Defending Gaming and Gamification in Educational Settings

December 22, 2011
Here is a interesting excerpt (cross post) In Defense of the Term “Gamification” as used by Learning Professionals from the  Kaplan Kapp Not...

Learning a Cell Cycle by Playing a GAME?

December 22, 2011
Can YOU learn how a cell cycle works by playing a GAME?   That’s the challenge Sarah Jean-Daum gave her students – 7th-graders at...

New on BrainPOP: J.R.R. Tolkien

December 21, 2011
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...

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

December 19, 2011
This weekend saw the passing of two significant figures in world history: Václav Havel, a former head of state who oversaw the switch from c...

NSBA’s “20 to Watch” Recognition Program

December 16, 2011
Dr. Kari Stubbs, Vice President of 21st Century Learning at BrainPOP, was in the first “20 to Watch” class in 2006. Since then, many BrainPO...

Food Fight Feedback!

December 14, 2011
Students, teachers, gamers young and old are loving Food Fight, GameUP's newest offering that explores ecosystems and food chains! W...

Webinar Alert: Getting Game, an Inside Look at Educational Game Development

December 13, 2011
Wednesday, December 14th 4:30 PM EDT Duration: 1 Hour From BrainPOP Educators to ed tech conferences everywhere, you’ve heard the buzz ...

Share Your Clipart Projects!

December 12, 2011
Ahh, the weeks before holiday break: sentiments of joy and unrestrained excitement compete with the realities of extreme distraction and str...

Just Do It (Again): How Virtual and Video Game Labs Give Students the Freedom to Fail

December 9, 2011
Tracy Carlin shared this post with BrainPOP and I like how this quote explained the "Psychosocial Moratorium Principal." Not sure what that ...

Using “Text Adventure” Games (Interactive Fiction) to Improve Literacy

December 9, 2011
Interactive Fiction (IF), also known as "text adventures", is a type of game where the player interacts with the game world primarily via te...