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Join the POParrazi We are excited to be in Austin, Texas, this week for the 2013 TCEA Conference.  If you’re at the conference, stop by Booth # 1717 to take your picture with Moby and participate in our #mobyandme POParrazi photo collection!  While you’re there, find out about the latest developments at BrainPOP, including the mixer, new Educators pages ,and a special first glimpse of new teacher and student accounts!   BrainPOP is also featured in the conference program – our own Arturo Guajardo will present BrainPOP Basics and Beyond Thursday, FEB. 7th from 12:30 – 1:20pm in the Hilton ROOM 406. See you there!  

Australia here we come!  BrainPOP is a proud sponsor of the Australian Computers in Education Conference  and we’re heading to Perth from October 2-5.  Hosted by the Educational Computing Association of Western Australia (ECAWA), this year’s conference theme is ITS Time: Information Technology in Schools Time.  Conference presenters and attendees will focus on the diverse ways technology can utilize students’ personal learning styles to maximize their learning potential, and encourage them to become lifelong learners. If you’ll be down under for the conference, be sure to visit us in the exhibit hall and at the Promethean bus where Kari Stubbs, VP of Learning and Innovation, will be presenting the integration of BrainPOP and Promethean.  Additionally, she’ll be leading two sessions, Digital Content for a BYOD World and Digital Media in 21st Century Learning Environments – Classroom Based Ideas , which you won’t want to miss. Interested in keeping up with the hustle and bustle of the conference?  Turn to Twitter and check out #ACEC2012 so you can stay in the loop.

October 21st marks the start of the inaugural ISTE Leadership Forum!  Hosted in Indianapolis, this 3 day forum (October 21-23) will explore critical issues in education and deliver solutions for those challenges administrators commonly face in their schools and districts.  Opening keynote speaker Chris Lehman is a visionary education leader and founding principal who will share his ideas on how to become a 21st century administrator.   Superintendents, principals, CIOs, CTOs, CBOs, curriculum leaders and tech coordinators are invited to bring their teams to discover tips for solving a number of issues including how to: Maximize your tech investment and stretch your dollars Leverage social media for instruction and establish a social media policy Employ technology to meet the Common Core Support and motivate your staff to embrace new strategies Engage tech tools to assist with parent communication and involvement If you’re interested in attending the ISTE 2012 Leadership Forum, be sure to take advantage of their special offer and get your superintendent involved!  With the registration of two staff members, they’ll provide complimentary registration to your superintendent.  There is a limited number of complimentary registrations available so be sure to call the registration office ASAP!  The registration office can be… Read the Rest»

The NABE conference is the largest gathering of ELL educators in the country and there’s no better place to spread the word about our award-winning BrainPOP ESL.  The 42nd annual conference will be held in Orlando, FL from February 7-9, 2013 and will host more than 2,000 attendees and include internationally renowned keynote and featured speakers.  With more than 200 featured and concurrent sessions it’s the perfect conference to expand your own professional development AND share your teaching expertise with others.  If you’re a BrainPOP ESL superstar who lives in the Orlando area and has some tips and tricks to share, submit a proposal to present at the NABE conference.  Need some help?  No problem!  Just send us an email at BrainPOP Educators and we’ll work together to create the best proposal possible.  All proposals must be submitted but August 15th, 2012 so don’t wait too long to get started!  

Our whirlwind trip to San Diego for the ISTE 2012 conference has come to an end and we truly had a blast!   It was great seeing all of our amazing educators in person and hearing about the exciting things you’re doing with BrainPOP in the classroom.  Plus, we always get a kick out of seeing Moby with his fans! We sure felt the love from our booth visitors and the presenters who included us in their sessions, and we want to extend a big THANK YOU to everyone.  From mobile learning to educational gaming, we made a number of exciting announcements at the conference, so be sure to check back to catch up on what you missed.  You can also view the archived version of our ISTE Recon webinar to learn about some of the awesome new features on BrainPOP.  We think you’ll be thrilled with what we have to share!  

Did you know that BrainPOP supports integration with Google Apps for Education? Simply installing the BrainPOP Marketplace App will provide your school with Single Sign-On and a Quiz GradeBook!  So what does this mean to you, BrainPOP and Google Apps for Education user? Single Sign-On means that  BrainPOP is conveniently accessible directly from Google Apps. After logging into your Google account, click BrainPOP from the “more” drop down menu, and voila, complete BrainPOP access, with no need to log in separately.  Gradebook means that you can automatically track student progress on BrainPOP quizzes through the integration with Google spreadsheets. After completing a quiz, students can enter your email address and their quiz results will be instantly pushed into the BrainPOP spreadsheet in your account! Google Apps Marketplace users are raving about the BrainPOP integration.  With a perfect, 5 star, rating and many glowing quotables, installing the App should be a no brainer for any school using both BrainPOP and Google Apps. BrainPOP is also excited to demo this integration at next week’s NY/NJ Google Apps for Education Summit.  However, for those who can’t make it to New Jersey, we are hosting the BrainPOP Plays Nicely with Google free webinar next Wednesday,… Read the Rest»

Are you attending ISTE? We’re looking for educators and administrators to join a one-hour focus group to explore our newest resources at the show. Participants should use or have experience with BrainPOP in their classroom, school, or district, and be interested in providing feedback on some exciting new developments we’ve got in the pipeline. We’ll need you on Tuesday afternoon. Think you’re up for it? Send an email to Allisyn Levy, Director of BrainPOP Educators. We’re also inviting upper elementary and middle school teachers to join us for a separate focus group session to discuss strategies for teaching concepts associated with ecosystems, including biomes, predator-prey relationships, vegetation, energy cycles, and abiotic factors that affect the food chain.  This session will be highly interactive and provide teachers with a sneak peak at some exciting new teaching resources BrainPOP is producing for the 2011-2012 school year. We’ll need you on Tuesday morning. If you’re interested, please email me and indicate that you’re interested in this particular group. Spaces are limited! Hope to see you there.

About a month ago, we announced the SIGML 2011 Mobile Learning Video Contest. If you’re already in summer mode and one month is a distant memory, this is a gentle reminder. The video submission deadline is long gone, but you still have time to cast your vote for the top 3 video entries! Voting is open until June 17th, just before the 2011 ISTE Annual Exhibition in Philadelphia.  Check out the entire collection of entries, pick your favorites, and then cast your vote here. You must be an ISTE member to vote. Need the full scoop? Check out the contest details.

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»

Many districts are experiencing shrinking funds for supporting conference attendance. Are you hoping to attend ISTE 2011 this summer (June 26 – 29), but not sure if your district has the funds to get you there?  Why not consider volunteering at ISTE? Volunteers qualify for the lower conference registration rate. It’s a great way to stretch conference dollars, while also meeting new friends and giving back to the education community! Click here to explore the many ways you can volunteer your time, and leave the conference in a cool new ISTE Volunteer t-shirt. For more information, contact conf-volunteers@iste.org.