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BrainPOP’s Computer Science Unit is Available Free all Week
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Just in time for Computer Science Education Week and the Hour of Code, BrainPOP has added a new unit to the technology section: Computer Science! It replaces Computers & Internet, whose topics w...
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...
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...
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...
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...
November Spotlight – American Indians
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This November, check out our Spotlight: American Indians. In BrainPOP's careful and sensitive way, our movies explain the wide variety of culture and peoples indigenous to the Americas. Topics inclu...
Halloween on BrainPOP
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Happy Halloween! From scary costumes to sticky sweet candy, Halloween is filled with curious and fun tradition. Learn all about the fascinating origins of today's holiday with the Featured Movie - Ha...
