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Yearly Archives: 2024

Starting with the number 1 question we get most often Although most participants are classroom teachers you do NOT have to be a teacher to participate. We welcome museum staff, culture teachers, paraprofessionals, students, community educators. If you teach or are wanting to teach, you do not have to be […]

Design Learning Games with 114 students, 18 teachers & me!

November 29, 2024 in Educational Games by AnnMaria De Mars

Co-designing Games to Teach Indigenous History with Primary Sources If you can't make it to NCSS or you did make it but we ran out of handouts, here are the links to all of the things.

Did you meet 7 Generation Games at NCSS?

November 19, 2024 in Conferences / Cultural content / Educational Resources by AnnMaria De Mars

What we have for elementary and social studies teachers, coming up and ready right now

Here’s some love for elementary and social studies teachers

November 19, 2024 in Educational Games by AnnMaria De Mars

Money Smart Games for Middle/ High School are bad games - here's why I recommend them

Financial Literacy for middle and high school students

October 16, 2024 in Bilingual Education / Educational Games / Educational Resources by AnnMaria De Mars

second-hand store with arrows pointing at three objects — Adobe Firefly, when combined with 7 Gen Blocks, makes it possible to make educational games in a fraction of the time.

Firefly: One of two great uses for AI

September 30, 2024 in 7Gen Blocks / Tech Tips by AnnMaria De Mars

Three Native American veterans, two men, one woman — School is getting back under way and maybe you realize you need another lesson or two for this week. Because we have subscribers who are both middle school and elementary teachers, and some who teach at schools that are K-8, each week I'll include a lesson, or maybe a whole unit, for middle school and another for elementary school.

Lessons of the Week: News You Can Use

September 17, 2024 in Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / multiplication / Seventh Grade / Third Grade by AnnMaria De Mars

With the election coming up, I thought it would be a good idea to create an app to teach about the historical barriers to voting for African-Americans and encourage people to vote. Here is how I made it in 2 days using 7 Gen Blocks

Making an app in two days, with 7 Gen Blocks

September 12, 2024 in 7Gen Blocks / Educational Games by AnnMaria De Mars

Wood Chopping Game screenshot - shows skunk and yellow tree — So, your students are playing Forgotten Trail, learning math, Ojibwe history, geography and having fun. You rock & you're cool because you have the cheat codes to win the game.

Teacher Cheat Sheet for Forgotten Trail – Level 2

August 27, 2024 in Educational Games by AnnMaria De Mars

Do you really want to help me as a teacher? Can you give me more time? Yes. Here is how 7 Generation Games can help you in the first weeks of school with engaging standards-aligned games and assignments, with built-in differentiated instruction.

Making Your First Weeks of School Easier

August 21, 2024 in Cultural content / Educational Games by AnnMaria De Mars

Study Purpose: Design and test an app to help people with mental health issues get services. In this study, participants will: During a private, 60-minute session, use a mobile phone app to enter data on current mood, symptoms and needs and get recommendation for services. These data will be recorded […]

Test a Mobile Application for Tribal Mental Health Services

July 31, 2024 in Educational Games by AnnMaria De Mars

Study Purpose: Design and test an app to help people with mental health issues get services. In this study, participants will: Participate in a 60-minute focus group with four other people and an interviewer. Participants will be asked questions about: Your feedback on proposed characters, design and features for a […]

Join a focus group: Mobile Application for Tribal Mental Health ...

July 31, 2024 in Educational Games by AnnMaria De Mars

Woman farmer in front of a field — You might wonder what the heck this title has to do with our latest game updates. I'll tell you. Both do maintenance in the off-season.

How is an educational game developer like a grain farmer?

July 25, 2024 in Educational Games by AnnMaria De Mars