Games That Make You Smarter

Hannah Wren

Did you know that teachers work an average of 12-16 hours a day? According to EdTech, teachers are expected to arrive to school an hour before class starts and stay after school for up to five hours for mandatory meetings, grading tests, papers and projects, and as volunteers for school […]

16 Hour Days? Teacher Resources Make Things Easier

February 14, 2018 in 7GenGames / Educational Resources / Newsletter tagged education / Math / Teacher Resources / teachers by Hannah Wren

Do you know what more people value in a romantic partner than anything else? Kindness. In fact, 82% of women and 70% of men said that was the top trait they were looking for in a long-term relationship. Speaking of statistics… Did you know that only a quarter of high […]

Give your Significant Other the Gift of Giving Back this ...

February 12, 2018 in 7GenGames / Newsletter tagged Educational Games / Valentine's Day / Valentine's Gifts by Hannah Wren

AnnMaria says that “Forgotten Trail” is her favorite game because many of the characters are based on students she has worked with in real life. My favorite game has to be “Fish Lake.” “Fish Lake” teaches fractions as well as Native American history. As a child, I always loved water […]

Intern Diaries: Why “Fish Lake” is My Favorite Game

February 8, 2018 in 7GenGames / Educational Games by Hannah Wren

Maria and AnnMaria — If you’re active on social media, you very well might have seen #girlsbehindthegames, #womenbehindthegames and #womeningames recently trending. The movement was started by Runaway, a game company out of New Zealand, going both global and viral. The goal was to raise awareness about the need for diversity in the gaming […]

By The Numbers: Women in Tech

February 5, 2018 in 7GenGames / Women in Tech tagged Women in Tech by Hannah Wren

Making Camp is a game that teaches multiplication and division — In our game, Making Camp, players get to create their own virtual wigwam while learning math and social studies. The game also includes videos that focus on math terms and problem-solving strategies, areas that teachers and parents say students need extra help in. Making Camp features cultural videos that teach […]

Making Camp is now available on Android Phones!

January 31, 2018 in 7GenGames / Cultural content / Educational Games / Game Progress by Hannah Wren

drawing of Native American girl by student — AnnMaria, the president and founder of 7 Generation Games, visited Tate Topa Tribal School this week to hear students’ suggestions for characters, educational activities, and games. In short, we wanted to know, “How can we make our games even better?” Kids had a lot of great ideas. The 7 Generation […]

Kids Can Help Make Better Games

January 13, 2018 in 7GenGames / Education: Innovation and STEM / Educational Games / Newsletter by Hannah Wren