Gaming
Guide to Digital Games and Learning from MindShift
Posted by Laura Gatto on
The MindShift Guide to Digital Games and Learning started as a series of blog posts written by Jordan Shapiro with support of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop and the Games and...
Participate in UCLA’s Game Based Learning Research Study
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
Our friends from UCLA's CRESST are conducting a game based learning research study about building science and social emotional skills with "Go Vector Go" and "Spaceforce;" 2 games featured on BrainPOP...
3 Reasons Classroom, Inc. Loves Partnering with BrainPOP’s GameUp
Posted by SM Bruner on
It's been a true honor for us at BrainPOP to present Classroom, Inc.'s After the Storm: Day One and The Sports Network 2 on GameUp. Not only are the games of the highest quality and incredibly valuabl...
6 Free Games for Teaching Kids Computer Programming
Posted by SM Bruner on
BrainPOP's GameUp has six excellent free games to introduce students to coding and computer programming. Click on each link below to view our game resources, including related BrainPOP movie topics, l...
Learn Principles of Ed Tech and Game Design with EdX online MOOC
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
You may be already be familiar with our colleagues at MIT's Education Arcade and Scheller Teacher Education Programs by playing any one of the three Lure of the Labyrinth math games on GameUp! Perhaps...
Free Online Gaming in Education Conference Begins Monday September 15!
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
BrainPOP is excited to partner with the Learning Revolution Project for the first annual Gaming in Education Virtual conference. From Building a Local Community of Game-Based Learning Professionals t...
Games and Educational Research: A Match Made in Digital Heaven
Posted by cemignano on
Guest blogger Myra Luna-Lucero, M.A., Ed.M. shares the relationship between games and educational research, and her experience using GameUp games in that capacity. Myra is a third year doctoral stude...
Join the Gaming in Ed Online Conference This September
Posted by SM Bruner on
Join conference founder Steve Hargadon along with BrainPOP's own Allisyn Levy as they co-chair the first Gaming in Ed conference! This is a free event that will be held entirely online, bringing toget...
What Makes a Great Educational Game? Peek Into Our Game Evaluation Process and GLS 2014
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
There are a ton of really great games out there - but a lot of them never make it into the classroom. Why is this? The reasons include poor distribution, technical challenges, and a lack of teacher su...
GameUp Video Game Evaluation Rubric
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
How does BrainPOP evaluate and choose games to put onto GameUp? BrainPOP's GameUp team created this rubric to provide a framework by which to evaluate a game's merit. We consider many aspects of a gam...
