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Monthly Archives: February 2020

If you’re going to run a startup, you have to be able to accept a certain level of uncertainty. You never know what’s going to work – or not work. Will this social media approach be the right one? Will this blog topic generate a bunch of views? Will going to […]

You Never Know

February 28, 2020 in Start-up Diaries by Maria Burns Ortiz

Math x Language = Fun in this first of its kind AR app in English and Dakota! That’s right! Tradition meets tech in this engaging new way to learn. Numbers spring to life in English and Dakota using this augmented reality app to practice multiplication and learn numbers in two […]

World Premiere: Math The Universal Language Dakota!

February 26, 2020 in Educational Games by Daniel Mondaca

We'll canoe another 2/5 tomorrow - example from like denominators (common denominator) lesson — Students often ask, "But WHY do I have to learn this?" Here are four reasons that learning math, English and history benefits them personally as well as society.

Four answers to “Why do I have to learn this?”

February 21, 2020 in Bilingual Education / Educational Games by Daniel Mondaca

We're looking for outstanding educators to interview as part of our National Science Foundation Innovation Corps project - and where better to find outstanding educators than at NABE?

Meet us at the National Association for Bilingual Education conference

February 18, 2020 in 7GenGames / Bilingual Education / Conferences / Educational Games tagged NABE / National Association for Bilingual Education by Daniel Mondaca

Video games have taken over the world of teaching, leading to the emergence of the term based on the game that increases the motivation of the students, which favors that they want to play on a regular basis. Video games not only help us to understand or specifically exercise skills, […]

Video games as a teaching method

February 14, 2020 in 7GenGames / Bilingual Education / Educational Games tagged educational video games by Daniel Mondaca

In December, 2015 we were on a roll. We raised our first seed round of $250,000 , released a beta version of our fourth game and were getting mentioned in the education press. We’d just finished our first accelerator, along with seven other edtech companies. Fast forward four years later […]

Pushing Water Uphill: The Startup Phase No One Mentions

February 13, 2020 in Educational Games tagged startup advice by AnnMaria De Mars

World's Largest Pheasant I met on Innovation Corps tour — Interviewing outstanding educators as part of the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps we found three needs stood out.

What day is it? NSF I Corps Week 2-3

February 12, 2020 in Education: Innovation and STEM / Start-up Diaries tagged Innovation Corps by AnnMaria De Mars

As you may know, 7 Generation Games is part of the National Science Foundation I-Corps program! If you didn’t know, you can read this post “We’ll never sleep again NSF i-corps begins” where you’ll find more details. We want you to be part of this 7-week journey where our team, […]

Level Up: Level 1! New Web Series

February 12, 2020 in 7GenGames / Education: Innovation and STEM / Reality Show tagged STEM by Daniel Mondaca

Welcome to 7 Generation Games’ blog post, if this is the first time you’re with us, we invite you to follow us on our social networks to find out about educational games, technology applied in teaching and more. HOW DOES THIS AFFECT CHILDREN? According to Kidshealth.org, although it […]

Video games against stress

February 11, 2020 in Educational Games tagged Video Games by Daniel Mondaca

Did you know that children who know a second language do better in school, have stronger cognitive abilities, and have a higher chance of getting employed? Those are just a few of the benefits of being bilingual. Even if you’re not a kid anymore, it is never too late to […]

Learn Spanish Today with Making Camp: Bilingual

February 7, 2020 in Cultural content / Educational Games / Game Progress tagged Bilingual / Learn Spanish / Making Camp by Hannah Wren

For many children, learning math can generate stress and frustration from not getting the expected results. This stress lies mainly in the way math is taught, specifically with outdated and boring methodologies. The way it’s taught causes children to perceive math in a non-relatable way, distant and without relevance. However, […]

5 Cool Educational Video Games Under 5 Bucks

February 6, 2020 in Educational Games tagged videogames by Daniel Mondaca