Posts on “ 2009 July ”

Checkout our new flipchart on Online Safety, available on Promethean Planet! It’s a great classroom resource for back-to-school. Use it with the BrainPOP Digital Citizenship Spotlight and free Internet Safety poster to teach your students how to interact and communicate safely online. Debuted at the NECC conference this summer, the Online Safety flipchart features the… Read the Rest»

Check out the fantastic bulletin board display that Ann Combs sent in! I love how her idea is easy to customize and change throughout the year. Great idea, Ann. Thanks for sharing! You can find fun bits of BrainPOP clipart on our Just For Fun page too add to bulletin boards or any project or… Read the Rest»

Eek! We recently heard a shriek from Amber, one of our writers whose responsibilities include answering kids’ emails and letters. She opened a package addressed to Tim and Moby, which was marked “fragile.” To her surprise, this is what she found: At first, we were very, very surprised.  We thought it was a dead tarantula, but… Read the Rest»

I’m thrilled to bring back Lucas Kent as a guest blogger. We were so lucky to have Lucas join us at NECC this year and get to know him in person. Lucas’ website offers super helpful tips for integrating technology into your classroom. I highly recommend checking it out and subscribing to his monthly newsletter…. Read the Rest»

We just added a full screen option to our quizzes to help those using projectors and interactive whiteboards. Some of my favorite ways to use the Quiz: *Give a BrainPOP Quiz before a movie to gauge students’ familiarity with a topic. Or, take the quiz with the whole class afterward to verify what everyone learned…. Read the Rest»

This has been in the works for a while, and I’m super excited about it! BrainPOP badges are here! Have fun sharing the love on your website or blog. Just find a badge you like, click on the image, and copy and paste the code that pops up (be sure pop-ups are enabled!) into your… Read the Rest»

Implementing BrainPOP Into Your School or District Wednesday, July 22, 2009 3:00 pm EDT Duration: 1 hour Learn how to make the most of your subscription to BrainPOP. We’ll help you get off to a running start by sharing new implementation tools for new subscribers including a Spread the Word Kit that will ensure all… Read the Rest»

I had someone ask a great question in a recent BrainPOP webinar I did: Can you give us a sneak peek of upcoming movies? Sure! Here’s what you can keep an eye out for in the near future: BrainPOP: Later this summer, we’ll have new movies on Plagiarism, Stress, Ramadan, and the Nitrogen Cycle. And… Read the Rest»

We hope you’ll join in and celebrate National Summer Learning Day with us! Summer Learning Day raises awareness that learning should continue throughout the summer.  Pick a topic, any topic, and dive right in! Take a look at our Getting Started Guides that will walk you through the different ways of searching for content and… Read the Rest»

To make BrainPOP Educators more fun and interactive, consider adding a profile picture! Add an image to your commenting handle – You may have noticed some readers have photos next to their name when they leave a comment. If this interests you, add your own by following these steps: a) Sign up at Gravatar.com b)… Read the Rest»