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Video games have taken over the world of teaching, leading to the emergence of the term based on the game that increases the motivation of the students, which favors that they want to play on a regular basis. Video games not only help us to understand or specifically exercise skills, […]

Video games as a teaching method

February 14, 2020 in 7GenGames / Bilingual Education / Educational Games tagged educational video games by Daniel Mondaca

As you may know, 7 Generation Games is part of the National Science Foundation I-Corps program! If you didn’t know, you can read this post “We’ll never sleep again NSF i-corps begins” where you’ll find more details. We want you to be part of this 7-week journey where our team, […]

Level Up: Level 1! New Web Series

February 12, 2020 in 7GenGames / Education: Innovation and STEM / Reality Show tagged STEM by Daniel Mondaca

Did you know that children who know a second language do better in school, have stronger cognitive abilities, and have a higher chance of getting employed? Those are just a few of the benefits of being bilingual. Even if you’re not a kid anymore, it is never too late to […]

Learn Spanish Today with Making Camp: Bilingual

February 7, 2020 in Cultural content / Educational Games / Game Progress tagged Bilingual / Learn Spanish / Making Camp by Hannah Wren

Did you know that we have 5 different games for Making Camp?! Follow our Pinterest board to get notifications on new games, videos, clip art and more about MAKING CAMP! Making Camp Ojibwe Recommended Grades 3-5 Math: Multiplication and Division History: Ojibwe (Chippewa) , Plains Indians In Making Camp, players […]

Making Camp Games for Everyone

February 3, 2020 in 7GenGames / Educational Games by Daniel Mondaca

Not too long ago, 7 Generation Games ventured into bilingual games – English and Spanish. From a development standpoint, it was a learning experience in having our games accommodate both languages and flip between English and Spanish in various elements of the game – text, audio, and video. It was […]

Bilingual Games: Going Beyond Spanish

January 29, 2020 in 7GenGames / Bilingual Education tagged 7 Generation Games / Bilingual Games / Educational Games by Diana Sanchez

We think bilingual educational games are great (that’s why we make them), but it can’t be all fun and games. Just as we’ve done with our other games, we have supplemental teaching resources for our bilingual games – in both English and Spanish. If you’re on a budget, and who isn’t […]

Teaching bilingual kids? We can help

January 24, 2020 in 7GenGames / Educational Resources tagged 7 Generation Games / Teacher Resources by Diana Sanchez

Spanish video on timeline — You have one student – or fifteen students – in your classroom who have Spanish as a first language. Maybe you don’t speak Spanish. Maybe you do but those 15 students are at 10 different levels, from proficient in English to only knowing how to say, “May I go to […]

Bilingual Resources for Any Teacher

January 23, 2020 in 7GenGames / Education: Innovation and STEM / Educational Resources by AnnMaria De Mars

Almost four year ago, we released our initial beta of our very first game, Spirit Lake. And we got a lot of positive feedback. The 3D virtual world looked great. Kids were engaged. Math scores went up. But we knew it could be even better. It was good – but […]

The Perfect Time to Get “Spirit Lake: The Game” Has ...

January 22, 2020 in 7GenGames / Educational Games by Maria Burns Ortiz

Here’s one thing you will never hear someone say: “I wish I knew fewer languages.” You know why? Because knowing another language is a key to unlocking parts of the world you couldn’t otherwise access, from conversations to literature to music to more. OK, so you might never become Ziad Fazah, […]

The Benefits of Bilingualism

January 22, 2020 in 7GenGames / Cultural content by Victoria Moll-Ramírez

I know that each individual change is minor, but we are making thousands of little changes like this to Spirit Lake to make the game and math problems more integrated, so players don’t feel as if they are stepping out of the game to do the math. Get our free […]

Spirit Lake: Pictures worth 1,000 words

January 20, 2020 in 7GenGames / Game Progress by AnnMaria De Mars

Maria Burns Ortiz — Our CEO, Maria Burns Ortiz, never stops! She'll be on a fireside chat at the ED Games Expo January 9 in DC, doing game demos and then heading for a school site visit.

Meet our Traveling CEO in DC : ED Games Expo

January 5, 2020 in 7GenGames / Start-up Diaries tagged business travelers by AnnMaria De Mars

buffalo in winter — All right, so what if your sister, Betty had all of her Christmas shopping done by November 15th. She also alphabetizes her spices and we don’t see you doing that. You’re busy. We get it. On the other hand, you don’t want to be the person who shows up at […]

We Won’t Judge You For Shopping on Christmas Eve

December 24, 2019 in 7GenGames / AnnMaria / Newsletter tagged AnnMaria De Mars / Christmas Eve / Donate / Holiday Shopping / newsletter by Erick Salomon