Posts on “ 2009 August ”

That’s right! Today is Blog Day! Blogging is a great way to involve your students in documenting their learning, giving them a broader authentic audience to communicate to, and inviting participation from families. Here are some great tips on starting a class blog from Edublogger. I’ve seen some great class blogs that involve BrainPOP, like… Read the Rest»

Create a Word Wall in your classroom using the vocabulary in BrainPOP Jr.! First, find some index cards or sentence strips and copy the words from the Word Wall section of your favorite BrainPOP Jr. unit onto the cards. Then, post them to a bulletin board or pocket-chart. As you and your class watch the… Read the Rest»

We had a great recommendation from a teacher that I wanted to share. She uses our See All, print-friendly lists of topics for BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr. to easily integrate BrainPOP topics into the curriculum she’s already teaching. She prints the lists and keeps them in her planning notebook, so whether she’s at home or… Read the Rest»

Hi everybody! This is Tim here. I just got back from my summer vacation, and I wanted to share some of the cool things Moby and I saw and learned during our travels around the United States with my family. My mom said it was going to be a long trip, so I brought plenty… Read the Rest»

On August 17, 2009 I had the privilege to meet the extraordinary staff of Harlandale ISD in San Antonio, Texas. Many of the teachers that I spoke with loved that students could email their quiz results to the teacher. Some secondary teachers even set up an individual folder for each student to keep track of… Read the Rest»

In case you missed yesterday’s free webinar, Implementing BrainPOP Into Your School or District, have no fear! You can access it on our Webinars page any time, as well as other topics to help you make the most of BrainPOP. Please spread the word to your colleagues! How do you plan to implement BrainPOP? Share… Read the Rest»

What do BrainPOP and netTrekker have in common? 1). They both celebrated their 10th birthdays this summer. 2). They’re powerful 21st century teaching tools. 3). They have partnered together so you can find BrainPOP content seamlessly through netTrekker searches! To celebrate 21st century learning and our partnership with netTrekker, I was the keynote speaker at… Read the Rest»

Check out this amazing list of the best web 2.0 resources from Smartersites’ Blog. There’s a ton of creative, collaborative tools organized into categories including Animation, Assessment & Evaluation, Blogging, Charts & Spreadheets, and lots more. We’re thrilled to be included among so many outstanding educational resources. I think many of these will be fantastic… Read the Rest»

I always find curated, annotated lists of resources helpful, particularly when thinking about planning for a new school year. Penny Ryder, a teacher from Australia, just published a list of 20 Free Learning Technology Resources on her blog, Teaching Challenges. Check it out and see if there’s some new stuff you can integrate into your… Read the Rest»

Back by popular demand and just in time to kick off the school year, we’re offering our free webinar on Implementing BrainPOP Into Your School or District again! RSVP quickly – space is filling up.This is a great webinar for technology specialists and teachers who want to ensure their staff is aware of their subscription… Read the Rest»