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Tech Tools

• Flipgrid is the leading video discussion platform.
• Screencast to capture your entire desktop, browser tab or webcam. 
• Buncee is a content creation and communication tool being used by educators around the world.
• Edpuzzle allows teachers to choose a video, add their style and track their students' understanding.
• Adobe Spark s a free online and mobile graphic design app. Easily create beautiful images, videos, and web pages that make teacher presentations stand out.
• Seesaw is a student driven digital portfolios and simple parent communication. 
• Mind Map is a program to easily create colorful mind maps to print or share with others. 

Educational Resources

• Common sense media is the leading independent nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids thrive in a world of media and technology
• Edutopia is a site where they share evidence and practitioner-based learning strategies that empower teachers to improve K-12 education.

Inspirational Videos

• The puzzle of motivation
• The Surprising Truth that Motivates Us
• Politics & History : About Youth Voting in Elections
• The Power of the Youth Vote
• Youth engagement in politics indifferent or just different?​

Web Resources:

• Challenge Base Learning
• Bridging the gap between school and community
• How we voted — by age, education, race and sexual orientation
• Voting in America: A Look at the 2016 Presidential Election
• The effect of the internet on voting behavior
• Social Networks Can Affect Voter Turnout, Study Says
• The decline of American Voter Turnout
• Percentage Of Registered Voters In California Hits 20-Year High
• California expands automatic voter registration to teens
• Beyond 4-H

Recommended Reading

​​Academic Papers

• Service-Learning Community
• Benefits of Faceboo
• Bowling Alone: America’s Declining Social Capital
• Building a Network Theory of Social Capital 
• The role of social capital at home and in school in academic achievement: The case of South Korea
• Volunteering in the United States
• American Time Use Survey
• Engaging in Community Serivce

Books 

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A Whole New Mind by D. Pink

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