Gen i Revolution is a role play strategy game which teaches investor education but should be supervised by a teacher or knowledgeable adult who can explain economic terms and concepts. The site is free as is the accompanying glossary and resource e-book which includes 21 printable lessons covering topics such as financial markets and the US economy. Students begin by choosing operatives for their team based on their special powers, expertise, and point value. Examples of special powers include education strategy, human capital, and opportunity cost. Students prepare for their mission by choosing from the situation map. There are 15 missions in total and each shares the goal of helping people in dire financial trouble due to worldwide financial despair. For example, for Mission 1 “Building Wealth for the Long Term,” the user must “convince Angela to invest her company’s 401K Plan so she can start building wealth in the long run.” Each mission is completed by answering a series of questions, and the user gets promoted after successfully completing a mission until all 15 problems are solved and economic world order is restored.The printable lessons align with the missions and concepts, and new vocabulary should be learned before playing. Overall, in conjunction with teaching the lessons, this site may provide an enjoyable way for students to learn about finance and demonstrate what they have learned while developing strategy skills. However, it is designed as a classroom supplement, so students using independently will need a knowledgeable adult nearby who is able to explain economic concepts, help with unfamiliar vocabulary terms, and be ready to provide more extensive help for students who might struggle with visual, reasoning, or reading weaknesses.

• Provides sufficient and varied types of practice problems to maximize understanding and generalization of the targeted skill/concept
• Manufacturer claims alignment with Common Core/Known Standards
• Presents educational concepts accurately
• Explains answers so students can learn from mistakes
• Better for teaching the skill to new or struggling learners
• Better for practicing or refreshing the skill
• Skills are practiced through authentic, meaningful problems (not just rote practice)

• Appropriate for a broad age range to use and enjoy
• Subject matter and problems are relevant, interesting and authentic to students
• Visually appealing to children in the target age range
• Provides virtual rewards or incentives after meeting specified goals or objectives
• Provides a "break activity" between academic problem sets
• Offers ongoing, progressive challenge
• Overall - Enjoyable. Given the option, students would choose this option

• Has a free or trial version
• Provides teaching guidance for adults to support the child and set appropriate goals
• Provides an age-appropriate tutorial/first time users can work independently
• Student should be able to use independently after first use
• Has a multi-player option to foster in-person collaboration or cooperation
• Multiple users can save a profile
• Student graduates to the next level or topic only after meeting a benchmark
• Can play without sound and not distract others
• Students can save work between sessions
• Can effectively understand and monitor student's progress (email report or in product)
• Requires registration before using the first time
• Provides options to play in languages other than English/Good for ELL
• Presents information in multiple formats (voice over, pictures and text, etc.)
• Overall - Easy to use

• Anxiety
• Attention
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Visually distracting with too many pictures, problems or moving objects
• Includes long written questions or text that students must be able to read on their own
• Flexible Thinking
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Organization
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Includes long written questions or text that students must be able to read on their own
• Reading Comprehension
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Includes long written questions or text that students must be able to read on their own
• Self-regulation
• Multi-player activity that requires cooperation or has potential for disagreements
• Verbal Reasoning
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Includes long written questions or text that students must be able to read on their own
• Visual Discrimination
• Requires scanning in multiple places for words, objects or numbers
• Words used during activity can be too small or difficult to read
• Visually distracting with too many pictures, problems or moving objects
• Directions are visually difficult to read
• Visual Memory
• Vocabulary
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Working Memory
• Requires scanning in multiple places for words, objects or numbers
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Includes long written questions or text that students must be able to read on their own