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Connected Educators Month & Back to School
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Have you heard about Connected Educators Month? This August, the US department of Education is launching a coordinated effort with many education organizations (including BrainPOP) to provide events a...

BrainPOP Presents Basketball
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Just in time for the Summer Olympics, check out BrainPOP's new movie about basketball. Join Tim and Moby for a journey through the history, the rules and the vocabulary involved in one of the worlds m...

STEM Teacher Corps Announced
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Last week, President Obama announced plans for a STEM teacher Corps to recognize and reward leading teachers in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) areas. Recognizing the impor...

RIP Sally Ride
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The world lost a true pioneer yesterday. Sally Ride, who flew through space in 1983, died of pancreatic cancer. Though most well known as an astronaut, watch the BrainPOP animation to learn more about...

Moby Does the Robot
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Want to see Moby in action? This animated gif, taken near the BrainPOP booth at the ISTE conference back in June, is sure to brighten your day :)
Moby...

Educational Games Resources
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As teachers we know the summer provides time to consider new ideas for the upcoming year. BrainPOP Educator Jen Wagner has put together a list of educational game organizations that can help guide you...
Games 4 Change and the Need for Curators of Educational Games
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Earlier this week, BrainPOP attended and presented at the 2012 Games 4 Change conference (G4C12) here in New York City. Since it's debut in June 2011, BrainPOP's GameUp network is making an impact in ...

Guest Blogger Rachael Tarshes Share Best Tips for Introducing Games Based Learning in the Classroom
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8th Grade Science teacher, guest blogger and superstar BrainPOP Educator Rachael Tarshes had some creative strategies for introducing game based learning in her classroom this year! Read about her st...

Visiting the BrainPOP HQ
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Every wonder what the BrainPOP HQ look like? So did the students in BrainPOP Educator Lisa Parisi's 4th grade class and last week they got the opportunity to visit our headquarters to find out! Studen...

New Topic Alert! Food Groups on BrainPOP Jr.
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Even though the school year is coming to a close for many students and teachers, BrainPOP is still rolling out new content! This week, we mark the debut of Food Groups on BrainPOP Jr. We all know it's...