Yearly Archives: 2015

Girl in class with teacher — Whether we’re talking about a certified in the largest school district in the country or a parent helping a child with homework, the best case scenario is individual attention from a competent, caring adult. So, what if that competent, caring adult has the flu and you have a substitute who […]

Education Still Happens When the Teacher Isn’t There

November 12, 2015 in AnnMaria / Education: Innovation and STEM / Educational Games by AnnMaria De Mars

Going through our archives, we came across this great post from December 22, 2012 “Parenting: Nobody Really Knows What They’re Doing” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. These days, I cannot turn around without seeing a billboard, poster or article with my […]

Throwback Thursday: Parenting – Nobody Really Knows What They’re Doing

November 12, 2015 in 7GenGames / AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged AnnMaria / Parenting / Throwback Thursday by Erick Salomon

Ronda and Julia — Not only do our investors support us, but we support our investors. Between now and Nov. 16 in honor of our investor/alpha tester/UFC world champion Ronda Rousey’s upcoming UFC 193 title bout, we’re offering a chance to both do something good and get something good. If you donate a classroom […]

Donate Class or School License, Get a Limited Edition Ronda ...

November 8, 2015 in 7GenGames tagged Ronda Rousey / ufc 193 by Maria Burns Ortiz

Happy Freebie Friday! If you’re exhausted from a long week at school or work, take a few minutes out of your day to reenergize your brain! Today’s #FreebieFriday are two math mini-games for Adding 6 to 10 and Adding by 7’s. Answer the problems correctly and you’ll be rewarded with […]

Freebie Friday: Addition Mini-Games

November 6, 2015 in 7GenGames / Freebie Friday tagged addition / Freebie Friday / Math / Mini Game by Erick Salomon

Going through our archives (but not too far back), we came across this great post from October 30, 2013, “The Education Bubble” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. Now that The Spoiled One is in her sophomore year of high school, we […]

Throwback Thursday: The Education Bubble

November 5, 2015 in 7GenGames / AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged AnnMaria / Cost of Education / education / Higher Education / Throwback Thursday / Tuition / University by Erick Salomon

Our 12 weeks in BoomStartup’s Ed Tech Accelerator have all been leading up to tomorrow’s Demo Day presentations. As a lead in to our presentation, each company was asked to have someone introduce them to the audience — either live or via video. As Ronda recently invested in our advisory […]

Demo Day Sneak Peek: Behind the Scenes of Our Demo ...

November 4, 2015 in 7GenGames by Maria Burns Ortiz

When UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion and international superstar Ronda Rousey gives you a tip to help you get smarter…you better listen! As Ronda prepares for her upcoming UFC 193 bout against Holly Holm, she took a few moments out of her schedule, telling us why you should check the educational […]

Ronda Rousey Tells You to Boost Your Brain by Using ...

November 2, 2015 in 7GenGames tagged 7 Generation Games / Ronda Rousey / UFC by Erick Salomon

You really ARE important to us. This was driven home twice this week. I was talking to an investor in educational technology companies and he said, “Those early adopters are so valuable. They really are partners in development. The original developers are so close to the project that either they […]