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To do an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Reddit, I needed proof I am me. This is my proof. To ask me anything, click the link below. IamA co-founder with my family of an educational game startup, mother of 4, Ph.D. AMA! In 2013, I co-founded 7 Generation Games, with […]

Reddit: Ask Me Anything

August 30, 2017 in AnnMaria by AnnMaria De Mars

When brainstorming our Kickstarter rewards, we wanted to come up with some really cool things that would be unique to what we’re doing here at 7 Generation Games and our team. The “textbook” (in this case, it’s a literal book of texts) was one of the first things that popped […]

Get a Look Behind-the-Scenes with Our Literal “Text-Book”

August 25, 2017 in 7GenGames / Reality Show / Start-up Diaries by Maria Burns Ortiz

It’s time for another Freebie Friday. Today’s freebie is from AzTech Games. The freebie is a powerpoint presentation on subtracting fractions with like denominators. The powerpoint presentation walks you through a fraction problem with like denominators using containers of candy. To download the powerpoint presentation, click on the the link […]

Freebie Friday: AzTech Games – An Example of Subtraction with ...

August 25, 2017 in 7GenGames / 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 August 16, 2016 “you can make anything into an opportunity” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. you can make anything into an opportunity. For example today I […]

Throwback Thursday: you can make anything into an opportunity

August 24, 2017 in AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday by Diana Sanchez

Quality educational games have the ability to revolutionize learning. Of course, the key word is quality – and with so many games and apps on the market, quality can be hard to find. Did you know there are over 150,000 apps tagged “education” between the Apple App Store and Google […]

What to Look for in Good Educational Games

August 22, 2017 in Uncategorized by Maria Burns Ortiz

Maria — I’m usually the one that rants and swears on the More than Ordinary podcast, but one way to get Maria to call out the bull**** is to say, “We don’t want to lower the bar just so we can fund more women-owned businesses.” Let me tell you what it is […]

The slap in the face for women in tech

August 22, 2017 in AnnMaria / Women in Tech by AnnMaria De Mars

Game o — Maybe you’ve seen it as a meme or on a t-shirt on a random guy at the mall, it reads: Whenever I see that, I always want to say, “You probably did use algebra, it’s just that in real-life, no one says, ‘Oh, now this is the part of the […]

The Importance of Real-World Application in Education

August 21, 2017 in Education: Innovation and STEM / Parenting Like I Know What I'm Doing by Maria Burns Ortiz

I have had plenty of opportunities to retire comfortably. I have been a professor. I’ve worked as a statistical analyst at a large company. I’ve built a consulting company with long-term clients. If you have a short attention span – I will give you the answer now: The solution to […]

Why I quit my nice comfortable job

August 20, 2017 in AnnMaria / Education: Innovation and STEM / Educational Games by AnnMaria De Mars

Welcome to another Freebie Friday! Today’s freebie is from our game Spirit Lake. The freebie is a cultural video on the Dakota’s tracking ability. The video teaches you about the tracking ability of the Dakota and how they’re taught at an early age to never get lost and how they’re […]

Freebie Friday: Dakota Tracking Ability

August 18, 2017 in 7GenGames / Cultural content / Freebie Friday tagged 7 Generation Games / Cultural Content / Freebie Friday by Diana Sanchez

Week 1 of our Kickstarter campaign for “AzTech Games” has flown by – and we’ve already raised over $4,000, putting us fully on track to hit our goal. (If you haven’t backed us yet, here’s your chance!) As we started going through the artwork to select the reward images for our “Art Director” […]

Cool Kickstarter Reward: AzTech Artwork

August 18, 2017 in 7GenGames by Maria Burns Ortiz

Going through our archives, we came across this great post by Dr. AnnMaria De Mars from July 4, 2016 “Write Your Own Story” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. Since it’s the 4th of July, I figure no one is very work-focused today […]

Throwback Thursday: Write Your Own Story

August 17, 2017 in AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday by Diana Sanchez

Kids playing game — Kids will play a video game 50 times to incrementally improve, to get a fraction of a level further. Wouldn’t it great if they took that same approach when it came to homework problems? With educational games, that can happen! That realization is one that more and more people are […]

Why Your Kids Should Use Educational Games

August 16, 2017 in Education: Innovation and STEM / Educational Games / Educational Resources by Maria Burns Ortiz