Games + Government = Engaged Citizens

Aug 04, 2010 |
Civic Education, Games, Justice O'Connor
By Marj Kleinman, Cooney Center Blog

We suggest you explore iCivics, a beautiful new series of Flash games designed to raise civic knowledge and participation.

iCivics: How Games Can Teach Students to be Better Citizens

Jul 28, 2010 |
Civic Education, Games, Justice O'Connor
By Ben Wolff and Sarah Jackson, Spotlight

What began as the Our Courts Project for middle-school students has now evolved into the more comprehensive iCivics, a resource for educators and parents that teaches about the...

Branches of Power

Jul 18, 2010 |
Civic Education, Games
By iLearn Technology

Looking for another super awesome learning game for your classroom?  Filament Games does it again with Branches of Power. 

Gaming Tree

Jul 10, 2010 |
Civic Action, Games
By Michelle Goodman, Mediaweek

The games about the U.S. government have generated a significant following. Fifty-seven percent of students who played Do I Have a Right?—one of the first free Web games iCivics released last year in the classroom went on to play it, unprompted,...

Online civics games for we, the people

Jun 28, 2010 |
Civic Education, Games
By Stanley A. Miller II, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Filament Games in Madison makes games, the kind that pull players in and vanish an hour of time in the blink of an eye. The twist with Filament, however, is that their games are educational, including a series of colorful titles for a project...

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wants you to play video games

Jun 25, 2010 |
Civic Education, Games, Justice O'Connor
By Brian Alseth, ACLU-Washington

These are all very difficult and complex issues, but the iCivics games do a remarkable job of making the concepts manageable and easy to understand.  

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