Posts on “ 2010 January ”

After the devastating news of the earthquake in Haiti, surely students are asking questions. Most likely, students are seeing and hearing scary information from the news, radio, and newspapers. BrainPOP’s resources are a kid-friendly way to break down scary topics so that students have a better understanding. We’re offering FREE access to our earthquake resources… Read the Rest»

I’m a middle school math teacher at Minnesota Connections Academy and have been using BrainPOP within my online classroom for almost 4 years now.  Since my students are all online we meet within a virtual classroom where I have the option to share my screen with them so as a class we can watch a… Read the Rest»

Ms. McLeod’s 5th grade class in New York City loooooves BrainPop! And what better way to learn about New Year’s customs and traditions than to see what Moby has to say or “beep”. To start, students had the printed Activity Pages in front of them. Ms. McLeod reviewed a previous discussion on how other cultures… Read the Rest»

Take a peek at the entire list of BrainPOP events! I’m co-presenting two sessions on Thursday with Robert Miller from Port Orange Elementary School in Florida! The first is called Sweet! The Candy Bar Lab! Integrating BrainPOP in Inquiry-Based Science from 12:30-1:25. Come join us in room W304F to a science lab that melds BrainPOP’s… Read the Rest»

BrainPOP at FETC 2010 January 12-15 Booth 854 Orlando, FL Attending FETC? Make sure we’re on your itinerary. We’ll have educator-led presentations and demos, give-aways, news, and much more. Play a round of the BrainPOP Challenge, pick up some classroom goodies, hear the latest on all our resources, share your best practices, connect with BrainPOP’s… Read the Rest»

Join us for our free January webinars, starting today! Kick off 2010 with one (or more!) of our free Wednesday afternoon webinars, each at 4 p.m. EST ♦ 3 p.m. Central ♦ 2 p.m. Mountain ♦ 1 p.m. Pacific Getting the Most Out of BrainPOP (January 6 – TODAY!) Integrating BrainPOP for New Subscribers (January… Read the Rest»

Be the first to try these out! Hot off the presses — a new batch of graphic organizers to go along with BrainPOP, BrainPOP Jr., and BrainPOP ESL. lessons. They’re typeable and printable!  You can use them before, during, or after viewing BrainPOP movies, for whole class, small group, or independent work. Whether you’ve got… Read the Rest»

Welcome back from the break!  We’re kicking off the New Year with our Book Month Spotlight. Time to get those kids in shape with book report skills, and let BrainPOP help to share your favorite authors with your students. Also, remember that our Winter & Snow Spotlight will continue to be free (including all of… Read the Rest»