Posts on “ Spotlights ”

George Washington. John Adams. Abraham Lincoln. John F. Kennedy. Richard Nixon. How much do your students really know about our founding fathers and the men in the Oval Office? Find out with our Spotlight: U.S. Presidents. BrainPOP topics include Andrew Jackson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, and Presidential Power. For K-3, there’s Abraham Lincoln, George… 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»

Wondering about integrating video games in your classroom? In anticipation of next week’s free webinar, we’ve got a great new lesson plan to go along with our BrainPOP Video Game topic: Video Games: Take the STEM Challenge! You’ll find an additional document in there full of supportive tips. Spread the word! If you haven’t already,… Read the Rest»

The special STEM-themed Spotlight we mentioned in last month’s newsletter – supporting the National STEM Video Game Challenge – is now live! It’s also free through January 5, the contest’s deadline. Participating middle schoolers are invited to take advantage of our resources as they build their video games. Topics include Video Games, Digital Animation, Ada… Read the Rest»

Spotlight: Cool Tech Body Scans, Cell Phones, Fireworks, the International Space Station, Nanotechnology, and Robots are just a few of the topics featured in Spotlight: Cool Tech. Download some new, cool tech-themed wallpaper and work the quiz on lasers into your lessons. Spotlight: American Indians November’s Spotlight: American Indians travels from what is now New… Read the Rest»

Sneak peek! We’ve got three Spotlights for you throughout the month of October! Our Spotlight: Election covers timely topics like Branches of Government, Democracy, Political Beliefs, Political Parties, Political Party Origins, Presidential Election, Presidential Power, Primaries & Caucuses, Voting, Women’s Suffrage, and, on BrainPOP Jr., Local & State Government and President. Enhance your classroom experience… Read the Rest»

Enhance your lessons with September’s Spotlight: Science Skills.  Topics range from Measuring Matter, States of Matter, Scientific Method, and Types of Rocks to Classification, Mineral Identification, Telescopes, and the Periodic Table of Elements. For K-3, there’s Science Projects, Scientific Method, Tally Charts and Bargraphs, Making Observations, and more. Take advantage of BrainPOP Educators’ Science Video… Read the Rest»

Prep your students for the rest of the 21st century – and the rest of the school year – with Spotlight: Digital Citizenship. Its topics include Blogs, Cyberbullying, Digital Etiquette, Email and IM, Social Networks, Information Piracy, and much more. K-3 topics cover Internet Safety, Bullying, and Email. Download a poster for your classroom featuring… Read the Rest»

Back to school season is upon us, which means stocking up on school resources and supplies. We’ve got you covered on the resource front: Spotlight: Back to School. BrainPOP topics include Book Reports, Test Preparation, Reading Skills, Bullying, Stress, Getting Help and more. K-3 topics range from Kindergarten, School, and Friends to Listening and Speaking,… Read the Rest»

Spotlight: Natural Disasters helps students understand the causes and impact of avalanches, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, and other powerful phenomena. Additional topics include Volcanoes, Thunderstorms, Floods, and Plate Tectonics. BrainPOP Jr. topics include Fast Land Changes. Take our Natural Disasters quiz, and, if you’re a Promethean user, add to your lessons with the Hurricane flipchart…. Read the Rest»