Category Archives: CM News
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
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
President of Catywompus Threatening Citizens With Death Penalty
Students from Mr. Bradshaw’s 8th Grade social studies class at the Brentwood Academy in Tennessee held their first Government Event for their nation, Catywompus, last week. Citizens of Catywompus are in disagreement as to how well the government session went, … 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
Professor’s Henry Jenkins on Game-Based Learning
If you hesitated with the Civic Mirror – or any game-based learning resource for that matter – because you thought it was pedagogically unfounded, don’t even go there. Thanks to the Guardian Games Blog for this outstanding interview with Professor Harry Jenkins. While … Continue reading
