"1949 Whizzer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> But you can build an Obama man.
>
> You folks who always wondered what it would be like to have a coon in
> the White House?
>
> Now you know...
>
Celebrate with the kids next week:
President Barack Obama to Make Historic Speech to America's Students
C-SPAN and White House Web Site to Broadcast Speech Live
Speech Scheduled One Hour Earlier to Noon Eastern Time
On September 8, 2009, history will be made. Will you be a part of it?
At 12:00 p.m., Eastern Time (ET), President Barack Obama will deliver a
national address to the students of America. (Please note that this is a
change from the originally scheduled time.) During this special address, the
president will speak directly to the nation's children and youth about
persisting and succeeding in school. The president will challenge students
to work hard, set educational goals, and take responsibility for their
learning.
The U.S. Department of Education encourages students of all ages, teachers,
and administrators to participate in this historic moment by watching the
president deliver the address, which will be broadcast live on the White
House Web site (
http://www.whitehouse.gov/live/) and on C-SPAN at 12:00
p.m., ET. We also encourage educators to use this moment to help students
get focused and inspired to begin the new academic year.
The Department of Education offers educators a menu of classroom
activities-created by its teachers-in-residence, the Teaching Ambassador
Fellows-to help engage students in the address and stimulate classroom
discussions about the importance of education.
To learn more, please see the following:
Frequently Asked Questions
Classroom Activities (Pre-K - 6)
Classroom Activities (7 - 12)
To further encourage student engagement, the U.S. Department of Education is
launching the "I Am What I Learn" video contest. On September 8, we will
ask students to respond to the president's challenge by creating videos, up
to two minutes in length, describing the steps they will take to improve
their education and the role education will play in fulfilling their dreams.
Please encourage all students age 13 and older to create and upload their
videos to YouTube by October 8. Submissions can be in the form of video
blogs, public service announcements (PSAs), music videos, or documentaries.
Students are encouraged to have fun and be creative with this project! The
general public will then vote on their favorites to determine the top 20
finalists. These 20 videos will be reviewed by a panel of judges including
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. The panel will choose three
winners, each of whom will receive a $1,000 cash prize.
Starting this Friday, you can visit
www.ed.gov/iamwhatilearn to find out
more.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. When will the president deliver his address?
President Obama will speak to the students of America at 12:00 p.m., ET on
Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. (Note that this is a change from the time originally
scheduled.)
2. How can I watch the president's address to students?
Viewers may watch the address via the Internet by visiting the White House
Web site, at
http://www.whitehouse.gov/live/, where the address will be
streamed live.
C-SPAN, the cable public affairs network, will cover the president's speech
live on its C-SPAN television channel and provide live streaming video
online at C-SPAN.org. The speech also will be aired live on C-SPAN Radio
(90.1 FM in Washington, D.C., and channel 132 on XM Satellite Radio).
White House television will make the address available via satellite for
access by local broadcast outlets and school districts. The satellite feed
will be live for testing and calibration beginning at 11am ET on September
8th using the following coordinates:
· Galaxy 28/Transponder 17, Slot C (9 MHz)
· Uplink Frequency 14344.5 Horizontal
· Downlink Frequency 12044.5 Vertical
For updates related to the president's speech, please visit
http://www.whitehouse.gov/mediaresources/ or
www.ed.gov.
3. What is the duration of the president's address?
The president is scheduled to speak for 15 - 20 minutes. The U.S. Department
of Education provides resources for educators who may choose to use the
president's address as a teachable moment. Two menus of classroom
activities, one for students in grades Pre-K - 6, and another for students
in grades 7 - 12, may be found here:
Classroom Activities (Pre-K - 6)
Classroom Activities (7 - 12)
4. Does the White House Web site have the capacity to host all of the
potential live viewers for this event?
The White House Web site is equipped with the appropriate amount of
bandwidth to accommodate a large viewership.
5. Will the address be available in some form after the original
broadcast date and time?
Downloadable video of the speech will be made available at
http://www.whitehouse.gov/mediaresources/ as well as on
www.ed.gov.
C-SPAN.org will provide archived and "on-demand" viewing options.
6. Will the address include captioning for deaf and hard-of-hearing
viewers?
The live address broadcast on C-SPAN will include captioning.
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