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DonorsChoose – Fund BrainPOP!
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Just came across this grant on DonorsChoose, via twitter. I had success with DonorsChoose when I was teaching, and I often recommend it as a super teacher-friendly funding resource. Check out how ea...
August Spotlight: Natural Disasters
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Spotlight: Natural Disasters helps students understand the causes and impact of avalanches, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, and other powerful phenomena. Additional topics include Vo...
August & Early September Curricular Tie-Ins
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Keep this list of BrainPOP movies handy, and check out our online Curriculum Calendar for additional tie-ins.
♦ August 4: Jazz things up with our Louis Armstrong movie; the jazz legend was born tod...
Free August Webinars – Log On and Learn
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Feeling a little "out of BrainPOP shape" as the new school year fast-approaches? We're here to help! This month, we'll host webinars twice a week, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 4:30 pm EDT unle...
New Topics!
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We've been busy at work over the summer doing our research! Here are some new topics we've recently added, each with their own movie, quiz, and fun, interactive features:
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Biofuels
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Change is a Comin’
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Here's a sneak peek at our new and improved BrainPOP Educators! We've got the most amazing team working on improving navigation and creating an exciting new look and feel that will make it easier th...
Planning Over the Summer
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A few tips for planning for the upcoming school year (not to harsh your mellow!):
Academic Standards Tool --> super simple to see how BrainPOP fits into the curriculum you're already teaching!
Br...
tweeteriffic!
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I just came across this great tweet, Thirty Interesting Ways & Tips to use Twitter in the Classroom, by Tom Barrett, and am a tiny bit sad that I'm not in a classroom anymore to try these ideas ...
Highlights from ISTE 2010
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One of the best things about attending conferences is meeting teachers like Traci Blazosky. Within minutes of meeting, Traci pulled up the most impressive student-made video by first graders I've ev...
Spotlight: Red, White & Blue
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Happy 4th of July, everyone! Don't forget about our July Spotlight: Red, White & Blue, to get your fill of American history the fun way!...
