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Channel: Northwestern University · 2009 · Education
In the world of education, they are called teachable moments Times when an event happens and there is an opportunity to convey something profound. What better example than a national election? Leading up to the 2008 presidential election, high schools and middle schools throughout the Midwest took advantage of special software developed by Northwestern Universitys Department of Information Technology. The goal was more than just teaching about how our political system works. It was about encouraging young people to become involved. ____ ▶️ Subscribe: https://bit.ly/NorthwesternUYTSubscribe Follow Northwestern on social media: -Instagram: https://instagram.com/northwesternu -TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@northwestern.u -Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/northwesternu -LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/northwestern-university -Facebook: https://facebook.com/northwesternu Northwestern on the Web: -Northwestern Homepage: https://northwestern.edu -Northwestern Now News: https://news.northwestern.edu -Northwestern Magazine: https://magazine.northwestern.edu
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