Florida State Courts CyberCourt

Welcome to the Supreme Court of Florida's CYBERCOURT. Curriculum found on this site is designed specifically for elementary through high school students and was developed by subject matter experts from the educational field and the state courts system. Currently, only material specific to middle and high school students can be found on this site. We are in the process of designing curriculum for elementary school students. Please check back periodically for updated pages.

This site was developed in response to the 1997 Justice Teaching Institute participants who requested an on-line curriculum focusing on real cases before the Supreme Court of Florida. This site will highlight cases from the Supreme Court's docket that are chosen for their interest to students.

Additional Links: This site also includes hyperlinks to the following:

Each case presented is scheduled for oral argument and background information such as the following will be provided:

A summary of facts related to the The Case;
A summary of facts related to a hypothetical case;
Information about the Florida State Courts System;
Information about the differences between criminal and civil cases, and trial and appellate courts;
Supplemental information and INTERNET sites which provides additional information related to the The Case;
Test Your Knowledge, a quiz to find out how much you know about the Florida State Courts System; and
A teaching curriculum for interested teachers. This curriculum contains a number of law-related educational activities, hyperlinks to other relevant sites, and a hypothetical case based on similar facts and premises of the case presented.

Oral Arguments On-Line: View Schedule

Oral Arguments are available on-line at Florida State University's Gavel2Gavel website. View the Schedule for upcoming arguments and access archived oral arguments.

Oral Arguments on Cable: View Schedule

Oral Arguments are broadcast the first week of every month on the Florida Distance Learning Network. Contact your local Florida cable company to verify the channel and times of this broadcast. This broadcast allows the Court to reach out to millions of citizens and increase their access to our court system and, in particular, the Supreme Court. So that this access can be a meaningful event, staff within the Florida State Courts System has produced lesson plans to assist teachers who would like to use this broadcast as a teaching delivery system.

Moreover, individuals young and old who find their way to our site or view the oral argument can expand their knowledge of the judicial branch and in particular the appellate process. We hope that both forms of information are insightful and informative.

Teachers! Share your projects with other classrooms through this site! We will post outstanding projects that you send to us. Contact the Florida Law Related Education Association at (850) 386-8223 or Toll-Free 1-877-826-8167 or visit their website at www.flrea.org.