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calculator made of chocolate — I didn’t need a special week to tell me that Sister Marion, Mr. Cartwright and Dr. Eyman had a positive impact on my life. They were my teachers in sixth-grade, eighth-grade and in my Ph.D. program and not coincidentally, all of them were math teachers. Most of us, no matter […]

Teacher Appreciation: Putting our Money Where our Mouth Is

May 8, 2019 in 7GenGames / AnnMaria by AnnMaria De Mars

Girl in class with teacher — Teachers are pretty much unarguably one of the least appreciated professions in America. Sure, there’s plenty of “World Best Teacher” mugs for sale on Amazon, and most of us have heart-warming story about a teacher who changed our lives or inspired us – but when it comes to how we […]

Teacher Appreciation (Every) Week

May 7, 2019 in 7GenGames / Teacher Feature by Maria Burns Ortiz

Native character saying you know how to compare like fractions — You probably know how to compare fractions with like denominators, but what about fractions that don’t have the same denominator?Well, to compare fractions with unlike denominators rewrite the fractions with like common denoinators, making the like fractions! Learn fractions and how to compare them with this video from our game […]

VIDEO – How to Compare Fractions with Common Denominators

May 3, 2019 in 7GenGames / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / fractions / Math / Mathematics / Teachers by AnnMaria De Mars

Since 7 Generation Games started, we began with a design for low-income schools, our software has always worked on older devices and with unreliable or slow internet. Over the past few years, we have added the following: 1. Apps that work offline so that students do not need Internet access. […]

Because we care about education

April 23, 2019 in 7GenGames / Bilingual Education / Educational Games by Daniel Mondaca

Hunter walking 3/6 of the way to a meeting place — Look how far we've come! I wonder what those people who saw our very early efforts expected. If you're one of them, please take a second look because I'm sitting here grinning thinking how surprised you're going to be.

If you haven’t seen us lately, you haven’t seen us

April 22, 2019 in AnnMaria / Educational Games / Game Progress by AnnMaria De Mars

Fish Lake — Learn about fractions and numberlines with Anookwesens. How was it that hundreds of years ago, Indians traveled all over and met up with one another just the right spot? It’s not as if they had computers to print maps to tell them where to go, and it’s a really big […]

VIDEO – Fractions on a Numberline

April 18, 2019 in 7GenGames / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / Fourth Grade / fractions / Math / Mathematics / Teachers / video tagged fifth grade math / fractions / numberline by Daniel Mondaca

Kid playing making camp — One in a series on problem solving tips from our game Making Camp, this short video shows how to make a problem easier by only keeping essential information. What is ‘essential information’, anyway ? In Making Camp, players practice multiplication and division skills while learning math problem-solving strategies. They’ll also […]

VIDEO – Problem Solving Tip: Throw it out

April 17, 2019 in 7GenGames / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Fourth Grade / Math / Mathematics / problem-solving / Teachers / Third Grade by Daniel Mondaca

VIDEO – Is one half fair?

March 31, 2019 in 7GenGames / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / Fourth Grade / fractions / Math / Mathematics / Teachers by Daniel Mondaca

If you follow us for a while you will know about our passion for teaching mathematics and videogames. If you are new, welcome to 7 Generation Games where we develop educational video games that make you smarter. At 7 Generation Games, we want to give you more than just educational […]

GAMIFICATION AS A LEARNING TECHNIQUE

March 15, 2019 in 7GenGames / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Math by Daniel Mondaca

VIDEO – How To Use Division To Solve A Problem

March 13, 2019 in 7GenGames / Division / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / Fourth Grade / Long Division / Mathematics / Teachers by Daniel Mondaca

Math Example — Learn what number lines are all about. How do you solve problems using a number line? What do negative numbers mean on a number line? You have questions, we’ve got answers in this video. Like this video? You’ll love our game Spirit Lake which has many more videos like this. […]

VIDEO – How to use a number line

March 12, 2019 in 7GenGames / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / Fourth Grade / Mathematics / problem-solving / Teachers / Third Grade by Daniel Mondaca

Math problems can be overwhelming if you don’t even know what the problem is asking. Instead of starting at the beginning, this video suggests you start at the end. It’s a part of a series on problem solving. Tips and Tricks to make problem solving easier. Video from our educational […]

VIDEO – Problem solving: Start at the End

March 11, 2019 in 7GenGames / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / Fourth Grade / Mathematics / problem-solving / Teachers / Third Grade by Daniel Mondaca

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