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Join us for today’s FREE webinar: Classroom Games? Why Not? Play Is Important For Deep Learning Wednesday, March 31 4:30 PM EST Duration: 1 Hour Studies show that interactive games and “game-like” media are a vital component in student engagement. Join special guests Dr. Stephanie Throne and Dr. Grace Smith as they share their findings… Read the Rest»

by Elizabeth Hubbell, Educational Technology Consultant at McREL, and Allisyn Levy, Director of BrainPOP Educators (*Note: this post is the second of a series of collaborative posts between BrainPOP Educators and McREL’s Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works. These articles will be cross-posted on the McREL Blog and on BrainPOP Educators Blog.) Think back to your K-12… Read the Rest»

It’s hard to believe that it’s been a month since Naomi Kadar’s passing. While we’ve struggled with our grief, we’ve been comforted by the huge outpouring of support from the BrainPOP community. Thank you for all of your heartfelt messages and comforting words. After Naomi’s passing, we came together to discuss different ways to honor her… Read the Rest»

Written by: Laura Hannah Karry Simmel is the Assistant Principal for PA Cyber Charter School, a leader in providing online education to over 8,000 K-12 students. Karry shares how her school is using netTrekker and BrainPOP together to engage students in 21st century learning. Here at PA Cyber Charter School, netTrekker and BrainPOP have become… Read the Rest»

March 24th marks the second annual Ada Lovelace Day, an event in which bloggers around the globe celebrate women in technology by writing about their accomplishments. The day is named for 19th-century mathematician Ada Lovelace, who is often credited as being the world’s first computer programmer for her contributions to an early computing machine made… Read the Rest»

One of the best parts of our jobs is meeting other teachers and seeing how creative they get with BrainPOP. This is from Teri Valdes, who we met at NJECC. Thanks for sharing, Teri! I enjoy using BrainPOP videos and materials regularly. I teach 6th grade science at Valley Middle School in Oakland, NJ.  When… Read the Rest»

What’s on your iPod? Spotlight: Music topics cover everything from 60s Folk, Blues, Country Music, and Elvis Presley, to Jazz, Latin Music, Louis Armstrong, and Ludwig Van Beethoven. Log in to BrainPOP Jr. for K-3 topics like Sound; Pitch, Tone, and Beat; and Musical Instruments. Test your students’ knowledge of 60s folk music with the… Read the Rest»

Headed to Philadelphia for NSTA this week? Come meet us at Booth 2150! We won’t be settling the great cheesesteak debate (Geno’s? Pat’s?), but we WILL have great classroom goodies, the latest news on all our resources, and a special offer just for you. Plus, be sure to snag a copy of the research that… Read the Rest»

I just got this email from an outstanding BrainPOP Educator, Adina Popa, who’s been working on creating a new model of professional development at her school. What an honor for BrainPOP Educators to have met their criteria and been chosen as a school resource for PD. Adina was the driving force behind our amazing series… Read the Rest»

Beyond BrainPOP Walls – 21st Century Tools Wednesday, March 17 4:30 PM EST Duration: 1 Hour Take Tim, Annie, and Moby beyond the walls of BrainPOP! Learn how teachers are getting creative with freely available Web 2.0 tools. This will be a participatory webinar, and we invite you to jump in and share your own… Read the Rest»