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Monthly Archives: May 2017

While AnnMaria and her reluctant assistant Julia are off touring the upper Midwest for the next two weeks, I’m on a mini-7 Generation Games road trip hitting up the greater D.C. area. I’ve been lucky the last two months in that I have actually been home – as in my […]

Maria’s Dispatches from the Road

May 17, 2017 in Start-up Diaries by Maria Burns Ortiz

Art in Award-Winning Bathroom — It’s 1 a.m. in Minot, North Dakota and after an eventful Mother’s Day, I concluded: Minneapolis airport ranks near the top in bathrooms, employee art and art in the bathroom Enterprise rental car and I are never, ever, ever getting back together after this trip is over. I spend a […]

Minneapolis Rocks, Enterprise Sucks: 7 Generation Games Road Trip Spectacular, ...

May 15, 2017 in AnnMaria / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

It’s the end of the week, so let’s celebrate that it’s Friday by having another Freebie Friday! Today’s freebie is clip art from our game Fish Lake. The clip art is of the character Willow picking flowers. You can see and save the image below. We like to provide Native […]

Freebie Friday: Fish Lake Clip Art

May 12, 2017 in 7GenGames / Freebie Friday tagged 7 Generation Games / Freebie Friday by Diana Sanchez

Flight 1 of 13 in NSF Innovation Corps Program — Going through our archives, we came across this great post by Dr. AnnMaria De Mars from September 26, 2015 “The Secret to Happiness“ that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. I’m just sitting here in Boston airport waiting to catch the bus to Rhode […]

Throwback Thursday: The Secret to Happiness

May 11, 2017 in AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged 7 Generation Games / Throwback Thursday by Diana Sanchez

caller id of nut job — Maria suggested that I write something on mothers today, tied into sponsoring a school or classroom for mom. However, my thoughts on mothers was interrupted by calls from crazy people. Usually, I have better sense than to answer calls from numbers I don’t recognize, so the sneaky ones have gotten […]

I cannot give you the answers that I have not ...

May 11, 2017 in AnnMaria / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

With Mother’s Day approaching, our team would like to say some words about our moms. Some words to describe our mothers were strong, courageous, sacrificial, and ultimately giving. There is so much to be thankful for. You can make her breakfast, go over for a coffee date, buy her flowers, […]

Mothers- you gotta love them!

May 9, 2017 in 7GenGames by Irma Barcena

Making Camp is a game that teaches multiplication and division — Disclaimer: No one gave me diddly squat for mentioning them. First of all, I recommend registering for the BOOST cafe. It is totally free. All you need is an email address. BOOST stands for Best Of Out of School Time. They run a really good conference, but even if you […]

Free Teaching Resources and Ideas I Stole

May 9, 2017 in 7GenGames / Education: Innovation and STEM / Educational Games / Educational Resources by AnnMaria De Mars

Cover of The New Warriors — The book, The New Warriors, Native American leaders since 1900, was recommended to me by my friend, Dr. Erich Longie, who is the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Spirit Lake Dakota Nation. Unlike most of Erich’s recommendations (sorry, Erich) I actually read this one. While Erich is, naturally, intensely […]

Book Review: The New Warriors Gives a Lesson in Perseverance

May 7, 2017 in AnnMaria / Cultural content by AnnMaria De Mars

Going through our archives, we came across this great post by Dr. AnnMaria De Mars from August 7, 2015 “My Exciting Life“ that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. Having been in Rio the past two weeks where Internet access occurred in five-minute increments […]

Throwback Thursday: My Exciting Life

May 4, 2017 in Throwback Thursday tagged 7 Generation Games / Throwback Thursday by Diana Sanchez

waiting tables — Sometimes, you find inspiration in the most unlikely of places. For me, today, that was in a giant wad of cash. Let me explain. The first of every other month, I write our bimonthly investor report. In it, I update our investors on all of the things that are going […]

A Wad of Cash and the Keys to Startup Success, ...

May 4, 2017 in Parenting Like I Know What I'm Doing / Start-up Diaries by Maria Burns Ortiz

It’s May! I bring this up because if you’re like me, you probably feel like it just kind of snuck up on you. One minute, it’s February. Now, it May. And that’s important to realize because it means that before you know it, Mother’s Day will be upon us! Sure, […]

The Perfect Mother’s Day Gift: Donate Games in Your Mom’s ...

May 2, 2017 in 7GenGames / Parenting Like I Know What I'm Doing by Maria Burns Ortiz

Me, Diana & Trennell at BOOST — Really, I get it. I used to teach middle school and I still teach graduate students. It’s hard work and people are always trying to get me to switch to a new textbook, content management system, computer application. Some of it is godawful, really overpriced and makes you wonder if […]

Letter to Teachers, from a Startup Founder: Where’s the Love?

May 1, 2017 in AnnMaria / Educational Games / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars