Monthly Archives: December 2016

Happy Friday! It’s time for another weekly freebie from 7 Generation Games. With the release of the new and improved Fish Lake on Steam at 4 p.m. today, the freebie today is the Certificate of Achievement for Fish Lake. When Fish Lake releases, everyone will be able to purchase it, download […]

Freebie Friday: Fish Lake – Certificate of Acheivement

December 16, 2016 in 7GenGames / Freebie Friday tagged 7 Generation Games / Freebie Friday by Diana Sanchez

In gaming, they talk a lot about the communities – the overall gaming community, the Steam community (get us on Steam today!), a game-specific community. Education is the same way – the homeschool community, the charter school community, smaller PTA-type communities. One of the great things about these kinds of communities is the way […]

The Value of Community

December 16, 2016 in Founders Corner by Maria Burns Ortiz

There are very few events that I would have left town for the week of our STEAM release, but having attended in 2015, I knew the Ed Games Expo warranted being one of the exceptions. So here I am flying back home after 36 hours in DC that saw me get […]

What a Difference a Year Makes! Ed Games Expo 2016

December 15, 2016 in 7GenGames / Start-up Diaries by Maria Burns Ortiz

Going through our archives, we came across this great post by Dr. AnnMaria De Mars from December 11, 2013 “How to hold a job, raise a family and still be sane by graduation“ that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. It had been a […]

Throwback Thursday: How to hold a job, raise a family ...

December 15, 2016 in 7GenGames / AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged AnnMaria De Mars / Throwback Thursday by Diana Sanchez

Yes, we are seriously doing a blog on why math matters. Why? Because a refresher is never bad. We live in a world of fake news and where conspiracy theories currently challenge all basic knowledge, so don’t judge us for reminding people why math matters. One of the greatest minds […]

Why Math Matters

December 14, 2016 in 7GenGames / Math by Victoria Moll-Ramírez

Moving a snake across a page

December 13, 2016 in AnnMaria / Code Talk by AnnMaria De Mars

Kid on computer — by Dr. Angela Courtney Did you know that every year, the second week of December something amazing happens…teachers, kids, adults, millions of people on the planet take up the Hour of Code challenge. First launched in 2013, Hour of Code’s goal is to expose as many people as possible to […]

Computer Science Education Week….and Beyond

December 13, 2016 in 7GenGames / Education: Innovation and STEM by AnnMaria De Mars

STEAM is probably the coolest thing you haven’t heard of and are all confused about. As AnnMaria previously pointed out, it’s not steam as in the vapor that consumes your mirror when you walk out of the shower, nor is it STEAM as in the acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, […]

On Friday, We’ll Be On STEAM! Wait, What is STEAM?

December 13, 2016 in 7GenGames by Victoria Moll-Ramírez

We’ve been blogging about it and blogging about it and blogging about it. Now it we’re unveiling it. 7 Generation Games presents the new and improved Fish Lake! Watch out for poisonous snakes! Make your way down the rapids. Find enough food for your village’s survival. Figure out “what’s fair.” […]

Welcome to Fish Lake Version 2.0!

December 12, 2016 in 7GenGames / Educational Games by Maria Burns Ortiz

It’s time for the Freebie Friday! Due to the excitement for the upcoming update to Fish Lake, our freebie today is from Fish Lake. The freebie is clip art featuring our “Canoe Dodge” game in Fish Lake. There is often a lack of media, like clip art, that features Native […]

Freebie Friday: Fish Lake Clip Art

December 9, 2016 in 7GenGames / Educational Games / Freebie Friday tagged 7 Generation Games / Educational Games / Freebie Friday by Diana Sanchez

The holidays are coming and you’re probably already stressed out about your Christmas list- family you like, family you dislike, friends, coworkers, teachers, etc. Then, once you buy everything you have to wrap it! UGH! That’s the worst part, especially if the gift is oddly shaped. Wouldn’t it be nice […]