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SXSWEdu, Educators, Entrepreneurs and the Importance of Problem Solving
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I was lucky enough to be part of the BrainPOP team that attended and presented at this year’s SXSWEdu Conference and Festival, and wanted to share some of my thoughts and impressions.
Throughout S...
Teaching Your Child About Flight
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Guest blogger Laura Gatto shares a delightful story of preparing her son to handle the anxiety of air travel with BrainPOP!
In the week leading up to spring break, my 6-year-old son was super excit...
5 Great Uses for BrainPOP’s Earth Awareness April Spotlight
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Here are 5 ways to shine April's BrainPOP spotlights Earth Awareness and Money Matters into your classroom.
1) April 22nd is Earth Day - have students explore the entire Earth Awareness Spotlight p...
Guest Blogger Laura Gatto on The Academy Awards, Story Telling and BrainPOP
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The Academy Awards are over, and shiny golden oscars are being clutched proudly under the arms of the winners. Around the globe millions of people watched the show, but why? Is it the glamour and gli...
New on BrainPOP Jr: Iroquois!
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You've been asking for it, so it's with great pride that we present to you our newest topic page, Iroquois! In this Social Studies movie, Annie and Moby introduce the culture, customs, traditions, and...
3 Tips for Evaluating Educational Games
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Guest Blogger Andrew K. Miller (@betamiller on Twitter) is on the National Faculty for the Buck Institute for Education, an organization specializing in 21st century project-based learning, as well as...
A Serious Game Jam with BrainPOP, MouseSQUAD and Global Kids!
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On February 13th, BrainPOP was thrilled to host student leaders from Global Kids and Mouse Squad for a "serious game jam" at BrainPOP Headquarters. During the 2 hour event, student leaders from Global...
BrainPOP comes to Windows 8 and Windows RT
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It's with pride and excitement that BrainPOP has released a new app for Windows 8 and its sidekick Windows RT for use on mobile devices such as the Microsoft Surface. Our Windows app highlights the "t...
Meteorites and Asteroids!
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
We're sure that today's news about the meteorite in Russia has piqued everyone's interest. With that in mind we've made today's featured movie Asteroids. Enjoy!
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EdSurge Turns Two!
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
With a witty, thoughtful and objective writing style, our friends over at EdSurge have spent the last 2 years developing the "go to" newsletters and website for the latest and greatest developments in...
