Posts on “ 2009 August ”

On Tuesday, July 29 I had the opportunity to spend the day with the wonderful teachers of Spring Branch ISD in Houston, Texas. As avid users of Promethean ActivBoards, they generated many creative ideas on how to connect all the resources available on BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr. with ActivStudio. Here is what they shared: •… Read the Rest»

I’m Laura Agrusti, Manager of District Relations at BrainPOP. I am so excited to be a part of the BrainPOP Educators team! I earned my undergraduate degree at the Pennsylvania State University and hold an M.A. in Curriculum, Instruction, and Supervision from Rider University. Prior to joining BrainPOP I taught elementary, middle, and high school… Read the Rest»

The results are in! We had nearly 1000 participants who voted when we asked, What’s Your Favorite BrainPOP Animal Movie?  Dolphins took the lead, with Pandas and Penguins as the runners up. Thanks for participating! What else would you like to see polls for? What kinds of activities could you tie this into for your… Read the Rest»

When I was the Media Specialist at my old elementary school teaching a computer lab full of kindergarteners who all needed my help at the same time, I created my own version of this! Subscriber Stickers that you can stick on each computer. And now, you can type into them before printing them out, so… Read the Rest»

For those of you getting ready to start the school year next week, welcome back! And for those of you who want to get a head start on planning for back to school, well, we hope this helps you out too. Our two August Spotlights are chock full of fantastic resources to start the new… Read the Rest»

See all that BrainPOP Educators has to offer by viewing our BrainPOP Educators Screencast. You’ll learn the ins and outs of all of the free resources available to registered Educators! Sign up before the school year starts to take advantage of lesson plans, video tutorials, graphic organizers, a curriculum calendar, clip art, and more! Spread… Read the Rest»