One of our first investors told me, “The one guarantee I can make about a startup is that the company you end up with is not going to be what you envisioned when you started out.” Wise man, as evidenced by the fact that he invested in two of our […]
Educational Games
Almost four year ago, we released our initial beta of our very first game, Spirit Lake. And we got a lot of positive feedback. The 3D virtual world looked great. Kids were engaged. Math scores went up. But we knew it could be even better. It was good – but […]
The Perfect Time to Get “Spirit Lake: The Game” Has ...
That’s right! We will be demoing our educational video games this January 30th in Anaheim, California. The California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) is a non-profit organization incorporated in 1976 to promote bilingual education and quality educational experiences for all students in California. CABE has chapters, members and affiliates, along […]
Meet us at the California Association for Bilingual Education regional ...
I’ve written about the challenges of finding a mentor previously, Why the cool kids won’t hang out with you. Let’s be frank, if you are old and pumping gas, not too many people are interested in you as a mentor, but the last few years have been good here at The […]
The Social Politics of Mentoring
You’ll never convince me that multiplication tables are unnecessary If it hasn’t happened after over 30 years of teaching math, it’s probably not going to happen. Yes, we all have calculators on our phones. Before that we had calculators on our watches (anyone remember that?). You know what is faster […]
Learning multiplication tables with Spirit Lake
Credit where credit is due, I owe this epiphany to two people — comedian Kevin Hart, whose autobiography, I can’t make this up, I highly recommend, and two-time judo Olympian, Pat Burris. TL, DR; Since schools are still on vacation and even great teachers are not on “teacher mode” until Monday, […]
Who pretends to hate successful people? (and why I seldom ...
What’s a fraction? Let’s start there. A fraction is composed of two numbers, one stacked upon the other with a dash separating them. The bottom number is called the DENOMINATOR. It’s the number of equal parts a whole is divided into. In one half the denominator is 2, the whole […]
Math Lesson – Fractions: What’s half?
Want to give both a fun and educational gift to a student? Well, if you know a child who loves games, you have come to the right place. Our games are unique because they teach students math and history in an entertaining and interactive way. Research shows that educational games […]
How To Gift A Game
As we approach last-minute shopping days let us make the case as to why your gift should not be just any gift but an educational gift to the children in your life! (Hint: 7 Generation Games makes a great last-minute gift and it’s educational! Buy it now and get it delivered to […]
Why Educational Gifts Are the Way to Go
10 One of the hardest things to do in creating a math game is to come up with problems that relate at all to student interests. Textbook publishers try, and so do we. You see a lot of math problems that include baseball statistics or buying CDs. Of course, then no […]
I want math problems for Christmas
African-American mathematicians can be great role models and inspiring stories. Teach those stories in history class. Don't shortchange students on learning math
African-American Kids Need MORE than Role Models in Math
It’s that time of year again and you still have no idea what to get your mother for Christmas. I get it. Your mom is a grown woman. If she wanted something, she’s probably bought it for herself by now. PLEASE tell me that you did not buy her a […]