Do I Have A Right? Press

The piece cuts between Washington's iCivics coordinators, speaking with clear enthusiasm about the program's promise, and an actual middle school student, walking the viewer through Do I Have a Right! with clear enthusiasm for the game. It's a short, snappy little show you can watch for free at TVW.org.

Last year, Josh Karp, flustered from the running of his DIHAR? law firm Karp and Freepress, posted some frantic praise for the game at Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning. 

Now, the site has expanded on Karp's delve into Sandra Day O'Connor's vision for 21st century civics education with more expansive props for iCivics.org, its formation, goals, and, of course, the games.  Check it out.

Last week, the ACLU of Washington's Brian Alseth shared his hands-on impressions of the iCivics games, including Do I Have a Right?, Executive Command, LawCraft and Branches of Power. The article reviews the games in depth, noting both triumphs and failings. In fact, Alseth clearly spent significant time exploring the games, subjecting each to multiple playthroughs and commenting, among other things, on their potential replay value.

Despite some undeniably well-conceived and articulated criticisms, the review emerged overwhelmingly positive, acknowledging that the materials tackled "are all very difficult and complex issues, but the iCivics games do a remarkable job of making the concepts manageable and easy to understand."

We're much obliged for the great feedback, sir, and hope others follow your lead in thoroughly and critically dissecting the games!

eSchool News has featured iCivics.org as its Site of the Week!

The educational technology portal gave an overview of each of the presently available games, including DIHAR?, Executive Command, LawCraft and Branches of Power, and pointed out that they were "free, teacher-friendly, and effective".