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3 Tips for Evaluating Educational Games
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
Guest Blogger Andrew K. Miller (@betamiller on Twitter) is on the National Faculty for the Buck Institute for Education, an organization specializing in 21st century project-based learning, as well as...
A Serious Game Jam with BrainPOP, MouseSQUAD and Global Kids!
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
On February 13th, BrainPOP was thrilled to host student leaders from Global Kids and Mouse Squad for a "serious game jam" at BrainPOP Headquarters. During the 2 hour event, student leaders from Global...
National STEM Video Game Challenge 2013
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Inspired by the Educate to Innovate Campaign, President Obama’s initiative to promote a renewed focus on STEM education, the National STEM Video Game Challenge is a multi-year competition whose goal i...
100 Years Ago Today, Rosa Parks was Born.
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
100 years ago today, February 4th 1913, Rosa Parks was born. Her courage helped spark the civil rights movement- and she remains a central figure in a defining moment of 20th century US history.
To...
BrainPOP Rolls Out New Educator Resource Pages for Every GameUp Game!
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
Just this week, we've quietly rolled out a new group of support pages on BrainPOP Educators. We have created game specific pages to help support your implementation of GameUp games in class!
Every...
BrainPOP at FETC: #Edgames #Edlearning #EdAssessment
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Heading to FETC in Orlando this week? Our very own Dr. Kari Stubbs has collaborated with a superstar team to present #Edgames #Edlearning #EdAssessment. She’ll be joining Brian Alspach (E-Line Media...
Treefrog Treasure: Preparing for Play
Posted by Dana Burnell on
Make sure you introduce the concepts of both fractions and number lines to your students prior to the Treefrog Treasure game, in order to reduce their learning curve....
Diabetic Dog Background Information About Diabetes
Posted by Dana Burnell on
It may be helpful for you as the teacher to introduce Diabetic Dog background information about insulin and diabetes before introducing the game to students, and select beforehand which information yo...
The Diabetic Dog Game: Preparing for Play
Posted by Dana Burnell on
Many of your students will know someone with diabetes. Have a discussion before and after Diabetic Dog game play, to be sure students connect diabetes to both insulin and diet. Encourage students to...
Preparing to Play Supreme Decision
Posted by Dana Burnell on
Make sure learners have the background knowledge when preparing to play Supreme Decision. Students should know:
What the Constitution and the First Amendment are
The job of the Supreme Court, ...
