All Together We Can

by Samuel Sennott
Here are some curriculum components to be used to design lessons based on considering the Inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America on Tuesday January 20th, 2008.

Video of the Inauguration Speech (With Captions)

Part One

Part Two

Use http://mediaconverter.net to download the video, if YouTube is blocked at your school.

Barak Obama Bookshelf from the Tar Heel Reader

Obama – President Elect

Our First Black President

Three Little Words

Other Readings and Resources

Slater Software Symbol Resources: http://slatersoftware.com/document.html#jan

• A New President 6 pages, 984 KB, PDF (Book, Symbol Supported)
  Inauguration – PixWriter v3 Mac wordbank 412 KB, ZIP archive
  Inauguration – PixWriter v3 Windows wordbank 812 KB, ZIP archive
• Free Symbol Search: http://slatersoftware.com/PixLibrary.html?CHEER.GIF=Cheer!

Weekly Reader Resources (Note they are Flash Intensive(Trouble with screen reading): http://www.weeklyreader.com/election/

Kate Ahern’s blog post: How to Watch the Inauguration Live (via the web) Link to AAC Boards

PBS Front Line: Dreams of Obama:  Tons of resources, including a reading list for older readers, interviews, and the link to watch the full program. This is a truly excellent resource.

PBS Kids President for a Day

PBS Kids Send an EPostcard

http://superobamaworld.com (The video game is questionable content, yet it may be just the thing to hook in that one student.  Use with caution)

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