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Primary Sources for All Black History Topics
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We're thrilled to announce that all 11 topics in our Black History spotlight include primary sources!
Black History Month is an ideal opportunity to incorporate primary sources into your lessons. A...

BrainPOP’s Free Online Course!
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BrainPOP Educators is happy to announce the debut of our free self-guided online course. This 3 unit course will help get you up and running with all BrainPOP features!
Unit 1:
This unit will ...

Conflict Resolution: A New Health Topic on BrainPOP
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
Successfully resolving conflicts is an age old skill and a key to living a happy life! BrainPOP's newest topic, Conflict Resolution, explains to students the skills to do it.
The movie explores the...

Hour of Code and BrainPOP
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Celebrate Computer Science Education Week by working an "Hour of Code" into your schoolday! Running, December 8-14, CSEdWeek aims to highlight the importance of computer science, which 90 percent of ...

Concept Mapping with BrainPOP’s Make-A-Map Tool
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Have you tried Make-a-Map yet? BrainPOP Movie watching becomes interactive with our Make-a-Map tool. Click the "Make-a-Map" button on any topic page and give it a try!
The movie appears in the uppe...

BrainPOP + Speech-Language Pathologists = Improving Student Achievement
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Certified BrainPOP Educator Kim Thomas is a Technology Integration Specialist at the Madison School District in Pheonix AZ. As part of her certification process, Kim led a training with the Speech &am...

Participate in UCLA’s Game Based Learning Research Study
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Our friends from UCLA's CRESST are conducting a game based learning research study about building science and social emotional skills with "Go Vector Go" and "Spaceforce;" 2 games featured on BrainPOP...

Touchdown! Rosetta’s Lander Makes History
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Yesterday, after a journey of billions of miles, a probe the size of a washing machine landed on the surface of a speeding comet. In recognition of the European Space Agency's achievement, we've added...

Ebola Education: Establish Factual Understanding and Ease Student Fears
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Media coverage of the recent Ebola outbreak has been inescapable. Though the images and stories have been scary, it's important not to let fear and panic spread faster than the virus itself! To help ...

Attention New York Based Educators! Apply to Attend a BrainPOP Certification Training at BrainPOP’s Headquarters!
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BrainPOP is thrilled to partner with NYS Teacher Centers and the New York Institute of Technology to lead a special in-person professional development BrainPOP certification training event at our head...