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Yearly Archives: 2020

For many years, the use of technology has been questioned by education experts. While some affirm that the early use of it can be detrimental to children’s development, others affirm that its integration into education can generate more enriching and personalized learning instances. The truth is that nowadays e-learning education […]

The Importance of Technology in Education

April 7, 2020 in Educational Games by Daniel Mondaca

AzTech: The Story Begins - book on desk with picture of Mayan god-king — Combining Mayan history and math, learn about distributions and Mayan trading with these two videos. An adventure game, included, kicks off the AzTech Games series. Bilingual Spanish-English

Social Studies Meets Math in Today’s AzTech Games Lesson

April 1, 2020 in Bilingual Education / History / Math / Mathematics / Seventh Grade / Sixth Grade / video tagged Distributions by AnnMaria De Mars

Being a teacher is not an easy task. It isn’t just attending classes and assigning assessments. Being a teacher means getting up early, preparing for classes whether that’s lesson planning or getting classroom materials needed, correcting homework or tests until late, attending professional development and other meetings. All of that […]

Teachers, We’re Here to Help!

March 30, 2020 in Educational Games by Daniel Mondaca

Fractions problems teacher report from Fish Lake — How do you know what standards are being addressed while students are learning at home? Fish Lake reports break it down easily.

Student Progress Reports for Fish Lake

March 29, 2020 in Educational Games / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / fractions / Math / Mathematics / Sixth Grade by AnnMaria De Mars

Have you ever wondered what goes into making video games? Check out this awesome educational video where we break down every step in the process.

How Do You Make Video Games? 7 Generation Games Breaks ...

March 25, 2020 in 7GenGames / Educational Games tagged 7 Generation Games / Game Design by Diana Sanchez

What happens when division is not exact? — Use our division play list to teach long division and division with remainders. End your lesson by playing Spirit Lake, learning more math along with Dakota history.

Learning Division on YouTube and with Spirit Lake

March 24, 2020 in 10 Minute Lesson / division / Division / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / Fourth Grade / Math / Mathematics / Teachers tagged division with remainders / long division by AnnMaria De Mars

Division Problem from 7 GenGames Youtube Play list — If you’ve decided that summer came early and your children are going to spend the next however long this quarantine lasts watching stupid YouTube videos where celebrities stuff pickles up their nose, we won’t judge you. However, if you’d like some education to happen, check out this division play list, with animated videos that explain everything from what is a dividend to long division with remainders. All the videos are from one and a half to around three and a half minutes.

Yes, Your Kids Can Learn Division on YouTube

March 22, 2020 in Division / division / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / Fourth Grade / Math / Mathematics tagged long division by AnnMaria De Mars

Trail divided into fractions, from Fish Lake game — Today's post features another fraction problem contributed by a middle school student. This one teaches equivalent fractions and common denominators.

Part 2: Math Problems and Middle School Game Design Project

March 19, 2020 in Fifth Grade / fractions / Math / Sixth Grade tagged equivalent fractions / word problems by AnnMaria De Mars

I will make this post quick because I only have 29 minutes to write it before I’m interrupted. On the flip side, I have 29 minutes before I’m interrupted – and even then it will only be a three-minute interruption before I get myself another 29 minutes. I can hear […]

My Hack to Getting the Kids to Do Educational Things ...

March 18, 2020 in Educational Games by Maria Burns Ortiz

Equivalent fractions, 9/12 and 3/4 — One way to teach students fractions is to have them write their own problems and give the answer. Next, have them solve and discuss each other's problems. Play the Fish Lake game to get some ideas of fractions problems.

Math Problems and Middle School Game Design Project: Part 1

March 18, 2020 in Educational Games / Fifth Grade / fractions / Math / Sixth Grade tagged equivalent fractions / student-written problems by AnnMaria De Mars

When it comes to doing business abroad, you may picture yourself traveling a lot, having meetings scheduled all over the country that you’re in and attending networking events. The truth is that in places like Chile, where our office for Latin America is located, doing business is quite different from […]

What You Need to Know Before Doing Business in Chile

March 17, 2020 in Educational Games tagged Business / chile / Start-Up / startup advice by Daniel Mondaca

kids playing 7 Generation games — As of March 16 until U.S. schools reopen, 7 Generation Games is making all of our games and apps available for free for everyone. CLICK HERE TO GET ACCESS TO ALL OUR GAMES FOR FREE. Thirty-three states and D.C. have closed schools in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and that […]

7 Generation Games and Apps Now Available for Free

March 16, 2020 in Educational Games by Maria Burns Ortiz