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BrainPOP and the 2012 Podstock Conference
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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 Loves GameUp!
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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 ...
The Globeys: Globaloria’s Game Design Awards
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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 Challenge: Lure of the Labyrinth
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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...
Microsoft Partners in Learning
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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 Success- Research Supports Gaming in the Classroom
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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 Games Resources
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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...
Game-Based Learning Lesson Plan Contest
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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...
Guest Blogger Rachael Tarshes’s ISTE Playground Recap
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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. ...
Guts and Bolts
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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...
