Call In the Fire Marshall!

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Today I'm reporting live from the T+L Conference in Seattle! We've really been enjoying this conference, meeting educators from all over and sharing ideas on integrating BrainPOP. We had such a fanta...

Quiz Paper!

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Thanks to Erin Kearny, who shared this great way for kids to track their answers when taking BrainPOP Quizzes: I use this so that my students can record their quiz answers individually or in pairs/...

Guest Blogger: A Different Way to Learn

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I am thrilled to feature one of our first place Election '08 Lesson Plan Contest Winners as our first guest blogger! Beatrice shares her experiences using BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr. with her two chi...

Moby – Coming to Seattle

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Fall marks the beginning of BrainPOP's busy conference season; in October, we'll be criss-crossing the country twice.  We just finished up at ILC, October 14-16 in San Jose, where we were able to conn...

Halloween Costume Challenge!

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Do you have your Halloween costume yet? Well, what could be cooler than dressing up as your favorite BrainPOP or BrainPOP Jr. character? We've seen some very creative BrainPOP-inspired costumes over t...

Tracking Students On BrainPOP

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I recently received a question about how to track what movies students watch and what they learn.  I wanted to share my suggestion, and put it out there to brainstorm other ideas as well. Please share...

New Spotlight: Science Skills

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Get into the swing of science with our new Spotlight on Science Skills! Whether your school science fair is now or later in the school year, you can get your students thinking about the how’s of sci...

Contest Winners!

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We are thrilled to announce our Election '08 Lesson Plan Contest winners! For BrainPOP Jr. 1st place - Let's Vote for Our President! by Beatrice Garcia, Elementary Ed./Home Educator Teacher The Gar...

Experiential Learning in Citizenship and Democracy

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As the Presidential election draws nearer, we want to draw your attention to even more resources. We're excited to partner with The National Student/Parent Mock Election and provide them with BrainPO...

School Museum Exhibit

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Laurie and Allyson, Project Discovery Science teaching partners at K.W. Barrett Elementary School in Arlington, VA, used the BrainPOP Jr. video, "Plant Life Cycle" as an introduction to the exhibit ...