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CM on Twitter, Incredible Integrations
As the number of students and teachers using Civic Mirror continues to grow, so is the noise it’s creating on Twitter. In fact, severals teachers from the Waterloo Regional District School Board, like Dan Ballantyne for example, are having their … Continue reading
CM Programmers Attend VWBPE Conference on Second Life
The Civic Mirror web-programming team isn’t your typical run-of-the-mill group of coders… quite the opposite in fact. They are not only passionate about all things gaming and code, but today, in their own leisure time, they virtually attended the “Virtual … Continue reading
Governor General of Canada Visits Civic Mirror Classroom in Calgary
The Governor General of Canada, David Johnson, chose to visit the one and only school in Calgary area using the Civic Mirror as part of his Western Canadian tour supporting innovative education programs. CTV News Calgary covered the story, reporting: … Continue reading
Best Free Trial Request of 2011
Most of the time our free trial requests are from teachers or district coordinators, and every once in a while we’ll get one from a student. The educator free trial requests are straightforward, but sometimes the student requests are really … Continue reading
Civic Mirror Educator, Jami Samione, Wins Teaching Award
Jami Samione, a teacher from Maplewood Middle School in Edmonds, WA who has been using the Civic MIrror with her students the last couple of years, received a teaching award for her efforts in promoting American history, traditions and institutions, to … Continue reading
“CM World News Feed” is Live!
There is so much activity going on in Civic Mirror classrooms across the continent each and every day, it’s hard to keep track. From political scandals to contractual lawsuits and outraged citizens, there are enough story-lines coming out of the … Continue reading
CM Showcased in the Dimensions Newsletter
Dimensions, the newly overhauled newsletter for social studies teachers in British Columbia, now edited by Ms. Amber Rainkie, has chosen the Civic Mirror to be its first monthly showcase article. If you’re a BC educator and want to keep up to … Continue reading
Civic Mirror 2.0 Is Live!
After 2 years of hard work, we are proud to announce the release of Civic Mirror 2.0, a complete overhaul and reorganization of civicmirror.com! Much, Much Better Layout Civic Mirror now has 3 key spaces, making it clear where you … Continue reading
Welcome Back!
2011/12 Will Be A Great Year! School should be fun and exciting, not painful and boring. Whether you’re a teacher or student, parent or curriculum coordinator, and whether you’re using the Civic Mirror this year or not, we hope this … Continue reading
New Video Tutorial Development Underway
For roughly 2 years too long, CM Educators had to learn how the online program worked by watching our “CM Online Tour for Educators” that was very out of date … like check out the old design! We’re happy to … Continue reading
