Posts on “ BrainPOP ”

Wednesday January 4, 4:30 pm ET Happy New Subscription! Join Andrew Gardner, Manager of BrainPOP Educators, for an overview of everything BrainPOP.  Take a tour through our diverse content and the myriad support features that will help you get the most out of a BrainPOP subscription.  

In 2012, we pledge to help each and every BrainPOP educator. Here is a list of 12 promises that we make to you. We will help you by. . . 12)  providing lesson plans with ideas for using BrainPOP content with your students. 11) sharing best practice with stories from our guest bloggers. 10) mobilizing… Read the Rest»

Get in “The Hobbit” of working BrainPOP’s brand-new J.R.R. Tolkien topic into your curriculum! Making its debut this week, our Tolkien movie profiles the celebrated author, his definitive works, and his influences. It follows him from his English childhood and service in World War I to his stint as a professor of Old English and… Read the Rest»

iRespond and BrainPOP: The Answer You’re Looking For! Wednesday, December 21st 4:30 PM EDT Duration: 1 Hour Put technology right in your students’ hands and engage them on a new level. Our special guest Chris Haon – 3rd grade teacher at Murdock Elementary in Marietta, Georgia – shows you how to integrate the iRespond student… Read the Rest»

This weekend saw the passing of two significant figures in world history: Václav Havel, a former head of state who oversaw the switch from communism to democracy in the Czech Republic; and Kim Jong-il, the dictator and supreme ruler of North Korea until his death on Saturday. In the coming days, your students may hear… Read the Rest»

Dr. Kari Stubbs, Vice President of 21st Century Learning at BrainPOP, was in the first “20 to Watch” class in 2006. Since then, many BrainPOP Educators have been recognized including Adina Popa, Robert Miller, and Teryl Magee. Click here to checkout the previous winners. NSBA’s “20 to Watch” Recognition Program Do you know educators who… Read the Rest»

Ahh,  the weeks before holiday break:  sentiments of joy and unrestrained excitement compete with the realities of extreme distraction and stress.  In other words, it’s hard to get a lot done!  At BrainPOP, we recognize this and we want to help you get through to the promised land: winter break. How about a little creative BrainPOP art project?… Read the Rest»

Updated Resource: Funding BrainPOP Did you know that BrainPOP’s resources align with a number of funding objectives that can support your initiatives?  In fact, we’ve just redesigned the Funding BrainPOP page, making it easier than ever for you to pinpoint the most applicable grant opportunities and then write impactful funding applications. We encourage you to visit… Read the Rest»

Wednesday, December 7th • 4:30 pm EDT • Duration: 1 hour Unsure of how to get started with your subscription?  We’re here to help! This webinar guides you through the full range of BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr. features, showing you all kinds of ways to integrate them into your curriculum.  You’ll quickly see how our resources can help… Read the Rest»

Congratulations to BrainPOP Educators: @jenniethom, @taclark and @stonewalllap_teacher the three winners of our Food Fight creative idea T-shirt contest!  By playing BrainPOP’s newest game “FoodFight” on GameUP and sharing their creative lesson ideas in our games forum, they will be celebrating the holidays in their new T-Shirts! Take a look at the forum discussion to… Read the Rest»