Partners & Development

American Social History Project oversees development of historical and educational content for TimeSnap. ASHP is a research center based at The Graduate Center, CUNY. Recipient of fourteen NEH grants, it has done pioneering work in the production and use of print, film, video, and digital media to enhance the teaching of history. These include Who Built America? (textbooks, documentaries and CD-ROMs) and the websites History Matters: The U.S. Survey on the Web, The Lost Museum: Exploring Antebellum American Life and Culture, and Picturing U.S. History. ASHP also leads programs that help teachers use the latest scholarship, technology, and learning methods.

EDC’s Center for Children & Technology has conducted testing and evaluation with students and teachers throughout the project’s development. The Center for Children and Technology (CCT) has investigated the roles that technology can play in improving teaching and learning in classrooms, schools, and communities for 40 years. Part of Education Development Center, Inc., CCT s multidisciplinary team of developmental psychologists, media researchers, teachers and designers collaborates with a wide range of organizations to design, build and evaluate effective educational media that address the needs of diverse learners. As part of the Mission US team, EDC has conducted a host of small-scale formative studies to guide the development of each game, as well as large-scale summative studies that have examined their impact on students historical knowledge, skills, and attitudes. View the findings of the TimeSnap research study.

Electric Funstuff is the lead interactive designer and developer for TimeSnap and the Mission US series. Founded in 1998, Electric Funstuff (EFS) applies the principles of game design to products with educational outcomes. EFS works with experts to translate research and best practices into engaging interactions finding the sweet spot that balances the needs of gameplay with learning objectives. The team includes game designers, instructional designers, artists, animators, and engineers.

The WNET Group is executive producer of the Mission US series and oversees development of classroom materials, distribution, and outreach for TimeSnap. The WNET Group is one of the foremost providers of national programming for public media, including Great Performances, Nature, American Masters, Amanpour & Company, and history and children’s media projects. Its roster of NEH-funded productions includes Jazz Ambassadors, Shakespeare Uncovered, American Masters biographies, and the Peabody Award-winning The African Americans Many Rivers to Cross, to name just a few. The WNET Group’s award-winning, multi-platform productions for children and families include Freedom: A History of US, Oh Noah!, and Cyberchase. The WNET Group is also the chief public television broadcaster in the New York region and creator of the digital/broadcast channel ALL ARTS. It is a leader in community engagement, educational outreach, and digital media that extend public media’s reach and impact.