It’s Here! SXSWedu Announces 2014 Playground Schedule

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We’re absolutely thrilled to share the newly unveiled official schedule for the SXSWedu 2014 Playground, which we're co-sponsoring with Xerox. The SXSWedu Playground is an interactive learning space ...
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Common Sense Media Honors BrainPOP Jr.

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Our K-3 resource has been named the winner of a 2013 ON for Learning Award from Common Sense Media! The ON for Learning Awards celebrate the best digital media products for kids. BrainPOP Jr. is one o...

A Horrific Day

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There are no words to convey the horror of today's shootings in Connecticut. Our hearts and our deepest sympathies go out to Sandy Hook Elementary - its students and staff, as well as the families and...
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School May Be Closed, But We’re Here – and Free! – For You

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Our thoughts are with all of you affected by Hurricane Sandy - may our return to normalcy be safe and quick. We know how many teachers and students are out of school and house-bound this stormy wee...
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Bringing BrainPOP to Mexico City

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We’re thrilled to report that nearly 30,000 students at 66 schools in Mexico City now have access to our resources thanks to a new agreement between BrainPOP and Mexico City’s Department of Public Edu...
J.R.R. Tolkien

New on BrainPOP: J.R.R. Tolkien

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Get in “The Hobbit” of working BrainPOP’s brand-new J.R.R. Tolkien topic into your curriculum! Making its debut this week, our Tolkien movie profiles the celebrated author, his definitive works, and h...

Putting the Passings of Václav Havel and Kim Jong-il Into Context

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This weekend saw the passing of two significant figures in world history: Václav Havel, a former head of state who oversaw the switch from communism to democracy in the Czech Republic; and Kim Jong-il...

Shaken Up

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If you’ve ever experienced an earthquake, you know how scary it was for East Coasters when the ground started moving on Tuesday afternoon.  With Mineral, VA as its epicenter and a magnitude of 5.8, th...