Year: 2013
Remembering Nelson Mandela
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In memory of Nelson Mandela, today's featured movie is about Apartheid....
Computer Science Education Week, the Hour of Code and BrainPOP
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December 9-14th is the official Computer Science Education Week featuring the Hour of Code, "a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify 'code' and show that anyone can learn th...
Getting Ready for an Hour of Code – Webinar Wednesday, December 4 at 3:30 pm ET
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Wednesday, December 4 at 3:30 pm ET
Getting Ready for the Hour of Code
Learn how to work an “Hour of Code” into your day during Computer Science Education Week, December 9-15. CSEdWeek aims to sho...
Participate in Games Research Survey for a Chance to Win!
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We realize there are infinite ways that students and teachers use educational games. We hear anecdotes about how games are effective educational tools from various stakeholders, and we're firm believ...
New Movie on BrainPOP Jr.- Fish
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In BrainPOP Jr.’s newest science movie, Annie and Moby explore fish. Starting with the broad question of What are fish?, this movie discusses how fish are classified and the unique characteristics of ...
Thanksgiving Preparation with BrainPOP Jr. Get Your Gobble On!
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Turkey time is just around the corner and BrainPOP Jr. helped spark a little turkey tradition and fun in our classroom. The students worked on creating a turkey using fine motor skills to cut, glue a...
50 Years Later: Reflecting on the Life of President John F. Kennedy
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Fifty years ago today, Americans were jolted by the news that their popular 46-year-old President, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, had been shot and killed by a gunman during a parade in Dallas, Texas. It wa...
SimCityEDU – The Newest Release from GlassLab
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Remember SimCity, Will Wright's famous game in which you create the city of your dreams? Recently Glasslab, a nonprofit video game development group based at the California campus of game publisher E...
From Theory to Practice to Evaluation: Game-Based Learning in Action
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These 5 articles help demonstrate just some of the many beneficial values of game-based learning.
Five Video Games Your Middle Schooler Should Be Playing (Plus a Bonus One)
In this article, game...
De-“Mist”-ifying Cloud Computing
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In our newest BrainPOP technology movie, Tim introduces Moby to the wonders of cloud computing. Discover how the "cloud" is really a network of powerful data centers connected by the Internet. Learn h...
