Refraction

New to GameUp: Refraction

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There's a new math and science game available on GameUp! In Refraction, students in grades 4-8 have the opportunity to explore light refraction and apply knowledge of fractional concepts during online...

Our latest video case study: Digital game DESIGN in the classroom!

Posted by allisyn on

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN8o7Mv6Tlc&version=3&hl=en_US] We're thrilled to release the newest addition to the series of video case studies put out with our partners at the Joan Ganz C...
Games in the Classroom

What Do Teachers Really Think About Games in the Classroom?

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We’ve made some interesting additions to our research page on BrainPOP Educators. BrainPOP teamed up with the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop to lead a research project, Teacher Attitudes a...
Assessment Games

Assessment Games: A Design Challenge!

Posted by Andrew Gardner on

With the rise in popularity of games based learning, we are hearing more and more about game based assessment.  Though we believe that students learn a great deal and exercise their "problem solving" ...

How to Improve Education

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How Blogs, Social Media, and Video Games Improve Education Click the link and read the study: How Blogs, Social Media, and Video Games Improve Education, by Darrell M. West, Vice President and ...
Gaming in Education

New Research: Teacher Attitudes about Gaming in the Classroom

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What Do Teachers Really Think About Gaming in Education? A few months ago, BrainPOP teamed up with the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop and embarked on a research project to dig deep into t...

GameUp Screencast

Posted by Andrew Gardner on

Here's a GameUP screencast with an overview of everything GameUp has to offer. Join Angela from BrainPOP for a clear and concise screencast. Then get started right away!   [youtube http://www...

Game On: Follow #esinstruct tweet chat tonight at 7:30 ET (4:30 PT)

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Our buddies over at Edsurge are hosting the third #esinstruct tweet chat discussion: "Games and Learning in the Classroom." We, @BrainPOP, will be there, tweeting some cool news about our GameUp colle...
Teacher's College

Can You Make A Difference With Games? Live Event at Teachers College

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If you can't make it to our IMAX webinar tomorrow night, but if you find yourself in upper Manhattan, please visit our friends at Teachers College, Columbia University! Educational/Real-World Impac...
The Labyrinth Challenge

Enter the Labyrinth Challenge!

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If you joined us for either of our recent Play Seriously: The MIT Education Arcade webinars, you already know a bit about The Labyrinth Challenge. For those of you who may have missed the webinars or ...