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Going through our archives, we came across this great post from October 20th, 2014 “Judo as Preparation for Life at a Start-Up” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. Sometimes people suggest I wasted that 10,000 hours I spent in judo classes and tournaments, since […]

Throwback Thursday: Judo as Preparation for Life at a Start-Up

May 26, 2016 in 7GenGames / AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged Dr. AnnMaria De Mars / Judo / Start-Up / Throwback Thursday by Erick Salomon

We believe all schools should be using educational video games in their classrooms and we offer up three reasons why. Gaming provides significantly greater soft skill development. Watch kids play an engaging video game. They will fail time and time again, and yet they repeatedly go back into the game to […]

Three Reasons Why All Schools Should Use Games

May 24, 2016 in 7GenGames / Educational Games / Newsletter tagged Educational Games / Games / Math / newsletter / students by Erick Salomon

Happy Friday! Congratulations on making it through another week. As a reward, Your freebie comes from our newly released video game, Forgotten Trail (which you can purchase for the introductory price of $4.99!). It’s downloadable clip art for use in your classes, home, blogs, etc. FORGOTTEN TRAIL CLIP ART As […]

Freebie Friday: Forgotten Trail Clip Art

May 20, 2016 in 7GenGames / Freebie Friday tagged Clip Art / forgotten trail / Freebie Friday / Teacher Resources by Erick Salomon

Going through our archives, we came across this great post from November 29th, 2014 “7 Tips on How Not to Fail College Math Classes ” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. I have been teaching at the post-secondary level since 1987, at schools ranging from […]

Throwback Thursday: 7 Tips on How Not to Fail College ...

May 19, 2016 in 7GenGames / AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged Advice / college / Dr. AnnMaria De Mars / Life / Throwback Thursday / Tips by Erick Salomon

in the conference room — In our travels throughout the country, we constantly seek feedback from teachers and students on what they like about our games and what additions/improvements they would make. Dr. AnnMaria De Mars recently stopped by Ojibwa Indian School and Tate Topa Tribal School, located in North Dakota, to test our games […]

Making Video Games: Kids Say The Darnedest Things

May 18, 2016 in 7GenGames / Educational Games tagged Ideas from students / students / Updates / Video Games by Erick Salomon

“Why did I divide sin by tan? Just cos.” – Source: Jokes 4 Us Welcome to our newest social media feature: #dailymathjoke As an educational gaming company, we not only believe learning math can be fun, but we’re working hard every day to make that a reality. And with math […]

Math Can Be Fun – and Funny !

May 16, 2016 in 7GenGames by Maria Burns Ortiz

Happy Friday the 13th! On this superstitious day which many believe people to be an ‘unlucky’ day, we say embrace it! Don’t fear leaving the house or making plans because some bad luck may come your way. No black cat, ladder or broken mirror will stop you from having a […]

Freebie Friday: Educational Research Presentations

May 13, 2016 in 7GenGames / Freebie Friday tagged CABE / forgotten trail / Freebie Friday / Research by Erick Salomon

Going through our archives, we came across this great post from November 19th, 2014 “The Best Time is Wasted ” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. I’ve been busy my whole life. Right now, I’m finishing the last week of a course I’m teaching on […]

Throwback Thursday: The Best Time is Wasted

May 12, 2016 in 7GenGames / AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged Advice / Anna / Dr. AnnMaria De Mars / Life / Throwback Thursday / Time by Erick Salomon

brinley — To refresh your memory – this particular activity gives the player a new item – cat, duck, goat, etc. , for their farm – for every math problem answered correctly. Obviously, this code can be re-used for any type of problem and any type of game where you collect objects, […]

Game Design: Re-usable code, part 3

May 11, 2016 in 7GenGames / AnnMaria / Code Talk / Dog food by AnnMaria De Mars

Angie and Brinley at Mario's farm — After spending almost all of the last 2 months traveling to conferences, school site visits and investor meetings, I am SO happy to be back in Santa Monica! Now that I am planted in the office again, game changes are just rolling out. Sometimes I get discouraged when it seems as […]

Never Underestimate Us

May 10, 2016 in AnnMaria / Game Progress by AnnMaria De Mars

Happy Friday! This weekend is that special day where we all get to celebrate and praise our mothers! It’s Mother’s Day this Sunday and if you have no idea what gift to get your beloved mother, don’t worry, we have you covered. There’s nothing wrong with flowers, chocolates or a […]

Freebie Friday: Get 10% Off Our Games This Weekend!

May 6, 2016 in 7GenGames / Freebie Friday tagged Discount Code / forgotten trail / Freebie Friday / Mother's Day by Erick Salomon

Going through our archives, we came across this great post from October 7th, 2014 “When are you done? The big question for entrepreneurs ” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. Every day, every week, I face the same question that all entrepreneurs ask […]

Throwback Thursday: When Are You Done? The Big Question For ...

May 5, 2016 in 7GenGames / AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged Advice / Dr. AnnMaria De Mars / entrepreneur / Start-Up / Throwback Thursday by Erick Salomon