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Since this is Native American Heritage Month, we know many students and teachers are learning about different tribes and customs. 7 Generation Games encourages that education and to help, today’s educational resources are two videos on the Dakota. The YouTube videos cover the essential use of tracking, as well as […]

Dakota Culture Videos

November 22, 2019 in 7GenGames / Freebie Friday tagged Dakota / Dakota Boys / Dakota Tribe / Freebie Friday / Native American heritage month / Native American Videos by Erick Salomon

It’s the end of the week and that means that it’s time for the Freebie Friday. Today’s freebie is a video on how tobacco is considered sacred by most Native American tribes. The video talks about the way that tribes use tobacco and the reasons behind it. You can view […]

Freebie Friday: Tobacco is Considered Sacred by Most Native American ...

November 15, 2019 in 7GenGames / Cultural content / Educational Resources / Freebie Friday tagged 7 Generation Games / Cultural Content / Freebie Friday / Native American heritage month by Diana Sanchez

Most people probably don’t envision a 61-year-old Latina grandmother of six when they hear the term “tech entrepreneur.” Of course, those people don’t know 7 Generation Games president and co-founder AnnMaria De Mars, who is a driving force behind our incredible games and reshaping the narrative about what it means […]

7 Generation Games President AnnMaria De Mars Named AARP Purpose ...

November 13, 2019 in Awards by Maria Burns Ortiz

On Veterans Day, our country recognizes the work and sacrifice of those who have served in the armed forces. At 7 Generation Games, we offer our sincere respect to all who have served. It also seemed a fitting time to raise awareness of the role American Indians have played in […]

Thank You to All Our Veterans, and the Native Men ...

November 11, 2019 in 7GenGames / Cultural content tagged Native American heritage month by Victoria Moll-Ramírez

The Library of Congress is an excellent resource for Native American research and information.

Freebie Friday: Native American Photos from the Library of Congress

November 8, 2019 in 7GenGames / Cultural content / Freebie Friday tagged Freebie Friday / Library of Congress / Native American heritage month by admin

Today’s educational resources are three videos on Native American history and traditions. One video focuses on the importance and use of eagle feathers in Dakota culture, while another spotlights the use of eagle pits, to acquire said eagle feathers. NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY – BY THE NUMBERS EAGLE FEATHERS EAGLE PITS […]

Native American History Videos

November 1, 2019 in 7GenGames / Freebie Friday tagged Dakota / Dakota-Sioux / Freebie Friday / Native American / Native American heritage month / Teacher Resources / videos by Erick Salomon

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

National Indian Education Association — I’ll be part of two presentations at the National Indian Education Association this week on involving Native American youth in developing video games. (I’m also doing a third presentation on the impact of Native control on vocational rehabilitation services.) Developing Educational Technology with Native Youth Annette Mennem and AnnMaria De […]

Game design with Native youth: Catch up at NIEA!

October 7, 2019 in 7GenGames / Events by AnnMaria De Mars

User support can be messy — User support is everyone's job in a small company, but I'm happy to do it. Help requests mean people are actually using our software.

User support and big fat liars

September 16, 2019 in Educational Games / Game Progress / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

Sunset in South Dakota - Indian education conference travel has its perks — We'll be giving six conference presentations over the next seven weeks, in North Dakota, South Dakota & Minnesota.

On the road again – conference season!

August 21, 2019 in 7GenGames / Start-up Diaries tagged road trip by AnnMaria De Mars

Tic-tac-toe game for teaching multiplication — If you teach math, you are well aware of how essential it is that students learn basics such as multiplication and division. Of course math shouldn’t be all about rote memorization but if you believe it is a waste of time for students to memorize 9 x 7 = 63 […]

Teaching multiplication: Lesson Plan

August 19, 2019 in 10 Minute Lesson / 7GenGames / Cultural content / Education: Innovation and STEM / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Fourth Grade / multiplication / Third Grade tagged Multiplication Games / teaching multiplication by AnnMaria De Mars

We are ending our 7 Day Summer Sale with an exciting deal. You can get Making Camp Ojibwe for FREE. In Making Camp Ojibwe, players get to build their own virtual wigwam while learning real math. The game specifically teaches multiplication, division and problem solving strategies as well as Native […]

7 Day Summer Sale Ends Today – Get Making Camp ...

August 18, 2019 in 7GenGames tagged Educational Games / Making Camp / sale / Summer by Diana Sanchez