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by allisyn
May 29, 2010
Plan ahead! We’ve got two fun, fabulous spotlights to wind down the school year with! Take a peek at June’s Spotlights on Weird Science and Ancient Cultures. Plans to wind down the school year with BrainPOP? Please share!
by allisyn
May 28, 2010
Before the long weekend begins, mark your calendars! Join us in June for one of our free weekly webinars, taking place every Wednesday at 4:30 pm EDT unless otherwise noted. The month kicks off with “P.O.V. of a New Subscriber” (June 2), followed by Using BrainPOP to Explore New Energy Resources” (June 9). Next up,… Read the Rest»
by allisyn
May 27, 2010
We at BrainPOP ESL are proud to win our second IMA Best in Class award, this time in the Education category. The Best in Class award is the highest honor bestowed by the Interactive Media Awards. It represents the very best in planning, execution and overall professionalism of a website. We are also excited to… Read the Rest»
by allisyn
May 26, 2010
Take Off, Migrate to Another Homeschool Option Wednesday, May 26 *6:30 PM EDT Duration: 1 Hour Join us today as homeschooling mom Sue Ferrara, PhD, and BrainPOP’s Allisyn Levy team up to walk you through a homeschool lesson with BrainPOP. Using Birds as an entry point, Sue shares her entire process to motivating her daughter… Read the Rest»
by allisyn
May 24, 2010
SocialMediaMeet Monday, June 28, 2010 We can see we’ve got a ton of BrainPOP Educators coming to ISTE (see poll to the right!). Whether you follow us on twitter, are a Facebook fan, or a member of BrainPOP Educators, we’d love to meet you! We hope you’ll join us at our SocialMediaMeet -an evening to… Read the Rest»
by allisyn
May 21, 2010
Crank up your speakers and take a listen! Students from 4th grade teacher Mrs. Gordon, from Port Orange Elementary School in Port Orange, FL, were inspired to compose and record their own BrainPOP song. I don’t think there could be a sweeter way to end the week!
by allisyn
May 20, 2010
After last week’s webinar, START: Special Tactics for Adapting Resourceful Tools, we were inspired to start a group on Learn Central for BrainPOP Educators adapting BrainPOP to meet the needs of students with special needs. We envision it as a place to share materials and fun, creative,& effective best practices. Please join, and pass it… Read the Rest»
by allisyn
May 19, 2010
Jenny Williams, our Homeschool Advisor, shares her tactics for delving deep into BrainPOP Jr. and each of the interactive features. Join our free webinar next Wednesday for more on Using BrainPOP for Homeschooling, and today for Using BrainPOP Jr. to Enrich Home Learning. BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr. are perfect tools for homeschooling. They present subjects in… Read the Rest»
by maia
May 18, 2010
Last week, Moby and I were lucky enough to see the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Cape Canaveral, Florida. We were invited as VIPs (that’s “very important persons,” though I made sure the folks at NASA know that Moby’s a robot), so we had one of the… Read the Rest»
by allisyn
May 13, 2010
New lesson plan alert! In honor of Sports & Fitness month, explore the process of creating public service announcements with your students. Our Spotlight: Sports & Fitness offers all of our related topics and resources, and even a make your own Moby iron-on t-shirt. It’s a great way to encourage collaboration and focus on process… Read the Rest»
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Here at BrainPOP we strive to keep our content current, relevant and consistently engaging. We work with content experts and advisors to assure the videos and interactive features meet your expectations. This week we introduce our newest advisor: Esther Wojcicki. Esther’s impressive list of accomplishments include: founder of Palo Alto High’s Journalism program, chair at… Read the Rest»
With all the buzz at BrainPOP about the STEM video game challenge and this week’s Global Education Conference, today we welcome Guest Blogger Laura Brown. Laura is an expatriate science teacher working in Shanghai at Concordia International School. Recently selected as an Apple Distinguished Educator and member of the Learning 2.0 Asia Technology Conference executive… Read the Rest»
At BrainPOP we update the site with new movies, quizzes, games and teaching materials all the time. To ensure that everything we release is of the highest quality, we call on our esteemed education advisors for their guidance and wisdom. Today we welcome the newest member of our BrainPOP advisory board, former Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at… Read the Rest»