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Touchdown! Rosetta’s Lander Makes History
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Yesterday, after a journey of billions of miles, a probe the size of a washing machine landed on the surface of a speeding comet. In recognition of the European Space Agency's achievement, we've added...
Ebola Education: Establish Factual Understanding and Ease Student Fears
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
Media coverage of the recent Ebola outbreak has been inescapable. Though the images and stories have been scary, it's important not to let fear and panic spread faster than the virus itself! To help ...
Attention New York Based Educators! Apply to Attend a BrainPOP Certification Training at BrainPOP’s Headquarters!
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
BrainPOP is thrilled to partner with NYS Teacher Centers and the New York Institute of Technology to lead a special in-person professional development BrainPOP certification training event at our head...
Guest Blogger Nili Bartley on My BrainPOP, Grammar and the Flipped Classroom
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
Today's guest blogger, 4th grade teacher Nili Bartley from Hopkinton MA attended our first "Certified BrainPOP Educator" workshop at ISTE 2014 in Atlanta. Read on to learn about Nili's success using ...
Students Discover New Features on BrainPOP!
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Last summer, 4th grade teacher, Nili Bartley, from Hopkinton MA learned about all the new interactive features on BrainPOP during a training at the ISTE conference in Atlanta, GA. Last week, Mrs. Bart...
Learn Principles of Ed Tech and Game Design with EdX online MOOC
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
You may be already be familiar with our colleagues at MIT's Education Arcade and Scheller Teacher Education Programs by playing any one of the three Lure of the Labyrinth math games on GameUp! Perhaps...
Free Online Gaming in Education Conference Begins Monday September 15!
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
BrainPOP is excited to partner with the Learning Revolution Project for the first annual Gaming in Education Virtual conference. From Building a Local Community of Game-Based Learning Professionals t...
New On BrainPOP: Note-Taking Skills
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Just in time for back to school, we introduce our newest movie topic page - Note-Taking Skills. Start the year with this one and prompt students to use best practices for watching BrainPOP movies all...
Avoiding the “Summer Slump” with Math Games
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
Today's guest blogger, Derek Lomas, shares research about the dreaded summer slump and ways to support students from losing progress over the summer. Derek is a learning scientist at Carnegie Mellon ...
What Makes a Great Educational Game? Peek Into Our Game Evaluation Process and GLS 2014
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
There are a ton of really great games out there - but a lot of them never make it into the classroom. Why is this? The reasons include poor distribution, technical challenges, and a lack of teacher su...
