Posts on “ webinars ”

Thursday, February 21st at 3:00 PM ET- From Alaska and the Iditarod Trail … To You!  Put on your virtual “mukluks,” zip up the parka, and join us on an experiential learning adventure along the Iditarod Trail.  Diane Johnson, Iditarod Education Director and race staff member, shares the breadth of lessons and activities available on the teachers section of the Iditarod web site (www.iditarod.com/teachers). Aligned to national standards and the Common Core, they’re designed to help learners experience the event in real time.

Wednesday, February 20th at 3:30 PM ET- Getting to the Core of It: BrainPOP & The Common Core State Standards Join members of the BrainPOP Educators team for an exploration of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the ways BrainPOP supports student achievement to meet them. We’ll also tell you how the Common Core has influenced our plans for future content and features on BrainPOP Educators.

Register for the next edWeb Game-Based Learning webinar entitled, ”WoW in School: Video Games as Arenas for Quest-Based Learning“ on  Tues, Feb 19 at 5pm (EST).  Are you trying to close the rift between traditional classroom practice and the hyper “click, tap and swipe” learning innate in your students? Even once we grasp the inherent value in these tools, it can be difficult to find connections to the curriculum, classroom management advice, and examples of what the learning looks like. Join edWeb.net on February 19th when Laurence Cocco interviews Peggy Sheehy about using WoW in School as an arena for quest-based learning. Peggy will tell us about her journey with Lucas Gillispie of Pender County Schools hosting a hybrid, collaborative literacy program using World of Warcraft to engage youth in learning. After one year as an after-school program, their WoW in School project was refined, aligned to national core standards for English language arts (ELA), and introduced into the regular academic day. We’ll hear the steps taken to bring massively multiplayer online games into the classroom and how the “hidden curriculum” in games has provided opportunities for students to master real world skills that often elude traditional leaning environments. Peggy and Laurence also will provide practical ideas for leveraging the unique properties of video games for your teaching… Read the Rest»

Wednesday, February 13th at 3:00 PM ET- EasyBib & BrainPOP: Researching Research Out of habit, today’s students regularly turn to popular search engines for their school research — often overlooking valuable library resources. So how do we teach them proper research skills in this digital age? We’ll welcome the team from EasyBib.com for a jointly hosted webinar discussing recent studies on the strengths and weaknesses of student research skills and the habits of EasyBib’s 40 million users.

Wednesday, January 30th at 3:30 PM ET- Get It: iOS Accessibility We welcome Leslie Schecht, Director of Technology for Special Education District 75 in New York City, for a look at the iOS platform’s accessibility features. See how Leslie uses technology to provide educational, vocational, and behavior support for students who are on the autism spectrum; have significant cognitive delays; are severely emotionally challenged or sensory impaired; or are disabled in other ways. You can follow Leslie, an Apple Distinguished Educator, on Twitter: @techdiva. Her district’s innovative use of technology was recently profiled in Fast Company magazine!

Wednesday, January 23rd at 3:30 PM ET- Google This: BrainPOP and Google Apps for Education Explore BrainPOP’s integration with Google Application for Education and the Google Chrome web application. Andrew Gardner, BrainPOP Educators Senior Manager, will discuss the benefits of integrating Google and BrainPOP, including single sign-on, the ability to collect quiz score data directly into a spreadsheet, and more.

Wednesday, January 16th at 3:30 PM ET- Customized Assessment With the Mixer If you missed our past Mixer-themed webinars, we’ve got you covered in this hour-long look at our newest tool. Designed to let you create and remix your own BrainPOP quizzes, the Mixer makes it possible to tailor assessment for all your students’ needs. We’ll share ideas and best practices so you can start mixing it up with this valuable teaching resource.

This Thursday, January 10 at 4pm ET,  join our friends at EdWeb for a compelling webinar. Presenters: Victoria Van Voorhis, Founder & CEO, Second Avenue Software, and  Jayne C. Lammers, Assistant Professor, University of Rochester’s Warner School of Education. How do girls’ preferences in computer games vary from those of boys? Girls value the opportunity to collaborate with others in solving problems in non-violent, non-competitive contexts. These factors should be considered when designing or evaluating games for the classroom. Join Victoria Van Voorhis and Jayne C. Lammers for our community’s new webinar to learn how to incorporate games into your curriculum to engage all of your students. Join these two experts who have studied girls and gaming from diverse perspectives for the insight you need to make smart choices about games for learning. REGISTER HERE for the webinar

Wednesday, January 9th at 3:00 PM ET- netTrekker Search/Knovation & BrainPOP: Multiple Resources for Multiple Intelligences Join us as we explore multiple intelligences and highlight the ways you can use netTrekker Search and BrainPOP to develop corresponding learning paths. netTrekker’s learning architects and our Carrie Mignano will provide you with a portfolio full of strategies for addressing the different intelligences in your classroom, from spatial to auditory and every intelligence in between.

Wednesday, January 2nd at 3:30 PM ET- Ring in 2013 With a BrainPOP Overview What better way to start of the new year than with a BrainPOP refresher? Perfect for newbies and veteran users alike, this overview webinar touches on our full range of features and offers tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your subscription.