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Monthly Archives: May 2018

mural of indigenous art — Recently, I was asked to answer three questions related to Common Core standards. Since I thought these were of general interest, I’ve posted the answers below. We currently develop and market our games in the U.S., Chile and Trinidad. Therefore, we make every effort to teach content that is essential […]

What do you think about Common Core?

May 15, 2018 in AnnMaria / Educational Games / Math by AnnMaria De Mars

Girl in boat. Math problem: What is the average number of miles rowed — Teaching math is a challenge and teaching it to English language learners can be twice as challenging. You might think the solution is to give the student textbooks in Spanish but not all Spanish-speaking children are Spanish-reading children. Often, their education has been in English, in which their fluency is […]

Six videos for teaching math to English Learners

May 13, 2018 in AnnMaria / Education: Innovation and STEM / Educational Games by AnnMaria De Mars

Hello everyone, it’s time for another Freebie Friday. Today’s freebie is associated with Spirit Lake and it’s a historical photo. The historical photo depicts a mother and a child. We have shared this picture in the past, but with Mother’s Day coming up we thought it was worth re-sharing. This […]

Freebie Friday: Mother and Child historical photo

May 11, 2018 in 7GenGames / Educational Resources / Freebie Friday tagged 7 Generation Games / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Freebie Friday by Diana Sanchez

Going through our archives, we came across this great post by Dr. AnnMaria De Mars from June 4, 2016 “Signs You’re Hanging Out With A Sociopath” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. Since I’m still trying to convince Maria and my husband […]

Throwback Thursday: Signs You’re Hanging Out With A Sociopath

May 10, 2018 in AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday by Diana Sanchez

Maybe two or so years ago, I had finally managed to get a warm-ish introduction to an investment fund that everyone had been telling me 7 Generation Games would be perfect for. Woohoo! I thought. [Early spoiler: This post does not end with them handing me a suitcase full of $100 […]

Yeah, But What Are You Going to Use on All ...

May 10, 2018 in 7GenGames / Start-up Diaries by Maria Burns Ortiz

Last week, I left my Metadata class feeling totally lost. If being the only undergraduate student in my first graduate class isn’t intimidating enough, we were programming using XSLT-a skill I was just learning for the first time. Fast forward to last night’s class, and I was confidently helping the […]

YouTube: Home of Funny Cats, Un-boxing Videos and, Yes, Quality ...

May 8, 2018 in 7GenGames tagged videos / YouTube by Hannah Wren

me sitting on a bench in the mountains — So, Tuesday was a holiday in Chile (Labor Day) which meant most people took Monday off, too, for a four-day weekend . Interesting that in both North and South America Labor Day comes at the end of summer, even though the seasons are reversed- but I digress – even more […]

Start-up Diaries: Welcome to Concepción

May 4, 2018 in AnnMaria / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

Since Mother’s Day is this weekend, I was browsing the web for Mother’s Day gift ideas and I came across a list of the most common Mother’s Day gifts by state. In California, the most popular gift is cookies. Seriously Californians, you can’t be any more creative than that? The […]

Give Your Mom a Mother’s Day Gift She Won’t Forget

May 3, 2018 in 7GenGames tagged Mother's Day by Hannah Wren

Going through our archives, we came across this great post by Dr. AnnMaria De Mars from February 10, 2016 “Do You Want a Tetris Life or Super Mario Brothers?” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. I was surprised by the number of […]

Throwback Thursday: Do You Want a Tetris Life or Super ...

May 3, 2018 in AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday by Diana Sanchez

mountain trail — I now work in places that used to be my screensaver. Years ago, I had a nice office and a good salary, working for one big company after another. Before that, I had a nice, secure job as an Associate Professor at a university. What all those jobs had in […]

I’m writing this post on top of a mountain

May 2, 2018 in AnnMaria / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

maria's family — From a kid’s perspective, summer vacation is the best time of year. No school means no homework, which means extra time to goof around. But from a parent’s perspective, summer vacation means having the kids home 24/7, which means trying find new ways to entertain them. While your kids get […]

How To Entertain Your Kids Over Summer Vacation? That is ...

May 1, 2018 in 7GenGames tagged 7 Generatio Games / summer vacation by Hannah Wren