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Monthly Archives: December 2018

Numbers popping up when phone hovers over an image — Do you notice any significant difference in the images above? … Something beyond the resolution of the photo or the way of dressing? Education has not changed in centuries! Since the 19th century, the Victorian model has become a standard for school education. Desks grouped in front of a blackboard, […]

Education Hasn’t Changed in Centuries

December 31, 2018 in 7GenGames / Bilingual Education / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Math tagged Educational Games by Daniel Mondaca

Yaima the llama says feliz año nuevo — Yes, I realize it’s more traditional to say Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year but I really am incredibly thankful. Whether you work in education or on a startup you likely tend to end the year with your to-do list undone, fretting about that activity you didn’t rewrite or […]

Happy New Year and Thanksgiving

December 30, 2018 in AnnMaria / Education: Innovation and STEM / Educational Games / Game Progress by AnnMaria De Mars

Hello everyone, hope the holiday season is treating you well. We’ll be treating you well today with another Freebie Friday. Today’s freebie is from Spirit Lake and it’s a powerpoint and pdf on computing perimeter. “Tasina Explains How to Find the Perimeter” explains perimeter, how to find the perimeter and […]

Freebie Friday: Tasina Explains How to Find the Perimeter

December 28, 2018 in 7GenGames / Educational Resources / Freebie Friday tagged 7 Generation Games / Educational Resources / Freebie Friday by Diana Sanchez

world map with images from our games — For 7 Generation Games and Strong Mind Studios, augmented reality just became a reality! We just released our first two AR apps – both of which are also fully bilingual and free! Check them out! Counting By 2 Languages AR Our first app for pre-school age and up teaches […]

Check Out Our Two New, Bilingual AR Apps!

December 22, 2018 in 7GenGames / Bilingual Education / Education: Innovation and STEM / Educational Games by Maria Burns Ortiz

It’s almost the weekend. Since it’s Friday, you know what that means…it’s time for the Freebie Friday. Today’s freebie is a video from AzTech Games called “Mayan Trading.” The video goes over distributions while using bar graphs. There’s an added bonus with this freebie in that you actually get it […]

Freebie Friday: AzTech Games – Mayan Trading (English and Spanish)

December 21, 2018 in 7GenGames / Educational Resources / Freebie Friday tagged 7 Generation Games / Educational Resources / Freebie Friday by Diana Sanchez

Going through our archives, we came across this great post by Dr. AnnMaria De Mars from December 10, 2015 “Religion Explained As Directions to Ma’s Doughnut Shop” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. Someone made a video explaining sexual assault in terms […]

Throwback Thursday: Religion Explained As Directions to Ma’s Doughnut Shop

December 20, 2018 in AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday by Diana Sanchez

Hi everyone, it’s that time of the week again. It’s time for the Freebie Friday. Today’s freebie is from Fish Lake and it’s a video on number lines. “Number lines and finding your way” explains number lines, fractions on a number line, and gives an example. You can view “Number […]

Freebie Friday – Number lines and finding your way

December 14, 2018 in 7GenGames / Educational Resources / Freebie Friday tagged 7 Generation Games / Educational Resources / Freebie Friday by Diana Sanchez

For those get-right-to-the-point people, 7 Generation Games is up for three awards at the Department of Education’s Annual ED Games Expo. Vote for us for all three categories here (just click the link, scroll down to the bottom of the page and pick “7 Generation Games” under each drop down)! […]

ED Games Expo: We’re Up for 3 Awards!

December 12, 2018 in Awards / Events by Maria Burns Ortiz

3d numbers — I knew that making educational software for Latino children in the U.S. and for children in Chile would need to be different. I just didn’t how or how much until I spent the last year working with schools here. How Spanish speakers used our bilingual software In the U.S. , […]

Latin American children vs children in Latin America: What I ...

December 11, 2018 in AnnMaria / Education: Innovation and STEM / rural education / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

It’s that time of the week again. Welcome to another Freebie Friday. Today’s freebie is from Forgotten Trail and it’s clip art depicting a canoe on a lake, tipis in the background and a bear in the foreground. This clip art showcases a scene that you would encounter in the […]

Freebie Friday: Forgotten Trail Clip Art

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

Want to help students in need have access to effective educational tools? Donate a game to a student or school who needs it the most! Research shows that educational games are transforming the way children learn. In fact, learning through online games strengthens a student’s memory, computer skills, and problem […]

How to Donate Games to Students In Need

December 7, 2018 in 7GenGames / Educational Games tagged 7 Generation Games / Educational Games by Diana Sanchez

Me, Ronda, Federico and Alonso — Welcome back to the latest issue of the Startup Diaries: Santiago Edition. Accelerator staff often advise when pitching an investor to discuss the global market for their product because it is going to be significantly bigger than the U.S. market. I’ve always found that a little odd. For example, well […]

You Don’t Even Know What the Global Market Looks Like

December 6, 2018 in AnnMaria / Start-up Diaries / Uncategorized by AnnMaria De Mars