Sneak Peek: December Spotlights

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December already? How is it possible? Don't forget to take advantage of our two Spotlights (collections of timely topics) - they'll get you through the end of the year with cross-curricular topics, ...

Guest Blog: Collaborating With BrainPOP

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Learning to Embrace Bear-Hug the Dreaded “I” Word: “Integration” A Guide to Awesome Specialist/Classroom Teacher Partnering! by Renee Holden, Tampa, FL In a time when schools and school districts l...

Guest Blog: Teaching Seasons

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BrainPOP Jr. was a huge help to our second grade students learning about the seasons. We began the lesson by reading the book On the Same Day in March, by Marilyn Singer to the class. Then we watche...

Guest Blog: CyberSafety

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I’ve been teaching elementary technology classes at Chenoweth Elementary for five years and for the first four I thought that topics like Cyberbullying and Information Privacy were subjects best lef...

Best of the Best Education Apps = BrainPOP

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The November/December 2010 Buyer's Guide edition of iPhone Life magazine listed our free Featured Movie app among the "best of the best" in the Education category. Download the app from iTunes for y...

Webinar Alert: Game Design 101

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Game Design 101: An Introduction for Teachers Wednesday, November 17, 2010 4:30 PM EDT Duration: 1 Hour Join us today for this special webinar on game design, part of our ongoing efforts to support...

Free – 2010 Global Education Conference

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My friend Steve Hargadon has been hard at work for months putting together the conference of the year... the 2010 Global Education Conference. The free conference takes place November 15-19 online...

Lesson Plan – Video Games: Take the STEM Challenge!

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Wondering about integrating video games in your classroom? In anticipation of next week's free webinar, we've got a great new lesson plan to go along with our BrainPOP Video Game topic: Video Game...

New Topics on BrainPOP & BrainPOP Jr!

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A special shout out to Kippy Cooper's 5th graders from Draper Intermediate School in Wylie, TX. Kippy invited her science students to compose questions and create matching t-shirts to go along wit...

Webinar Alert: Planning a Project from Beginning to End

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See It Through: Planning a Project from Beginning to End Wednesday, November 10, 2010 *6:30 PM EDT Duration: 1 Hour Lisa Parisi, 5th Grade Teacher at Denton Avenue School in New Hyde Park, NY, is ...