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elleng

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Sat Mar 23, 2013, 10:21 PM Mar 2013

iCivics educational video games: [View all]

iCivics prepares young Americans to become knowledgeable, engaged 21st century citizens by creating free and innovative educational materials.

In 2009, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor founded iCivics to reverse Americans’ declining civic knowledge and participation. Securing our democracy, she realized, requires teaching the next generation to understand and respect our system of governance. Today iCivics comprises not just our board and staff, but also a national leadership team of state supreme court justices, secretaries of state, and educational leaders and a network of committed volunteers. Together, we are committed to passing along our legacy of democracy to the next generation.

In just two years, iCivics has produced 16 educational video games as well as vibrant teaching materials that have been used in classrooms in all 50 states.

http://www.icivics.org/

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K/R and bless Justice O'Connor for this effort. NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #1
Right, SKP. elleng Mar 2013 #2
Did you play a round of the game? NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #3
Sat on a Federal jury in DC, elleng Mar 2013 #4
Ha! NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #5
HA! Haven't looked at the game! elleng Mar 2013 #6
Cool! Sherman A1 Mar 2013 #7
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