Assignment to Predict the Electoral College

With next year's election upon us, my government students are working in groups on an assignment that predicts the Electoral College for next year.  The assignment has them first select the party nominees using polls and then using employment statistics as well as the popularity of Obama (since these are the two factors that political scientists look at) who will be the next president. They also have to look at PACs and super PACs as well as tell me about the Electoral College and how it works.