Several websites are flexing their digital muscles Tuesday, offering interactive ways to watch, learn about and participate in the State of the Union address on your browser or phone.

Aside from having the option to see President Barack Obama's 9 p.m. ET speech on TV, you can jump into the political dialogue surrounding it before he speaks, learn more during the address via online features and even get involved with post-SOTU activities such as the Republican response.

So here's our quick breakdown of where to watch the address and interact with fellow viewers before, during and after Obama updates Congress, Americans and the rest of the world about the nation's condition and his legislative priorities. Will you be tuning in? Let us know in the comments where you will watch the speech.

1. Before

Watch Behind-The-Scenes Footage: The White House's YouTube channel has posted several videos leading up to Tuesday night's address. This one gives you the inside scoop on the speech-making process.





Write Your Own State of the Union in a Tweet: Yahoo's election blog — The Ticket — is challenging readers to describe how they feel about the state of the nation using just 140 characters, including the hashtag #sotu140. The example Yahoo provided was, "Jobs numbers up, but many, esp. veterans and small biz, still hurting. No clear exit in Afghanistan; Iraq over. What's up with TSA? #sotu140." Can you do better?

Ask the President Something: You can submit questions about any topic via video or text using YouTube’s Moderator tool, and Obama will answer the top-voted ones after the speech during a Google+ Hangout on Jan. 30 on the White House's new Google+ page.

Join #BarackTalk at 7:30 p.m. ET: On the League of Young Voters' UStream channel, you can participate in the group's #BarackTalk viewing party and panel discussion.

2. During

Watch the Address on Mashable: Take in the speech via PBS News Hour's UStream embed below.







Check Out Mashable's Live Tweets From the White House: Mashable reporter Alex Fitzpatrick is in Washington, D.C., for the State of the Union tweetup, where starting at 7:30 p.m. ET he'll tweet about the address and subsequent panel with advisers. Follow his tweets in the embedded Storify at the bottom of this post. The panel includes White House Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council Mark Zuckerman, Special Assistant to the President for Education Policy Roberto Rodriguez, Deputy Director National Economic Council Brian Deese, Deputy NSA for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting Ben Rhodes and Deputy White House Communications Director Jen Palmieri.

View the "Enhanced" Version of the Address: At WhiteHouse.gov or on the White House iPhone and Android app, you can watch Obama's speech live while simultaneously viewing graphics, data and stats as the president speaks. A standard broadcast is also available for people with slower Internet connections.

Tune in on Facebook: Using the White House Live app, you can watch the address and discuss it with fellow Facebook users all in one place.

Use Relevant Hashtags on Twitter: Aside from #SOTU, use these ones during Obama's speech. The @WhiteHouse has identified hashtags for tonight's SOTU, including #jobs, #manufacturing, #energy, #education and #fairness. — Matthew K (@ProducerMatthew) January 24, 2012

3. After

Watch the Republican Response: Head over to this YouTube channel to watch the post-speech comments from Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels.

Submit Questions to White House Senior Advisers: The White House encourages viewers to use Facebook and Twitter to submit questions about Obama's speech for senior advisers to answer. On Twitter, use hashtag #WHchat. On Facebook, go to the White House Live app.

Help Translate the Speech Into Other Languages: Be part of PBS News Hours subtitle team by translating the address in any language. Last year's speech was translated into nine languages.

Hang Out With Obama on Google+: Less than a week after the address, Obama will participate Jan. 30 in his first Google+ Hangout in which he’ll respond to questions from YouTube users. Click here to find out how to watch the Hangout and even be invited to join the Hangout. “This year when we started discussing a post-SOTU YouTube interview with the White House we threw in the new availability of Google + Hangouts,” a Google spokesperson told Mashable on Monday. “The White House agreed — it seemed like a great new use of technology to connect people face to face with the president.”

Photo from WhiteHouse.gov, Chuck Kennedy