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CitizIN

Indiana University
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App Summary

CitizIN gives Indiana teachers and students a free interactive tool for exploring the state's history, government, and geography through games, videos, and primary sources. Indiana University's Center on Representative Government created the app in response to a 2017 state law that required high schools to offer an Indiana studies elective. Through six chronological units and a gallery of historical documents, users can investigate 200 years of state history and test their knowledge with interactive challenges.

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Detailed Description

Functionality & Mechanism

This interactive educational tool from Indiana University's Center on Representative Government facilitates the teaching of Indiana studies. The platform leverages primary source materials from archives like the Library of Congress, presenting them through themed stories, videos, and skill-building activities. It integrates knowledge assessments, trivia challenges, and mini-games to engage students with historical content and provides teachers with additional resources and documents for extended classroom analysis, acting as a companion to state history textbooks.

Development & Context

  • The app was developed in response to a 2017 Indiana state law requiring high schools to offer an Indiana studies elective course.
  • As a signature project for the IU Bicentennial, it was created through a partnership with over 25 state agencies, museums, and historical societies.
  • The news coverage notes that upon its 2019 launch, information about the free resource was delivered to the principals of all 400 high schools in Indiana.

Intended Use & Scope

CitizIN is designed as a free educational resource for students in Grades 6 through 12 and their social studies teachers. Its primary scope is to support the teaching of Indiana studies electives and to augment standard U.S. history courses with state-specific content. The information presented regarding its development is based on news coverage.

In the Media

IU launches CitizIN app, a new interactive tool for teaching about Indiana studies

Indiana University's Center on Representative Government developed CitizIN to teach Indiana studies through an interactive game exploring 200 years of state history, created in response to 2017 legislation requiring high schools to offer Indiana studies electives. IU President Michael A. McRobbie announced that boxes containing information about the app were being delivered to principals of each of Indiana's 400 high schools. The app serves as a signature project of IU's yearlong Bicentennial celebration and uses primary source materials from institutions like the Indiana Historical Society and Library of Congress.

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Indiana University to develop CitizIN, an interactive tool for teaching Indiana studies

Indiana University's Center on Representative Government developed CitizIN to teach Indiana high school students about state history, government, geography, economics and culture, using primary source materials from institutions like the Indiana Historical Society and Library of Congress. "Learning and understanding how our state evolved is essential to engaged civic participation and community service," said Mike Sample, director of the Center on Representative Government. The free app-based tool was created in response to 2017's Senate Enrolled Act 29, which mandated Indiana high schools offer an Indiana studies elective.

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CitizIN

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iOS