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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»

We’ve Updated Our Research Resources! You know we’re always trying to make life a little easier for teachers. As part of that ongoing effort, we’ve redesigned the BrainPOP Research section, enhancing its offerings and making it even easier to navigate. Explore research and white papers relating to the integration and design of BrainPOP. There’s a science-based… 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»

Guest Blogger Michael Lambert currently teaches middle school in Shanghai and previously taught at Hong Kong International School. He is an ADE, serves on the 2011 K12 Horizon Report Advisory Board and teaches workshops on media literacy throughout Asia. Michael has written several articles related to visual literacy. Along with his passion for teaching, he brings… Read the Rest»

At BrainPOP we update the site with new movies, quizzes, games and teaching materials all the time.  To ensure that everything we release is of the highest quality, we call on our esteemed education advisors for their guidance and wisdom.  Today we welcome the newest member of our BrainPOP advisory board,  former Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at… Read the Rest»

Want to find out what’s REALLY happening in learning? Checkout this authentic feedback, gathered from 294,399 Students; 42,267 Parents; 37,720 Teachers/Librarians; and 4,969 Administrators/Tech Leaders. It’s been compiled in Project Tomorrow’s Speak Up 2010 National Findings for K-12 Students and Parents. The full report, The New 3 E’s of Education: Enabled, Engaged, Empowered — How… Read the Rest»

netTrekker and BrainPOP as 2.0 Research Tools: A Webinar Live From FETC Wednesday, February 2, 2010 4:30 PM EST Duration: 1 Hour netTrekker’s Danielle Abernethy and our Dr. Kari Stubbs team up for a LIVE webinar on the best 2.0 research tools. Pick up some creative ways to enhance student research on Black History Month… Read the Rest»

Melyssa Quintanna is a 7th/8th Grade Literature and Composition Teacher in South Brunswick, NJ. My students become active participants in their learning when they utilize BrainPOP as part of their research process. With so many sub-topics within the broad categories, students have the option of choosing a topic they find appealing.  As we begin our… Read the Rest»

Great news! We have been selected to be featured in the newest SITE publication “Research Highlights in Technology & Teacher Education.” Our chapter is titled, Improving Student Science and English Language skills: A Study of the Effectiveness of BrainPOP.  The BrainPOP effectiveness study, by SEG’s Scott Elliot,  is one of just 40 papers featured in… Read the Rest»

Back to School With BrainPOP Tuesday, August 31 4:30 EDT Duration: 1 Hour Welcome back! This webinar highlights the countless ways BrainPOP can help make the back-to-school season easier for you. From using BrainPOP to review topics covered in the last school year to reinforcing online research skills, our resources can help engage students and… Read the Rest»