Posts on “ BrainPOP ”

Wednesday, February 15 6:30PM: Rejoice for BrainPOP’s Researching Resources! Lisa Parisi, 4th grade teacher at the Denton Ave School in New Hyde Park NY, hosts this session full of tips and ideas for using BrainPOP as a non-fiction research tool. Lisa takes you beyond our movies, delving into our Q&As, FYIs, and other supporting features…. Read the Rest»

Having students compose their own scripts for BrainPOP is a great way to help them synthesize information about any curriculum topic or skill that they’re studying. It’s especially useful for helping students understand and explain difficult or abstract concepts. After building background knowledge, help students create their movie’s question for Tim and Moby to answer…. Read the Rest»

Think back to your own elementary school days. Could you have designed an innovative solution that preserved food and reduced contamination? How about a robot that conquered a set of pre-determined missions in 2 ½ minutes?  You don’t have to answer that.  But for the thousands of teachers and students who put in endless hours… Read the Rest»

New to BrainPOP?  No problem!  This overview is the perfect way for newbies to learn their way around our sites.  Veteran users, don’t be turned off – you might learn a new trick or two as well. We’ll touch on the full range of our features and share best practices for getting the most out… Read the Rest»

FETC was held January 23-26, 2012. With the close of the 2012 FETC Conference in Orlando, Florida, we want to thank those of you who came out to see us.  It’s always exciting to connect with our supporters and hear about your experiences with BrainPOP.  Even Moby had a blast! Speaking of Moby, Wade Werner,… Read the Rest»

Wednesday, January 25 4:30PM: The Way to Research: netTrekker Search & BrainPOP Thinking about projects tied to Black History Month and Presidents Day? This webinar highlights the power of BrainPOP and netTrekker. See how well the two complement each other and support your students as they work on research projects. You’ll leave wondering how you… Read the Rest»

As a proud sponsor of the STEM video game challenge, BrainPOP will be participating in PBS kids’ twitter party this Thursday night.  RSVP to join the party and chat about the learning theories behind game design with students and the unique opportunities to build STEM skills through participating in the STEM video game challenge.  Network and learn… Read the Rest»

This Wednesday at 6:30 PM ET, we welcome back to our webinar series BrainPOP educator extrodinaire Adam Coccari.  Not only is Adam working with his students to prepare games for the National STEM challenge, but he is an award nominated game designer himself, recently releasing Math Evolve for the iOS platform.  This innovative app is a… Read the Rest»

Join us for Wednesday’s webinar at 4:30PM ET. At BrainPOP we’re committed to providing high quality games not only through GameUp but by supporting game design projects in multiple education settings. To that end, we welcome Shannon Sullivan, Vice President of World Wide Workshop, for this special webinar on the Workshop’s Globaloria game design curriculum… Read the Rest»

Guest Blogger Laura Candler was a teacher in Fayetteville, North Carolina for over 30 years. She has presented educational workshops to teachers around the country for over 12 years. She’s the author of 10 books for teachers, and her Teaching Resources website is jam packed with ideas galore! We are thrilled to have her contributing her… Read the Rest»