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Research Shows the Power of Game-Based Learning
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Our GameUp partner, EdGe at TERC is passionate about game-based learning! They're a team of designers, educators, and researchers working together to study how game-based learning can be measured and...
Using BrainPOP to teach about Reconstruction
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In BrainPOP's new movie, Reconstruction, students can follow Tim and Moby as they learn about the attempt to rebuild the South and reunite the country in the wake of the Civil War.
Students will le...
A Quick & Easy Way to Get BrainPOP ELL Quiz Results
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At the end of every BrainPOP ELL quiz there is an now an option for the student to email his or her score to the teacher. When students click that option, they can then simply enter their name and tea...
New on BrainPOP: Henry Hudson Movie
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He came... he saw... he named things after himself. Join Tim and Moby as they follow the career of Henry Hudson, the English explorer who spent years searching for the Northwest Passage.
Your stude...
Heading to a conference? So are we!
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If you're planning to attend any of these fantastic education conferences in May or June, we'd love to connect with you!
Stop by our booth in the exhibit hall for a free demonstration of new tools ...
May Curriculum Connection + Spotlights
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We've got some great suggestions for tying in BrainPOP with your curriculum this month. Check out these movies which coincide with important May dates in history, or our full curriculum calendar to se...
New on GameUp: Quill Proofreader
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We're proud to welcome Quill to our list of outstanding GameUp partners! In these interactive grammar exercises adaptable for grades 5-8, students play the role of teacher by correcting grammatical an...
New on GameUp: Sizing Up the Universe
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Sizing Up the Universe is the latest offering from our games partner, Smithsonian Education. Targeted for students in grades 4-8, Sizing Up the Universe helps kids consider scale with questions such a...
April Curriculum Connections
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Keep this list of BrainPOP movies handy as you teach this month! Our April Curriculum connections help you cover important April events, now and in history.
♦ April 6: No one’s really sure who real...
5 Ways to Use the BrainPOP Spotlights this April
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This month, BrainPOP spotlights Earth Awareness and Money Matters. Here are 5 ways to tie these spotlights into your curriculum in April:
1) April 22nd is Earth Day – have students explore the enti...
