Cable in the Classroom Magazine - December 2006

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	InterActive Educators share their ideas for using new media to bring real-time social-studies lessons into the classroom.
	Cable in the Classroom News Recent events and information from the Cable in the Classroom organization.
	I Want That! Promote critical thinking and viewing by using holiday toy ads.
	Giving Kids a Voice -- and a Say Nick News creator Linda Ellerbee wants kids to question and be curious about the world around them.
	WEB EXTRA: Podcast interview [MP3] with Linda Ellerbee.
	Studying -- and Changing -- History Hands-on social studies projects show students they can have a real impact on their community.
	WEB EXTRA: Podcast interview [MP3] with 2006 Cable's Leaders in Learning Award winner Connecticut State Senator Bill Finch.
	Teaching Social Studies in Real Time Where can teachers find reliable sources of information to help them—and their students—sort out truth from spin?
	Shaping Active Citizens Websites to inspire civic-minded youth.
	Squeezing It In By incorporating it into reading, writing, and math, teachers are fitting social studies into their increasingly busy test-driven schedules.
	Take It to the Grave Paul Wilgenkamp helps students connect to community history by visiting a local cemetery.
	WEB EXTRA: Podcast interview [MP3] with 2006 Cable's Leaders in Learning Award winner Paul Wilgenkamp.
	Cable in the Classroom FAQs Answers to common questions about Cable in the Classroom.