A New Way to Engage Students in Civics Education
Get your students excited to learn civics with MyCivicsLife—a free, educational social media tool for middle-school civics classes! Creating your classroom community on our secure online platform offers your students an engaging way to learn about democracy and government and a safe practice space to share and comment on each other's ideas, opinions, and perspectives, helping them practice civil discourse and good digital citizenship.
By combining a teacher-moderated discussion space with a robust library of resources developed by our partners at the Lou Frey Institute at the University of Central Florida, MyCivicsLife is your launchpad to meaningful civics learning that will inspire the next generation of engaged citizens.
With MyCivicsLife, you and your students will benefit from...
Classroom Community & Content
Post an article or video for discussion in your class community, spark a debate, or find assignment ideas in our resource library or teacher community—the possibilities are endless!
- Engage students in a social media-like experience to accomplish learning goals.
- Access, customize, and seamlessly share research-backed lessons, readings, videos, quizzes, and other civics content from the Lou Frey Institute at the University of Central Florida to your class community.
- Provide private feedback on student posts before they publish.
- Connect and share ideas with other educators in our teacher community.
Safety & Skill Building
MyCivicsLife meets Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) guidelines for protecting student data and privacy and is certified annually by the rigorous standards of the kidSAFE Seal Program to keep kids safe online.
- Encourage middle school civics students to develop their voices as they connect, collaborate, and exchange ideas in our secure, teacher-tested platform.
- Foster good digital citizenship by having students practice interacting online in password-protected, teacher-moderated communities you control.
- Teach students about online safety by building an identity profile that doesn’t include personal information.
Integration & Access
MyCivicsLife is provided for free by The Source for Learning, Inc., a nonprofit organization that's served educators for more than 40 years. We never share or sell personal information. Our platform makes enriching your civics curriculum easy and accessible.
- Log in from any browser or device at school or at home—including phones and tablets.
- Enhance lessons in any classroom setup, including remote or flipped learning.
- Get started quickly with our automated verifiable parent/guardian consent process.
Ready to start inspiring the next generation of mindful citizens?
Create your free MyCivicsLife account today!