Monthly Archives: February 2018

Spirit Lake linked to buy game — Our CEO, Maria, always tells me that I should not swear on the company blog. Today is trying my patience in complying with that policy because I think some of the ways math is taught are just unbelievably, inexplicably stupid. Take the counting up method of teaching subtraction. Now, I […]

Why the hell would you teach subtraction like that?

February 17, 2018 in AnnMaria / Education: Innovation and STEM by AnnMaria De Mars

Hello everyone! Happy Freebie Friday, where you get educational resources as freebies. Today’s freebie comes from Fish Lake and it’s a powerpoint and pdf on multiplying fractions. Previously we shared a video on adding and multiplying fractions as a Freebie Friday. This powerpoint and pdf is related to that video. […]

Freebie Friday: Multiplying Fractions

February 16, 2018 in 7GenGames / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Freebie Friday tagged 7 Generation Games / Educational Games / Freebie Friday / Teacher Resources by Diana Sanchez

There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes in the making of our games. Sometimes, things get complicated! Especially when you’re pushing out games that run on all sorts of platforms – Mac, Windows, iPad, Android – and that can be purchased in all sorts of places – […]

How to Get A Game in the Microsoft Store – ...

February 16, 2018 in 7GenGames / Game Progress / Tech Tips by Hannah Wren

Hola, from 7 Generation Games South at Startup Chile! You might be asking yourself am I actually doing any start-up activities in Santiago. Instead of asking yourself, you should be asking me. It’s not all watching the sunset over the mountains from the rooftop pool or coding while drinking Pisco […]

What the heck I am actually DOING at Start-up Chile

February 16, 2018 in AnnMaria / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

Going through our archives, we came across this great post by Dr. AnnMaria De Mars from March 21, 2015 “Five Things: My Talk on Empowerment” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. A wiser person than me when asked to speak at a […]

Throwback Thursday – Five Things: My Talk on Empowerment

February 15, 2018 in AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday by Diana Sanchez

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 […]