October 26, 2011
Diversity and Culture with NetTrekker and BrainPOP Wednesday, October 26 4:30 PM EDT Duration: 1 Hour We’ll show you how netTrekker Search and BrainPOP can help you pinpoint the most engaging lesson ideas and resources for an array of multicultural-themed projects. You’ll be amazed at the diversity of content and organizational strategies you can use when you combine BrainPOP and netTrekker!
October 24, 2011
With all the excitement about our new iOS app, BrainPOP welcomes guest blogger, and mobile technology advocate Scott Newcomb. Scott has taught for 10 years and works with 4th graders at St. Marys Intermediate School, Ohio. This is a public school in its 3rd year using mobile learning devices with their students. Scott helped organize and participated in the first Mobile Learning Technology Conference in Ohio in May of 2009. Scott has helped with professional development training for staff members using smartphone computers. He has presented about Mobile Learning at the E-Tech Ohio Conference, Mobile Learning Technology Conference in Ohio 2009-2010, OSBA Conference, and the ISTE Conference in Denver, Colorado, USA. He has also conducted webinars on the topic of mobile learning for Classroom 2.0 Live, EdTech Talk and the Reform Symposium. Can’t Miss Mobile Learning Resources @SNewco 1) Mobile Learning Integration via @kylepace If you are looking to integrate iPads and iPods into your classroom curriculum, this is the site for you! It has an entire section of apps that work well in the classroom. It also has user guides, pod casts and a user agreement. Another great aspect of this site is that it highlights tips and tricks… Read the Rest»
October 21, 2011
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 that a reality in your classroom? On Saturday, November 12, join leading game designers, STEM content experts, and fellow educators for a day of professional development dedicated exclusively to this rapidly growing field of game design. Keynote speaker Michael Angst, Founder and CEO of educational game publisher E-Line Media, kicks things off with a talk that illuminates the key elements of game design. Then, head to hands-on workshops in which you’ll use curricular content from BrainPOP and the easy-to-use game design tool Gamestar Mechanic to develop your very own game. You’ll leave armed with great ideas and ready to tackle that National STEM Video Game Challenge with your students. Breakfast, lunch, and other goodies will be provided. When: Saturday, November 12 (National Gaming Day!) 9:30am – 4:00pm Where: BrainPOP HQ Sorry, registration is now closed, we are full.
September 27, 2011
Fall Into Learning With netTrekker Search and BrainPOP Wednesday, September 28 4:30 PM EST Duration: 1 Hour We’ll show you how netTrekker and BrainPOP can help you pinpoint the most engaging lesson ideas and resources for an array of fall-themed projects. Using the search and collection features of netTrekker with the high quality and humorous content on BrainPOP, you can curate your students online experience to be most effective and efficient!
September 23, 2011
Last week, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the launch of the new Digital Promise Initiative. Part of the initiative is the 2012 National STEM Video Game Challenge. BrainPOP is a proud outreach partner of this event and our site is a terrific starting place for you to prepare your students to participate. Of course our science, technology, engineering and mathematics topic pages introduce many key concepts that are perfect entry points for developing game content. In addition, check out Game-up for examples of STEM based educational games and begin thinking about turning content knowledge into games. Finally, listen to our webinar and read our blog posts that can help you consider the best ways to bring game design into your classroom. We love providing these resources, and hope that you love using them too!
May 26, 2011
Christine Yarzabek’s first grade classroom is a technology integration playground where her students can frequently be found on the SmartBoard, performing research scavenger hunts on their computers, interviewing each other with Flip cameras or practicing for spelling tests on a host of different websites. You can visit her personal blog or follow her on twitter @CYarzy. BrainPOP Jr. has become an important part of my first grade classroom. When I first started using it, about four years ago, I strictly showed the video clip and we took the quiz together with the use of our Promethean voting eggs (clickers). Now…I find myself assessing my students with BrainPOP Jr. in an entirely different way. We are constantly assessing in our district; whether it be DIBELS, spelling tests, weekly comprehension tests, math tests, and the list goes on and on. This year, I have found myself assessing my students through BrainPOP in multiples subjects. Here are some examples of activities I have done with my first graders.
May 25, 2011
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 Philadelphia, June 26-29. The scoop: *Create a comic displaying something funny about technology in education or the ISTE conference *Single panel or up to 3 panels, must fit within the 8th page (4.75 in W X 3.4 in H) *Appropriate for an audience of all ages *Include name, age, location (institution, city, state/province, and country) and technology used (if any) *Submit as a high-resolution PDF or jpg at 300 dpi *Must be original and not previously published To be considered, entries must be submitted via email to Editor Kate Conley, kconley@iste.org by June 3, 2011. For full details, click here. Want to get your students involved but not sure where to start? Use BrainPOP topics like Traditional Animation, Dialogue, and Drawing to build background knowledge. Explore BrainPOP Jr.’s Belly Up and BrainPOP’s FYI comics for ideas and examples, you’ll find one cheeky comic with each… Read the Rest»
