Posts on “ 2008 November ”

We always love reading about how teachers and students use BrainPOP on these two blogs… That’s why we’re nominating them for the 2008 Edublog Awards! Please check out our nominees below! For Best educational use of video/visual, we nominate: Max Class Online Robert Miller is a fourth and fifth grade teacher at Port Orange Elementary… Read the Rest»

I always find it fascinating to hear what’s happening in education abroad. We are so fortunate to have connected with Jan MacNamara, the Primary Library and Information Services teacher, at a one-to-one laptop school all the way in Queensland, Australia. Jan will be presenting BrainPOP at the VITTA conference this week, and was kind enough… Read the Rest»

Today BrainPOP was visited by one of Promethean’s super-talented TLC’s, Ben Posner. Ben showed us Promethean’s new Activexpression devices and helped us brainstorm ways to use them with BrainPOP. Activexpressions are Student Response Systems, or SRS devices. If you’re not familiar with SRS devices, they allow teachers to get instant feedback on what each student… Read the Rest»

We get many requests to link BrainPOP to your websites, so here you go! You can get BrainPOP or BrainPOP Jr. links by scrolling to the bottom of our Just For Fun page. What else would you like to see? Please post comments below!

Times are tough — especially with budget cuts in education. I am excited to feature one of our BrainPOP Election Lesson Plan Winners as today’s guest blogger. Peggy is a Gifted & Talented teacher at Mina Elementary in Bastrop, TX. She’s written and received two grants, and was kind enough to share some tips with… Read the Rest»

Hurry! Today is the last day of our special promotion that will save you 20 percent on Classroom subscriptions. Registered BrainPOP Educators can click here to start saving! If you are not already registered, we’ve made it quick and easy. Take advantage of this deal immediately! Register now! Offer ends November 14, 2008.

We LOVE getting work from students who share what they learned from BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr!  BrainPOP Jr’s Bulletin Board is a great place to kick off a K-3 lesson with some inspiration. Please encourage your students to submit any BrainPOP Jr. inspired art, writing, or videos so we can expand their audience and publish… Read the Rest»

We met a fabulous middle school science teacher at the recent T+L conference in Seattle. Nicole Yemothy teaches in Kent, WA. She was kind enough to share this story with us about how BrainPOP helped while she was away from her students to attend the conference. Read on! And if you’ve got a story to… Read the Rest»

We get so many requests from educators for BrainPOP t-shirts, we decided to hold a contest! Anyone who submits a lesson plan that’s selected to be published between now and January 31, 2009 wins a BrainPOP t-shirt! Submitting lesson plans is quick and easy!  Lesson plans must be original and highlight your integration of BrainPOP… Read the Rest»

We hear about how well BrainPOP works with interactive whiteboards and clickers (student response systems) all the time! I just read a great article by Diane Trim, “Interactive Whiteboards & Clickers in the Classroom“, that shares how one teacher integrates BrainPOP and these two technologies. I’d love to expand on these ideas and hear how… Read the Rest»