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Much of my interests and family history with sheep is what guided our video game development for Making Camp Navajo. This new game is set to be bilingual in English and Diné bizaad. Spinning wool is not easy to learn. It takes some time and some investment to learn. First, […]

Working with Wool Pt. 2: From Sheep to a Traditional ...

April 25, 2022 in 7GenGames / Cultural content / Educational Games / Growing Math / Newsletter / rural education tagged agriculture / making camp navajo / Navajo Nation / newsletter / sheep by Christy Hanson

Most of the time, words like “studying” and “vacations”, can sound like complete antonyms. In general, studying at a school can be exhausting, to the point that can become stressful for kids. However, studying by itself may not be as stressful as studying while at school, where kids must past […]

Why is it good to learn during vacations?

March 15, 2022 in 7GenGames / Bilingual Education / blogposts / Cultural content / division / Educational Games / ESL / fractions / History / Math / Mathematics / multiplication / Newsletter / Remote Education / rural education / Special Education / Uncategorized tagged Bilingual Games / Holiday / Holidays / learning at home / learning loss / Spring Break / summer learning / summer slide / summer vacation by Maria Paz Jorquera

Making Camp Lakota — We updated Making Camp Lakota. Prepare your kids to beat summer learning loss with this free game!

Prevent Summer Learning Loss with Making Camp Lakota!

March 10, 2022 in 7GenGames / Bilingual Education / blogposts / Cultural content / Division / Educational Games / Game Progress / History / Math / multiplication / Newsletter / rural education tagged Bilingual / Bilingual Education / Bilingual Game / division / division game / elementary education / game update / lakota / Lakota language / Making Camp Lakota / multiplication game by Christy Hanson

Break down the language barrier with our English/Spanish #bilingual games. Play "AzTech: Meet the Maya" and "Making Camp Bilingual" for free for the next 30 days! Read our latest blog.

Free Bilingual Games to Enrich Your Math Class

February 16, 2022 in 7GenGames / Bilingual Education / blogposts / Cultural content / Division / division / Educational Games / ESL / Fifth Grade / Math / Mathematics / multiplication / Newsletter / problem-solving / rural education / Seventh Grade / Sixth Grade / Statistics Education / Third Grade tagged Accessibility / Bilingual by Christy Hanson

On the first day of the 7 Generation Games Christmas Countdown, 7 Generation Games gave to me… Making Camp: Ojibwe Play online here Get it in the Apple App Store Get it for Android Don’t forget to check back here daily for more gifts from us to you, or follow […]

Countdown to Christmas, Day 1: Making Camp Ojibwe

December 1, 2020 in 7GenGames / Cultural content / Educational Games / Holiday / Newsletter / rural education / Teachers tagged Christmas / Christmas Eve / Christmas Gift / newsletter by Daniel Mondaca

This has been a most challenging year for you all. And we feel it too. We’ve learned many new things about ourselves and each other this year while dealing with the Covid-19 global pandemic. Who would have thought this would be our reality? And our recent presidential election had us […]

Giving Thanks Despite the Chaos

November 24, 2020 in 7GenGames / Educational Games / Holiday / Newsletter / rural education tagged Holiday / newsletter / Thanksgiving by Christy Hanson

gardens in Fish Lake — As CEO of 7 Generation Games, I am proud and humbled to be able to announce that we have received funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to create a new learning platform, specifically aimed at helping meet the needs of Indigenous students and the educators working to serve these communities.

Announcing Growing Math Project to Meet Immediate Educational Needs of ...

November 12, 2020 in 7GenGames / AnnMaria / Cultural content / Educational Games / Events / Newsletter / rural education / Start-up Diaries / Teachers tagged Growing Math / newsletter by Maria Burns Ortiz

Educators, the Social Studies Innovation Network has a collection of new instructional resources and tools ready for the 2020-21 school year!

Social Studies Innovation Network Resources

September 9, 2020 in 7GenGames / Bilingual Education / Conferences / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Newsletter / Remote Education / rural education / Teachers / UnConference tagged Distance Learning / Educational Games / Educational Resources / history / Online Learning / social studies / Teacher Resources by Christy Hanson

Math Innovation Network is offering tools and games to educators. Their engaging math tools are ready for in-person, hybrid, or fully remote instruction.

Ready Now Math Distance-Learning Resources

September 1, 2020 in 7GenGames / Bilingual Education / Conferences / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Math / Mathematics / Newsletter / Remote Education / rural education / Statistics Education / Teachers / UnConference tagged Educational Games / Educational Resources / Teacher Resources by Christy Hanson

by pch.vector — IEP meetings can expect some delays in areas experiencing the digital divide, which can impact remote conferences. Students with IEP services, in particular, are vulnerable to regression in academic skills.

Planning for the IEP Meeting

August 18, 2020 in 7GenGames / Educational Resources / Remote Education / rural education / Special Education by Irma Barcena

Augmented reality app for teaching multiplication — With augmented reality apps for teaching math, numbers come to life. Bilingual apps in English, Spanish and Lakota

Augmented Reality Math Apps

October 31, 2019 in 7GenGames / Bilingual Education / Cultural content / Educational Games / Mathematics / multiplication / Remote Education / rural education / Special Education tagged augmented reality / Dakota / lakota / Spanish by AnnMaria De Mars

Cal in his cowboy outfit 2 days into moving our startup to the midwest — How is moving our startup to the Midwest going? If you’ve been following along, you know that we’re opening a 7 Generation Games office in Minneapolis this month. If you want to meet and talk about educational software that teaches Native American history, math and English/ Language arts for grades […]

Moving our startup to the Midwest

July 3, 2019 in rural education / Start-up Diaries tagged moving our startup by Maria Burns Ortiz