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C-SPAN Classroom would like to provide  teacher access to an array of free non-partisan curriculum resources that can be used during the 2008 election cycle and beyond. The resources are developed by C-SPAN, a private, non-profit company created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a public service. C-SPAN provides coverage of a variety of public affairs events most notably the Congress, President and Supreme Court. A 2006 study by the Pew Research Center identified CNN, 60 Minutes and C-SPAN as the top three "most trusted sources" of news in the United States.

By registering for a free C-SPAN Classroom membership teachers will gain access to a searchable database of video clips, student activities, teacher resources, student contests and periodic special offers like free classroom posters. By registering for a membership at

http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/Registration.aspx

teachers will also be sent a free DVD of 17 C-SPAN video clips that can be used to teach important and complex concepts in civics and government.

With the 2008 election cycle underway, K-12 teachers are looking for rigorous, relevant and authentic resources to support standards based civics and government instruction. C-SPAN Classroom www.c-spanclassroom.org) provides teachers with lessons and supplemental materials as well as unrestricted taping and viewing rights for C-SPAN-produced programming.

Educators, enroll in this FREE membership service for ideas, information and resources for teaching U.S. government and civics with C-SPAN's television programming and web sites.

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Membership Benefits

 Access to C-SPAN Classroom's fully searchable database of C-SPAN video clips. Search by keyword, speaker, or topic area for immediately usable clips of C-SPAN's primary source programming, with many available for download. New clips are added each week.

 Weekly downloadable video clips devoted to the 2008 presidential election.

 Educators can create their own library of video clips, rate clips, add comments and/or teaching ideas, and share them with other educators.

 Classroom resources are linked to national standards in U.S. government and civics and include discussion questions, student activities, graphic organizers, worksheets, and quizzes created by fellow educators.

 Periodic special offers, such as our FREE DVD of sample video clips and classroom posters.

 E-mail updates about C-SPAN programs and C-SPAN Classroom web resources relevant to social studies education. (For DAILY updates of C-SPAN programming, sign up for an additional service, C-SPAN Alert!).

 Unrestricted taping and viewing rights on C-SPAN-produced programming for use in the classroom.

 Eligibility for our Teacher Fellowship and other contests and opportunities.

 Eligibility to apply for a C-SPAN Archives Grant to obtain video from the C-SPAN Archives at no cost. The Archives offers a searchable database and research assistance as well as compilation tapes of C-SPAN programs.

 Access to C-SPAN Classroom's toll-free Educators' Hotline. Call with questions about teaching with C-SPAN.