Cable in the Classroom Magazine - September 2008

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	Campaign Planning Elections and politics come alive when teachers use cable programming and Web resources.
	Lights, Camera ... Debate How to watch the presidential debates from a media-literacy perspective. (See also Web Extra!)
	Web Extra! How to Watch a Presidential Debate Worksheet Students can fill in this worksheet with their observations from a debate.  Worksheet goes with Lights, Camera . . . Debate article.
	Game of Politics Get your students onto the presidential campaign trail this season with Cable in the Classroom’s interactive game eLECTIONS.
	Cable’s Leaders in Learning: Local Heroes A Texas elementary school honors its military personnel and makes links to learning.
	Podcast Interview  [MP3] with Cable's Leaders in Learning award winner Donna Bownds.
	InterActive What online resources do you use to help students learn how government works?
	Learning Channels These sites get students thinking about education as a self-directed process.
	Media Smart How to use high-profile sports competitions and celebrity athletes to flex media-literacy muscles.
	Cable in the Classroom News Recent events and information from the Cable in the Classroom organization.
	Cable in the Classroom FAQs Answers to common questions about Cable in the Classroom.