Posts on “ Spotlights ”

BrainPOP is proud to be a Sponsoring Partner for the 2011 Global Education Conference, held entirely online from November 14-18. With over 200 sessions presented from all over the world, the conference seeks to present ideas, examples, and projects related to connecting educators and classrooms with a strong emphasis on promoting global awareness, fostering global competency,… 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»

Superstar educator Kippy Cooper, a science teacher from Draper Intermediate School in Wylie TX, uses BrainPOP to help her students develop the ability to ask good questions.  She says, “Part of my classroom traditions include my classes thinking of questions for BrainPOP. They have all year to think of one question.” At the end of… Read the Rest»

October 7th is Ada Lovelace Day, a worldwide event named for 19th-century mathematician Ada Lovelace. Using the power of blogging, the day celebrates women who’ve followed career paths into the STEM areas: science, technology, engineering, and math.   As in years past, BrainPOP is proud to take part in the occasion, which serves in large part to… Read the Rest»

Yesterday’s announcement of Steve Jobs’ death was a significant event in the history of computing and innovation.  Jobs has been a major player in the development of technology and its impact on our world for the past 30+ years.  From the original wooden Apple computer in 1977 to the thin, sleek, glass iPad 2 in 2011, Jobs helped… Read the Rest»

Late summer often coincides with wacky weather and other natural disasters, which is why we’re featuring our Natural Disasters Spotlight through the end of August. Worried about Hurricane Irene, currently threatening the Atlantic Coast? Show your students the BrainPOP movie on Hurricanes and the BrainPOP Jr. movie on Fast Land Changes to help them understand… Read the Rest»

Happy Summer! Check out our July Spotlights to fold a little learning into summer! Spotlight: Red, White & Blue: celebrate American history and independence with all that makes us patriotic! From the American Revolution to Political Parties to Citizenship, you can explore our country’s history with our movies, quizzes, and interactive activities. We’ve also got… Read the Rest»

  Check out our timely collection of topics, interactive resources, and lesson plans to use during the Month of June and beyond! Spotlight: Grammar Where does that word come from? What’s an idiom? Hyphen or dash? June’s Spotlight: Grammar answers these burning questions and more with topics like Nouns; Run-On Sentences; Semicolons; Capitalization; and Antonyms,… Read the Rest»

  It is official, summer has arrived! Hopefully, you are already out chasing butterflies or at least winding down the school year with report cards. Perhaps you’re a twelve month BrainPOP Educator and summer means work as usual plus a few extra layers of sun screen.  Wherever today finds you, all of us at BrainPOP… Read the Rest»

  Check out our timely collection of topics, interactive resources, and lesson plans to use during the Month of June and beyond! Spotlight: Weird Science Things get a little odd this month with our Spotlight: Weird Science, covering an array of  topics from Aliens Bats, and Bruises to Carnivorous Plants, Hiccups, and Boogers. Yes, Boogers…. Read the Rest»