Students and teachers at Bonita Springs Middle School in Bonita Springs, FL, wanted BrainPOP so badly that they decided to hold a fundraiser. The students who raised the most money got to be principal for a day! I spoke with Janet, their Technology Specialist, who explained that they have strong technology teachers on their staff who convinced other teachers their school needed BrainPOP. Read more about their creative solution to funding BrainPOP here.

Do you have a great story about how you got BrainPOP at your school that might give other educators ideas and inspiration? Please post comments below and share your stories!

This just in! Robert, a 4th & 5th grade teacher extraordinaire in Port Orange, FL, shared another of his extremely creative & inspiring BrainPOP activities — What’s the Meaning of Tim’s Shirt? Try it out by downloading it on our graphic organizers page, and post below to let us know how it goes in your class.

Thanks so much for sharing this with us, Robert. Have you created a cool activity to go along with BrainPOP or BrainPOP Jr.? Send it on in, using our submission form, or email me to tell me about it! Our library of resources is growing in exciting new directions with contributions from our BrainPOP Educators!

I am so excited about this new feature in BrainPOP Jr! It now has typeable activities and Talk About It features! So you can model, brainstorm as a class, have students type themselves, or all of the above. Got an interactive whiteboard? Just imagine the possibilities (I’m thinking stamp tools, highlighter, etc…)! You can print them too, of course. Have fun, and let us know what you come up with as you use this new feature with your students!