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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»

BrianPOP is pleased to partner with Samsung and the Turning Foundation to sponsor the Classroom Improvement Technology Grant. The purpose of this grant is to help educators develop 21st century classrooms and improve achievement by providing technology tools from multiple, industry leading companies. By assembling a package of technology-based classroom supports, we hope to improve… 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»

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»

Multimedia and animation teacher Chris Murphy from Newton Massachusetts, shares his experience with BrainPOP animator Amber Alvarez’s virtual visit to his animation class.  By bringing an animation expert into class, Chris connected with BrainPOP in a whole new way! I appreciate BrainPOP’s help with my Interactive Multimedia class. A few weeks ago,  we arranged a… Read the Rest»

BrainPOP and Project Tomorrow invite all schools and districts to participate in the 9th annual Speak Up National Research Project.  Speak Up provides a quick and easy way for your students, parents, teachers, librarians and administrators to have a voice in local, state and national discussions about emerging technologies in education. Plus, every participating school… Read the Rest»

Beth Quinn is Research Director at Filament Games. Prior to joining Filament’s team, Dr. Quinn was a professor of sociology, specializing in the Sociology of Law and qualitative methods. She brings almost two decades of teaching experience and a passionfor innovative approaches to teaching and research to her work at Filament. Dr. Quinn received her Ph.D. and… Read the Rest»

Attention New York City area educators! Are you ‘game’ for a free one day game design workshop with BrainPOP and Gamestar Mechanic? Then read on. . . From the National STEM Video Game Challenge to ed tech conferences around the country, you’ve heard the buzz about student-made games. But how do you get started making… Read the Rest»

It’s been an “app-solutely” great week here at BrainPOP! First, we launched a major update to our iOS Featured Movie app, enabling mobile access to all our movies and quizzes. You’d been asking for it, and we delivered! Now, we’re thrilled to report that users have given the app a five-star rating and a ton… Read the Rest»