Gaming Goes to College

Nov 30, 2011 |
Games

As we here at iCivics know, video gaming is about a lot more than just pressing buttons while sitting in front of the screen.  Games can and are powerful teaching tools.  According to "...

New Game: Run For President at Any Age!

Nov 14, 2011 |
Games

Now you can run for president … in your classroom or at home! iCivics has just launched our newest game: Win the White House. ...

iCivics Congratulates the Winners of Globaloria Game Design Competitions in West Virginia

Jul 06, 2011 |
Civic Education, Games

Globaloria, the social learning network teaching students to make educational webgames, has been hosting the nation’s first and largest game-design competitions since 2009....

Sandra Day O'Connor Gives Modern Civics Lesson

Apr 13, 2011 |
Civic Action, Civic Education, Events, Games, Justice O'Connor
By Morgan Chesky, KVUE News Austin

For students at Fulmore Middle School in South Austin, it is a 21stcentury take on a 200-year-old document. It is called iCivics, a computer program designed to break educational barriers, created by the woman who broke a few of her...

Gamification at AMD's Game On! Texas 2011

Apr 12, 2011 |
Civic Education, Games, Justice O'Connor
By Omar L. Gallaga, Austin360.com

On Tuesday, an eclectic collection of educators, video game designers and marketers, politicians, nonprofit staffers and a former Supreme Court Justice gathered on the AMD campus to talk about the so-called “...

iCivics Hosts "Educating for Democracy in a Digital Age"

Mar 23, 2011 |
Civic Education, Events, Games, Justice O'Connor
By Jeff J. Curley, iCivics

Sandra Day O'Connor and Arne Duncan to Keynote Conference

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