James M. Shiveley Phillip J. Vanfossen Phillip J. Vanfossen
Teachers of political science, social studies, and economics, as well as school library media specialists, will find this resource invaluable for incorporating the Internet into their classroom lessons. Over 150 primary source Web sites are referenced and paired with questions and activities designed to encourage critical thinking skills. Completing the activities for the lessons in this book will allow students to evaluate the source of information, the content presented, and it usefulness in the context of their assignments.
Along with each Web site, a summary of the site's contents...
Teachers of political science, social studies, and economics, as well as school library media specialists, will find this resource invaluable for i...
In 1991, Lawrence Grossman wrote that a new political system is taking shape in the United States. As we approach the twenty-first century, America is turning into an electronic republic, a democratic system that is vastly increasing the people's day-to-day influence on decisions of state. Grossman's forecast implied a sea change in the way citizens would interact with, and participate in, their representative government; a revamping of the way Americans would 'do' citizenship. Harnessing the power of technology to promote the ideal of democracy that first pulsed through our nation over 230...
In 1991, Lawrence Grossman wrote that a new political system is taking shape in the United States. As we approach the twenty-first century, America is...
