Podstock Conference

BrainPOP and the 2012 Podstock Conference

Posted by cemignano on

BrainPOP Superstar Educator, Andrea Keller, Reflects on the Podstock Conference The middle of July marked the 4th annual Podstock Conference in Wichita, Kansas. Podstock is that conference that onc...
New Media Consortium

New Media Consortium Loves GameUp!

Posted by Andrew Gardner on

The New Media Consortium, authors of the esteemed and widely referenced Horizon Reports, provides an authoritative voice about all things education and technology. Therefore we were thrilled to see a ...
Awards from Globaloria

The Globeys: Globaloria’s Game Design Awards

Posted by cemignano on

Globaloria, established by the World Wide Workshop, is a program that teaches students how to create web-based educational games and interactive simulations. Each year, the program hosts the Globeys, ...
math game

Math Game Challenge: Lure of the Labyrinth

Posted by cemignano on

This spring, we told you about a national math challenge for middle schoolers run by The MIT Education Arcade and supported by BrainPOP. Between April 1st and June 15th, nearly 1,000 teachers and othe...
Partners in Learning

Microsoft Partners in Learning

Posted by cemignano on

Dr. Kari Stubbs, Vice President of 21st Century Learning, is heading west to Redmond, WA to visit the Microsoft Headquarters for the 2012 Partners in Learning US Forum. This BrainPOP-sponsored event w...
iCivics

iCivics Success- Research Supports Gaming in the Classroom

Posted by cemignano on

The popularity of gaming in the classroom is rapidly growing and more studies are proving that it’s not just fun, it actually helps students learn! iCivics, the developer of GameUp games Supreme Decis...
educational game

Educational Games Resources

Posted by Andrew Gardner on

As teachers we know the summer provides time to consider new ideas for the upcoming year. BrainPOP Educator Jen Wagner has put together a list of educational game organizations that can help guide you...
Lesson Plan Contest

Game-Based Learning Lesson Plan Contest

Posted by cemignano on

Filament Games, the developers of GameUp games You Make Me Sick, Cell Command, and Crazy Plant Shop, is hosting a lesson plan contest! They are looking for educators who are supporters of game-based l...
ISTE

Guest Blogger Rachael Tarshes’s ISTE Playground Recap

Posted by cemignano on

8th Grade Science teacher, guest blogger, and superstar BrainPOP Educator Rachael Tarshes joined the BrainPOP team in San Diego to share her strategies for game-based learning at the ISTE Playground. ...
beta testers

Guts and Bolts

Posted by cemignano on

Guts and Bolts? It may sound gross, but it sure is fun! Our newest BrainPOP developed game on GameUp leads students as they help Moby construct a cyborg Tim with a combination of organic tissue and re...