Posts on “ 2.0 tools ”

Edmodo + BrainPOP = Differentiating Instruction Wednesday, May 11, 2011 4:30 PM EST Duration: 1 Hour Special guest Paula Naugle, 4th-grade teacher at New Orleans’ Bissonet Plaza Elementary School, shows you how easy it can be to bring Edmodo and BrainPOP into your classroom. Put this pairing to work for you and meet all your students’ needs while you make learning more interesting! RSVP: http://edmodoandbrainpop.eventbrite.com/ *Please note – it can take up to 72 hours to receive a certificate after viewing a webinar and posting a comment. Please make sure educators@brainpop.com is not blocked from your spam filter.

April’s free webinars offer something for everyone! Join us Wednesdays at 4:30 pm EST (unless otherwise noted) for one or more of these diverse offerings. On April 6, our Tatum Murphy teamed up with netTrekker’s Danielle Abernethy for Search & Rescue: Earth Awareness Resources From netTrekker Search & BrainPOP. On April 13, see for yourself whether or not Test Prep Can Be Enjoyable?! On the 20th, BrainPOP’s David Grandison Jr., Production Manager and social media guru, explores the use of social media and collaborative learning to build 21st century skills in Breaking Down Classroom Walls With Web 2.0. And on April 27, Moby, Moby, What Do You See? shows you how to create real and virtual scavenger hunts that weave in BrainPOP resources to enrich whatever topic you’re teaching. Get the details and RSVP for these webinars – space is limited. Did you miss the April 6 webinar or want to browse past webinars? Visit our Archives. Are you interested in sharing your expertise in a BrainPOP webinar? Get in touch; we’d love to have you.

What a great week for webinars! I just finished a webinar with an amazing bunch of teachers. If you missed this week’s webinars, or any of our past webinars, you can watch them at your convenience on our archives. Here are some ideas that came out of yesterday’s webinar, when we were brainstorming things you could do simply by pausing a movie and taking a screenshot: work on dialogue/write a script add speech bubbles act out scene describe the setting create a timeline discuss the period clothes they are wearing craft projects create the next screen make inferences Thanks so much to those of you who were able to join. If you missed it, check it out here! Got creative tips for using BrainPOP? Excited to try out some new ideas? Please post below!

Podcasting with Passion Wednesday, April 28 *6:30 PM EDT Duration: 1 Hour Brent Coley, of elementary school podcast fame for his ColeyCasts, shares his experiences of creating podcasts with his students, and ideas on how teachers might use podcasting in the classroom. PC or mac, 1st grade or 8th, everyone will leave inspired to try something new out with your students. RSVP – space fills up quickly!

Join us for today’s FREE webinar: Classroom Games? Why Not? Play Is Important For Deep Learning Wednesday, March 31 4:30 PM EST Duration: 1 Hour Studies show that interactive games and “game-like” media are a vital component in student engagement. Join special guests Dr. Stephanie Throne and Dr. Grace Smith as they share their findings and experiences as both authors and educators. Walk away with an understanding of gaming research and gain ideas for sites that can help you reach today’s learners. Keep the conversation going! Post comments below.

We’ve got you covered when you get back to school in January with our Book Month Spotlight. Chock full of resources on great authors, and writing a book report, planning should be a breeze. K-3 teachers, be sure to check out the BrainPOP Jr. topics included in this Spotlight! Looking forward to taking BrainPOP Educators to a new level in 2010! Happy New Year! How do you envision BrainPOP Educators growing? What kinds of 2.0 tools do you wish for? Post comments! Your input helps us shape our online community.