Money Smart Games for Middle/ High School are bad games - here's why I recommend them Financial Literacy for middle and high school studentsOctober 16, 2024 in Bilingual Education / Educational Games / Educational Resources by AnnMaria De Mars
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 AISeptember 30, 2024 in 7Gen Blocks / Tech Tips by AnnMaria De Mars
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 UseSeptember 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 BlocksSeptember 12, 2024 in 7Gen Blocks / Educational Games by AnnMaria De Mars
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 2August 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 EasierAugust 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 ServicesJuly 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
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
Co-design Games to Teach with Primary Sources from Indigenous and Rural History, starting with a game about Native American Veterans Educators – Make Games about Native American Veterans with UsJuly 14, 2024 in 7GenGames / Cultural content / Educational Games by AnnMaria De Mars
Since we began 7 Generation Games nine years ago, I swear, half of the people I have met, when they hear I make games, say to me, "Hey, I have an idea for a video game." That's why we started working on 7 Gen Blocks ... How 7 Gen Blocks is WordPress for Educational GamesJune 6, 2024 in 7Gen Blocks / Educational Games by AnnMaria De Mars
At 7 Generation Games, we always like sharing resources that we love. This week we’d like to share a site we love, which is the Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom site. At first glance, it may not appear there is much here, but appearances are deceiving. Virtual Field Trips Plus […] Minnesota Ag in the Classroom: Hidden GemsMay 14, 2024 in Educational Games / Educational Resources tagged Educational Resources by AnnMaria De Mars