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Join us for our free webinar! Promethean and BrainPOP Wednesday, April 7 6:30 PM EDT Duration: 1 Hour Join special guest Dave Kootman, former elementary school teacher, and now Promethean’s Teaching and Learning Consultant in Southern CA, as he shares tips and tricks for using BrainPOP in an ActivClassroom. Dave will highlight creative uses of Promethean products during this presentation, and is happy to answer questions about using BrainPOP with Promethean.

I thought this was a creative way to integrate BrainPOP and netTrekker resources together for January’s Book Month. Don’t stop after reading this classic with your kids (or watching the movie!). Read more about exploring weather using BrainPOP, netTrekker, and other quality sites on our partner’s online community, netTrekker Villiage! Take it even further with our Resource Pack for Promethean, or our clip art, both available for creating your own educational materials. Share what you’re doing with these resources by posting comments below!

What do BrainPOP and netTrekker have in common? 1). They both celebrated their 10th birthdays this summer. 2). They’re powerful 21st century teaching tools. 3). They have partnered together so you can find BrainPOP content seamlessly through netTrekker searches! To celebrate 21st century learning and our partnership with netTrekker, I was the keynote speaker at the recent netTrekker Fest event. My keynote, 21st Century Learning – What’s in Your Back-to-School Bag of Tricks?, was all about re-thinking education. We explored how to become 21st century learners, how to teach 21sts century kids, and even discussed examples of 21st century teaching ideas. I encouraged participants to become 21st century learners by challenging them to connect online with other educators and resources at BrainPOP Educators, netTrekker Village, and Twitter. I praised Calcasieu Parish for providing the opportunity to witness 21st century learning at this spring’s NSBA Site Visit, and encouraged participants to create their own mini-site visits with leaders in their districts. I shared global learning experiences and video footage from my experiences in classrooms in China. I also showcased the BrainPOP Internet Safety Flipchart and the Global Connections: Natural Disasters wiki and lesson that I’d shared at NECC. I energized the… Read the Rest»

Checkout our new flipchart on Online Safety, available on Promethean Planet! It’s a great classroom resource for back-to-school. Use it with the BrainPOP Digital Citizenship Spotlight and free Internet Safety poster to teach your students how to interact and communicate safely online. Debuted at the NECC conference this summer, the Online Safety flipchart features the BrainPOP movie, interactive vocabulary page, BrainPOP quiz, and more. Promethean Planet offers many BrainPOP resources, including other BrainPOP flipcharts and the BrainPOP Resource Pack. Share a comment! How could you use this resource in your classroom?