Games That Make You Smarter

Monthly Archives: April 2018

7 Generation Games recently launched its “Strong Body, Strong Mind” program for youth sports clubs to help student athletes ages 8-14 build their minds along side their bodies. We created this campaign because too many athletes are neglecting school for sports. Young athletes are often told that they have to pick between […]

Josh Rosen Says ‘Football and School Don’t Go Together,’ We ...

April 17, 2018 in 7GenGames / Start-up Diaries tagged strong body / strong mind by Hannah Wren

pisco cola — One sign you are in the right line of work is when you are just as excited for Monday to come around as you are for Friday. Well, I might be a little more excited most Fridays because on the weekend I can work on the games without too many […]

Super-excited for Monday: Another Start-up Diary, Santiago

April 16, 2018 in AnnMaria / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

For the 5th time in 2 months, I found myself on a 6,000 mile flight between Santiago and somewhere in the United States. I got a nice view of Panama City from the airport – nice enough to convince me that I’m going to have to find time to vacation […]

There and back again: More Start-up Diaries, Santiago Edition

April 14, 2018 in AnnMaria / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

Hello everyone. It’s time for another Freebie Friday. Today’s freebie is from Spirit Lake and it’s a piece of clip art. The clip art is of the Buffalo Pony. The Buffalo Pony was trained so well that it would respond to certain touches that its rider used to command different actions. […]

Freebie Friday: Spirit Lake Clip Art

April 13, 2018 in 7GenGames / Educational Resources / Freebie Friday tagged 7 Generation Games / Educational Resources / Freebie Friday by Diana Sanchez

AnnMaria was stateside for the SAS® Global Forum 2018 in Denver, Colorado. Here is her breakout session “Bricolage: My Autobiography, With SAS® Procedures” from Tuesday April 10th, 2018.

AnnMaria’s presentation at SAS® Global Forum 2018

April 11, 2018 in AnnMaria tagged AnnMaria De Mars by Diana Sanchez

There was a lot of debate about what we should name our games to re-brand our company in Latin America. Luckily, we came to consensus on the name Strong Mind Studios. Strong Mind Studios embodies our belief that it is not only important to have a strong body, but to […]

Which Logo Design do You Like the Best?

April 10, 2018 in 7GenGames tagged Educational Games / Latin America / Start-Up / strong mind studios by Hannah Wren

I keep getting messages from people asking how is it going in Chile. It’s the second-most common question right after, “Why haven’t you answered my email / phone call / carrier pigeon?” The answer to both of these is that Chile is great in many ways but conducting business in […]

I’m glad I’m Writing this Blog in English

April 7, 2018 in AnnMaria / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

Hello everyone! Here’s to another week coming to a close and that means…it’s Freebie Friday time. Today’s freebie comes from our Teachers Pay Teachers page. The freebie is a powerpoint on a number line problem that includes fractions. This powerpoint shows you how to use a number line while using […]

Freebie Friday: Number Line Problem with Fractions

April 6, 2018 in 7GenGames / Educational Resources / Freebie Friday tagged 7 Generation Games / Educational Resources / Freebie Friday by Diana Sanchez

teaching — A few of my friends are joining the Teach for America staff after graduation. Teach for America’s mission is to ensure that low-income students have access to teachers. They recruit college graduates and train them in an accelerated program before placing them in low-income schools.The program varies by region, but […]

Can Anyone with a College Degree Teach?

April 5, 2018 in 7GenGames / Education: Innovation and STEM / Start-up Diaries tagged Educational Games / teaching by Hannah Wren

Who knew that our software developer, Adekola, is in a rap band? Not only is he a coding genius, but he also sings and plays the guitar (ladies, settle down). Last week, I got to chat with Adekola during my second Facebook live video. Missed the interview? Here’s your second chance […]

Our Software Developer, Adekola, is in a rap band

April 5, 2018 in 7GenGames / Newsletter / Start-up Diaries tagged 7 Generatio Games team / Educational Games / software developer by Hannah Wren

Dennis — If you’ve been following the Start-up Diaries, Chilean Edition, you’ve read about my family’s desire to re-brand our company in Latin America under the name 7 Llamas Games. Further, you’ve noted our dreams being crushed by llama-hating colleagues in Start-up Chile. In the end, we took the 11 names our […]

Our new name: Introducing… Strong Mind Studios !

April 4, 2018 in AnnMaria / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

Our last “teacher feature” starred 7th grade English teacher Tammy Green,recognizing her for all of her hard work. This month, we are spotlighting second grade teacher Samanntha Davis for the amazing energy she brings to her students each and every day. Samanntha was nominated by her mom, Paula, who sent us […]

Amazing Teachers Make a Difference: Samanntha Davis, Second Grade Teacher

April 3, 2018 in Education: Innovation and STEM / Newsletter tagged teachers / teaching by Hannah Wren