Fact and Opinion – A New Topic on BrainPOP to Support the Common Core State Standards

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Tim and Moby break down how to distinguish between truth and opinion in BrainPOP’s newest movie, Fact and Opinion. Students are presented with the concept that facts are supported by evidence that can...

BrainPOP’s Dr. Kari Stubbs Featured on Daily Edventures

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Last year, Dr. Kari Stubbs was recognized as one of Daily Edventures’ global heroes in education and they’ve recently caught up with her again for an update on BrainPOP’s work, her thoughts on the int...
Video Game Challenge

Weaving Literacy and Assessment into Game-Based Learning

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BrainPOP's Allisyn Levy shares her experience integrating assessment into game-based learning. For a long time, I was on a hunt for an amazing English Language Arts game that tied into curriculum a...

Conference Call for Proposals – POPstars, Share Your Wisdom: MassCUE, PASCD, FETC, ASCD, NSTA and Beyond!

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Share your BrainPOP experience and insight with fellow educators from all over the country! Consider submitting an ed tech conference proposal that highlights resources like ours and demonstrates the ...
Horizon K12

Become One of the New Media Consortium’s Emerging Leaders!

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The New Media Consortium has invited educators to submit proposals to be part of the NMC Emerging Leaders session and the 2013 NMC Summer Conference. The Emerging Leaders session gives educators the o...

New on GameUp: Number Jumble

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Another Week, another new math game on GameUp to help your students better understand multiplication, factoring and decimals!  In Number Jumble, a time based puzzle game from PlayPower Labs, you can e...

ISTE Board of Directors Election, Vote Now!

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It's time for the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Board of Director Elections, and every vote counts!  Here's your chance to help shape the future of educational technology!  ...
Ethical dilemmas and the Scale of Justice

Ethics – a New Topic to Support Common Core

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BrainPOP's newest topic, ethics, provides an accessible, engaging storyline and a terrific entry point for students to frame and build skills focused on in the Common Core State Standards. Understandi...
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SXSWEdu, Educators, Entrepreneurs and the Importance of Problem Solving

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I was lucky enough to be part of the BrainPOP team that attended and presented at this year’s SXSWEdu Conference and Festival, and wanted to share some of my thoughts and impressions. Throughout  S...
BizWorld

BizWorld 4.0 Has Arrived

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Our friends at BizWorld have recently revised their program! We were pleased to share their exciting resources for Global Entrepreneurship Week back in November, and they’ve now made their program bet...