Super Tuesday Primary Resource: NBC News Answers Decision '08 Questions from Students and Teachers

Super Tuesday Primary Resource: NBC News Answers Decision '08 Questions from Students and Teachers

Tim Russert, Pete Williams, David Gregory, and More Lend Expertise

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- As the year's presidential election campaign shapes up to be one of the most unpredictable and dynamic political events in history, NBC News is making available its top political reporters and experts to answer pressing questions about Decision '08 from the nation's students and teachers.

"Ask NBC News" is an exclusive feature of NBC News Archives on Demand, a rich compilation of thousands of primary source video resources created specifically for classroom instruction to engage students in active learning and transform classroom instruction into 21st century "e-learning" centers. The Archives on Demand are available on HotChalk (http://www.hotchalk.com/nbc.html), a leading, free web-based learning management system for k-12 teachers and their students.

Students and teachers can submit questions about Decision '08 via email to asknbcnews@nbcuni.com or via text message to ASKNBC (275622) by texting "ASK" and a question (standard text messaging rates apply; text message participants must be 18 years or older).

Each Thursday, the NBC News political team, including "Meet the Press" host and Washington D.C. Bureau Chief Tim Russert, Washington D.C. Correspondent Pete Williams, and Chief White House Correspondent David Gregory, will answer one question and make the video available at http://www.hotchalk.com/.

"We live and breathe Decision '08 every day, so we are elated that we have this opportunity to share our knowledge and insights with the next generation of voters and the educators who prepare them to be politically aware, active participants in our democracy," said Tim Russert.

In addition to "Ask NBC News," the NBC News Archives on Demand features an extensive Decision '08 curricular resource offering the latest, up-to-the-minute presidential election news. Features include full profiles on the candidates, speeches and debates, campaign trail news, candidates' positions on major issues, an in-depth look at the key issues of 2008, historical footage from past presidential campaigns, and political analysis from the award-winning NBC News team. The easy-to-use video-on-demand user interface allows teachers to effortlessly customize their lesson plans with compelling and relevant content to bring the election process and political issues to life.

About NBC News Archives on Demand

The NBC News Archives on Demand is a significant effort by NBC News to set a new standard in bringing life-relevant learning to classrooms. Comprised of a continually updated vault of thousands of video clips, audio recordings, and image and text resources, the content contains over 70 years of TV news coverage, pre-TV film footage, and radio broadcasts as well as mini-documentaries spanning almost 600 years of U.S. history and created in collaboration with educators, historians, textbook authors, and other experts. The content has been organized specifically for classroom instruction, allowing teachers of history, government, civics, English language, writing/composition, and science classes to create richer, timelier lesson plans with engaging curriculum that brings concepts to life and creates relevancy between concepts and real-world applications for this generation of wired kids.

About NBC News

NBC News, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/, has been a leading source of global news and information for more than 70 years, first on radio, and today via broadcast and cable television, the Internet, radio and cell phones. Operating around the clock with bureaus in key cities in the United States and overseas, NBC News provides immediate coverage and in-depth reporting of major events to a worldwide audience.

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