Month: May 2013
GameUp on BrainPOP Jr. is now Live!
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Now you can access GameUp right from the BrainPOP Jr. homepage and K-3 students can "Play. Seriously."
Many of BrainPOP Jr.'s GameUp partners will sound familiar: Common Sense Media, New Mexico State...
Peer Pressure – BrainPOP’s Newest Topic
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Peer Pressure is a part of growing up, and BrainPOP wants to help students better understand its effects. As you get older, you’ll find yourself spending less time around your parents, and more time a...
Games for Change Festival: June 17-29 in New York City
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The 10th Anniversary Games for Change Festival is the largest gaming event in New York City and the leading international event uniting creators of games for change with those interested in accessing ...
The Digital Education Show Asia – BrainPOP is Heading to Malaysia!
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The Digital Education Show Asia, co-organized by Terrapinn and MDeC, and supported by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education Malaysia, is a two day conference focusing on how educators can eng...
Visualization, Connections, and Higher Order Thinking – a Guest Blog Post by Laura Gatto
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“If you understand something in only one way, then you don't really understand it at all. The secret of what anything means to us depends on how we've connected it to all other things we know.” – AI r...
Playful Learning Summit at GLS
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Announcing the GLS Playful Learning Summit!
Are you an educator passionate or curious about game-based learning and digital media? You are invited to register for the 2013 Games+Learning+Society Pla...
Games For Change Award Nominations go to GameUp Partners Filament and Learning Games Network!
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Congratulations to GameUp partners Filament Games and Learning Games Network for their nominations in the "Best Gameplay" category at the annual Games for Change awards this June. LGN's game, Quandar...
Celebrating Our Teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week
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As Teacher Appreciation Week comes to a close, we hope that all of our educators are feeling the love and appreciation they deserve. Check out some of the stories of influential teachers from the Brai...
BrainPOP in the University Classroom – The Final Installment
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We couldn't help but share the final comments from the students at Middle Tennessee State University. We're thrilled that the university's Professor of Biology, Cindi Smith-Walters PhD, has introduced...
Apps that Close the Gap Summit
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BrainPOP is proud to be sponsoring the Apps that Close the Gap Summit at Teachers College, Columbia University this Saturday May 11th. This unique day long summit is designed to address using technol...
