[NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:3169] Re: Presidential Candidate Quizzes Online

From: Jeff Carter (jcarter@worlded.org)
Date: Thu Feb 26 2004 - 08:13:33 EST


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Less depth, yes -- but less to read, too. And the whack-a-mole Flash 
animation is pretty fun...

Jeff

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Jeff Carter
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On Feb 24, 2004, at 7:24 AM, DonovanC@calvertnet.k12.md.us wrote:

> My students enjoyed this site although the process did not present in
> depth information on the candidates positions.
>
> MSN Slate's Whack a Pol <http://slate.msn.com/id/2090855/>
>
> We have also used two of the other sites you mentioned. They are useful
> for getting students involved in the election process.
>
>
> Carol Donovan, Instructional Specialist
> Calvert County Adult Education
> 4105 Old Town Road
> Huntingtown, MD 20639
> (410) 535-7385
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Jeff Carter
> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 9:12 PM
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> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:3160] Presidential Candidate Quizzes Online
>
> By my count, there are at least four different election year
> decision-making tools now available on the Web -- tools that help users
> decide which candidates are most likely to support or reflect their
> views. It would be interesting to know if any learners or teachers are
> using any of these. (Here's an idea: Take all four quizzes. How do they
> compare? Did you get the same results for each one?) I haven't taken a
> close enough look to even take a guess at reading level or ease of use
> or any other issues like that -- perhaps someone else might have an
> opinion?
>
> Vote by Issues Quiz (WBUR, Boston)
> <http://www.votebyissue.org/primary/>
> President Match (AOL/Time)
> <http://www.presidentmatch.com/>
> 2004 American Presidential Candidate Selector (Selectsmart.com)
> <http://www.selectsmart.com/president/>
> Campaign 2004 Democratic Issues Quiz (Spokeman-Review, WA)
> <http://www.spokesmanreview.com/quiz/2004democrats.asp>
>
> As usual, I've posted this to our blog as well; I encourage you to post
> comments there if you prefer.
>
> <www.literacytech.org/blog.html>
>
> Jeff
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