NewsFeed Defenders is a game by iCivics about media literacy. In this review, we’ll take a look at how the game is played, the teacher resources available to use alongside it, and what’s great and not so great about the game. NewsFeed Defenders is a good introduction to an important topic. Through the game, students […]
Immigration Nation is an iCivics game that helps students begin to understand restrictions on immigration to the United States. In this review, we’ll take a look at how to play the game, whether it’s any good or not, and how you might use it in your class to teach civics and government. It’s quick, and […]
Sortify is an iCivics game developed in partnership with Brainpop. In this review, we’ll take a look at how to play the game, whether it’s any good or not, and how you might use it in your class to teach civics and government. I’ll start up front by saying this isn’t one of their best […]
iCivics recently re-released one of their election games, Cast Your Vote. Since tomorrow is election day, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to give it a run through and share a review of the game. In Cast Your Vote, your students will learn how they can be informed voters in an election. They […]
This year, I took a new job about an hour away from my house. I’ve also been trying to be more active – running and hiking. All of this means a lot of “busy” time where my brain isn’t busy – perfect for listening to audiobooks and podcasts. Some of these are for pleasure. I […]
Between my hour long commute and my regular morning hikes, I’m finding myself with a lot of time to listen to audiobooks lately. On one recent hike, I queued up On Power by Robert Caro, and I was done around the time I got back to the house. On Power is brief, but it is […]
When I started doing research for this list of political board games, one of the games that really stood out to me was Politicraft: An Action Civics Card Game. It looked like it had some real potential for use in the classroom, and it’s endorsed by the National Council for Social Studies. So when I […]
I first heard about Civic Saturdays when a news story came across my feed a couple years ago. I wrote about it in a weekly round up at the time. The idea intrigued me, but I never got around to following up on that thread. Around the same time, I also heard Eric Liu speak. […]
Campaigns and elections are an important part of any civics and government course. And it’s great when you happen to be teaching the course when an election is happening. But what do you do when it’s not an election year? That’s where the Living Room Candidate comes in. It provides an awesome library of historical […]
This Is What Democracy Looks Like is a new graphic novel and comic book that you can use to teach your students about civics and civic engagement. The project started out on Kickstarter, and it was eventually published by The Center for Cartoon Studies. You can order print copies, download a free PDF, and find […]