
>>Email: ckoeppel@pekin.net
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Judith K. Graves
Educational Services
National Digital Library Program
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C. 20540-1320
jgrav@loc.gov (V)202/707-2562 (F) 202/252-3173
http://learning.loc.gov/learn/
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