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Political Ideology on the Web

According to the National Council for the Social Studies, social studies teachers should facilitate the development of their students' civic competence. This civic competency infers an understanding of how to distinguish ideological perspectives embedded in political literature. Low barriers to web publication and the widespread availability web-published products have resulted in a wide range of politically oriented resources. These web-based political resources have become almost ubiquitous in their presence and increasingly influential in their use. In this assignment you will select, review, and analyze three web-based political resources. The specific requirements for this assignment are below.

1. Select three web-based political resources which could be used in a social studies class. Please do not select a candidate's website or one of the political party web sites. Instead, I would like for you to select from the multitudes of blogs, webzines, news resources, etc. which are now widely available online.
2. Write a brief one or two paragraph review each of each of these three resources. In the review,
   • summarize the content (or typical content if it is a daily news or opinion resource) available on the site and identify the political perspective or ideology presented on the site.
   • consider how the resource might be used in a social studies class. Identify the class and grade level and write a paragraph or two on how you might make use of the resources in a specific activity.
   • consider how the political perspective or ideology might influence, affect, or impact students.

This project is due July 06. You may submit electronically, in class, or in my box on the 6h floor