eLECTIONS is a powerful online learning experience that demonstrates how broadband technology - with its capacity to deliver video, audio, excellent inter-activity, design and content - can support active, meaningful and memorable learning.
Cable in the Classroom (CIC) created this free 3-Dimensional multimedia game in partnership with
CNN Student News,
C-SPAN and
HistoryTM.
eLECTIONS is the second in a series of broadband demonstrations showing the learning power of high-speed internet. The first demonstration, Webby Award-nominated "
Shakespeare: Subject to Change" was released in 2003.
eLECTIONS was first released in 2004 and has been updated in 2008 for the election cycle. Now infused with a voice-over host character - using the image of George Washington - and more video and
LEARN MORE options, the game offers expanded learning opportunities. Additionally, CIC has expanded the teacher section of the game with learning guides, a matching to state social studies standards, helpful links, and a preview area of the videos included in the game so that lesson plans can be generated.
eLECTIONS now offers the ability to save a game and play later, a report card to see how well you played, and the ability to print out all your choices to analyze your strategy. CIC implemented a competition component among schools to see which school in the country played
eLECTIONS the most.
Inspired by the classic board game "The Game of Life," players will role-play their own virtual candidates running for President. The one or two-player game is both genuinely entertaining and genuinely educational - with emphasis on delivering a fun learning experience. Kids can play with parents, students with teachers, users of all ages with a friend, classmate, or with a computer-generated opponent. The latest edition of
eLECTIONS also offers a computer-generated Third Party candidate.
eLECTIONS is:
- Accessible: Available for free to anyone with a high-speed internet connection.
- Multi-sensory: Players see, read, hear and interact with multimedia content from CNN Student News, C-SPAN and HistoryTM.
- Content Rich: Players explore independently how a presidential campaign works - through a fun and interactive experience.
- Self-directed: Players make the choices that influence the outcome of the game. They continue to learn and explore fundamental election concepts with the "LEARN MORE" content - all at their own pace.
What’s New? - Refreshed look and design.
- Additional Cable Network Partner:
New Guides-- Vote Notes to highlight major content themes and a Teacher’s Guide on how to use eLECTIONS in the classroom and match curriculum.- Optional Third Party Player- eLECTIONS has an optional computer-controlled third party candidate, the new “Bull Moose” player piece.
- Save the Game Feature – players are now able to save a game in progress and come back to play at another time.
- Connections to state standards.
- Candidates will face an updated set of issues and situations.
- New video and online content from
bring topics to life. 
Feedback on player decisions. Now, a George Washington avatar appears at key moments to provide advice and feedback on choices, helping players learn how their choice of tactics affected their progress in the game.- Opportunities for reflection. Players can print out a summary of their moves at the end of the game, review and reflect on their actions, and talk about what they might do differently next time.
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