Educating the community on registration, candidates and platforms. Follow-up activities include comparing school results with actual election outcome. Community Activities Launching a schoolwide election lets students understand the election process. The campaign leads to family and community dialogue about the rights and responsibilities of voting. Technology Students use ClarisWorks for word processing publicity, ballots, databases, and post-election presentations.
Computers become voting machines.
Students research election policy on the Internet. Web Sites Students research election resources and government information at The League of Women Voters .