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December 6, 2013

In memory of Nelson Mandela, today's featured movie is about Apartheid....

December 3, 2013

December 9-14th is the official Computer Science Education Week featuring the Hour of Code, "a one-hour introduction to computer science, de...

December 2, 2013

Wednesday, December 4 at 3:30 pm ET Getting Ready for the Hour of Code Learn how to work an “Hour of Code” into your day during Computer...

November 27, 2013

We realize there are infinite ways that students and teachers use educational games. We hear anecdotes about how games are effective educati...

November 26, 2013

In BrainPOP Jr.’s newest science movie, Annie and Moby explore fish. Starting with the broad question of What are fish?, this movie discusse...

November 24, 2013

Turkey time is just around the corner and BrainPOP Jr. helped spark a little turkey tradition and fun in our classroom. The students worked...

November 21, 2013

Fifty years ago today, Americans were jolted by the news that their popular 46-year-old President, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, had been shot an...

November 21, 2013

Remember SimCity, Will Wright's famous game in which you create the city of your dreams? Recently Glasslab, a nonprofit video game developm...

November 14, 2013

These 5 articles help demonstrate just some of the many beneficial values of game-based learning. Five Video Games Your Middle Schooler S...

November 11, 2013

In our newest BrainPOP technology movie, Tim introduces Moby to the wonders of cloud computing. Discover how the "cloud" is really a network...