Sandra Day O'Connor: Game Designer | Game | Life from Wired.com - The Diigo Meta page

• 23 Jun 08
  

  Bud Hunt

  Delivering the keynote address Wednesday at the annual Games For Change conference at Parsons The New School For Design, O'Connor detailed a project she is spearheading called Our Courts, which she described as an "online, interactive civic education project for seventh- and eighth-graders" that familiarizes students with the legal system. O'Connor believes that America's youth aren't learning enough about civics, and thinks that the educational power of videogames is just the thing to change that.

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• 08 Jun 08
  

  Tom Sepp
• 05 Jun 08
  

  Christy Tucker

  Not what I would have guessed she would do for a career after retiring from the Supreme Court. Sanda Day O'Connor is helping develop an educational game to teach students about the legal system.

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  • O'Connor believes that America's youth aren't learning enough about civics, and thinks that the educational power of videogames is just the thing to change that.
  • The game "lets students engage in real issues and real problems," O'Connor said. It will allow them to "step into the shoes of a judge, a
    legislator, an executive -- teach them how to think through and analyze
    problems, take action and voice opinions to their elected
    representatives."
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  Mr Harris

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