To help catch student attention, either at the beginning of a lesson, or to apply a concept as attention starts to wane, we’re building a series of “Warm-up Games” that can be played on a Chromebook or any other computer with a browser.
Educational Games
Presenting Follow the Bubbles - a fourth-grade math and social studies game with a twist.
Making it up to elementary teachers: Fourth-grade math & history ...
2 We all have our biases, whether we want to admit it or not. Having worked with Native nations for over thirty years, when the current cohort of teachers in our Teaching with Primary Sources project (yes, you can still join) wanted to do a game centered around the Lewis and Clark expedition, I had some mixed feelings about that.
Questioning Lewis and Clark: Why did they matter?
I keep reading that AI enables developers to work 30% ! 50%! 100%! faster. AI can replace junior developers! So far, I have found none of this to be true -until this weekend.
Finally! A use for AI: 15,000 images in a day
2 How do we cover seven different topics in one game? We've started co-designing our next game with teachers and the challenge has been to combine multiple interests and perspectives.
Discovering STEM on the Lewis and Clark Trail
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!
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
Money Smart Games for Middle/ High School are bad games - here's why I recommend them
Financial Literacy for middle and high school students
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
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
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
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 […]