Posts on “ student-made projects ”

I had the good fortune of being invited to judge the Rube Goldberg Machines Challenge at the amazing and innovative Quest to Learn School. For those of you who may be unfamiliar with the term, a “Rube Goldberg machine” is a device that’s designed to complete a simple task in a complex fashion. For this challenge, 6th-graders teamed… 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»

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»

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»

Navigating the Writing Process with Kerpoof and BrainPOP Wednesday, October 19 6:30 PM EDT Duration: 1 Hour Teaching writing skills can be a challenge for many teachers. But in this webinar, Devren Hobbs, Education Manager at Kerpoof, and Jessica Storer, Manager of Education Outreach at BrainPOP, show you that it doesn’t have to be that… Read the Rest»

Guest Blogger Mary Alice Panek of the Pembroke School District helped her students make their own BrainPOP movie about the Statue of Liberty.  She shares her story in this guest blog post. My grade 4 students beg for Tim and Moby.  When I asked them about making our own BrainPOP movie, they exploded with chatter… Read the Rest»

What do you get when you combine creativity, good humor, and an interest in educational technology? The beginnings of a great comic strip or cartoon for the ISTE Daily Leader! ISTE welcomes all kids and adults to submit a comic or cartoon for possible showcasing in their newspaper of record during the annual ISTE conference in… Read the Rest»

David Di Ianni’s guest blog post came just in time for today’s Featured Movie on Bicycle Safety! Learn about his love of creating BrainPOP-inspired movies with his students and check out their latest piece on the first bicycle! I am a teacher at The Children’s Institute in Verona, NJ. I have been working for three… Read the Rest»

We love to hear stories of BrainPOP spanning the globe; we traveled, via the internet, all way to Japan to take a peek into Makky Fung’s classroom. After exploring BrainPOP Educators for ideas, Makky decided to challenge her students to make a BrainPOP-inspired movie about solar energy! BrainPOP has been a great resource for students… Read the Rest»

Congratulations to head teacher, Colter Barnes, and his Kokhanok middle school class for their amazing accomplishment as top 5 finalists in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest.  Colter shares their journey from a BrainPOP social studies lesson all the way to the Big Apple! One day, in the remote fly-in only “bush” village of Kokhanok,… Read the Rest»