O’Connor Online Civics Education
Although former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor is not on Facebook or Twitter, she wants to use her power and the power of the Internet to get young people interested in civics. According to Christina Boyle’s article, Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor wants to Bring Civics Education to Social Media, “O’Connor, who retired in 2006, said she knows young people are using sites such as Twitter and Facebook to swap political views — and the medium could be harnessed for other messages.” Specifically O’Connor wants to leverage the medium to get students thinking, learning and engaging in civic life. To this end O’Connor has teamed up with education and technology experts to launch ourcourts.org; a Web site about the court system, government and the rights and duties of citizenship.
