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Historic Election and New Tech Tools Yield Promising Vistas for Learning

Video sharing, social networking, and online games may be the everyday toys of the Internet generation, but Gamal Sherif is putting them to work in more serious pursuits.

Just as the candidates have learned to use novel technology tools to reach young people during this year’s presidential campaign, teachers like Mr. Sherif are turning to electronic resources to capture students’ interest in the election.

At the same time, they want to help students decipher the barrage of related images and information and to engage them in lessons about the democratic process today...