20 to Watch

NSBA’s “20 to Watch” Recognition Program

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Dr. Kari Stubbs, Vice President of 21st Century Learning at BrainPOP, was in the first “20 to Watch” class in 2006. Since then, many BrainPOP Educators have been recognized including Adina Popa, Rober...

Just Do It (Again): How Virtual and Video Game Labs Give Students the Freedom to Fail

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Tracy Carlin shared this post with BrainPOP and I like how this quote explained the "Psychosocial Moratorium Principal." Not sure what that is, or how games could help your students? Read on to what T...

All this Scratchin’ is Making me Itch!

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Have you heard about Scratch? Well if you like BrainPOP, you'll love Scratch. Scratch is a unique, free programming tool that can be used for game design, storytelling, animation and all sorts of mult...
Teach Digital Citizenship

Hungry to Teach Digital Citizenship?

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Following up to yesterday's webinar with Common Sense Media,  Kari Stubbs, the Vice President 21st Century Learning at BrainPOP, shares her thrill to discover a new series of books about digital citiz...

BrainPOP Sponsors the 2011 Global Education Conference

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BrainPOP is proud to be a Sponsoring Partner for the 2011 Global Education Conference, held entirely online from November 14-18. With over 200 sessions presented from all over the world, the conferenc...

Engage Students With BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr.

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Wednesday, November 2nd 4:30 PM EDT Duration: 1 Hour “Pop” in with special guest Kristen Olsen, Instructional Technology facilitator at Downers Grove Grade School District 58, as she shares her t...

Wanna be Heard? Join the Speak Up National Research Project.

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BrainPOP and Project Tomorrow invite all schools and districts to participate in the 9th annual Speak Up National Research Project.  Speak Up provides a quick and easy way for your students, parents, ...

Guest Blogpost: 5 Can’t Miss Mobile Learning Resources

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With all the excitement about our new iOS app, BrainPOP welcomes guest blogger, and mobile technology advocate Scott Newcomb. Scott has taught for 10 years and works with 4th graders at St. Marys Inte...

‘Pedagogical Pain Points’ – Your Input on Educational Games

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Beth Quinn is Research Director at Filament Games. Prior to joining Filament's team, Dr. Quinn was a professor of sociology, specializing in the Sociology of Law and qualitative methods. She brings al...

BrainPOP Educators Share Their Thoughts About Steve Jobs

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Last week, we called on you, our dear BrainPOP Educators, to share your thoughts about Steve Jobs' influence on your classroom. We received many responses via Facebook, Twitter and right here on the B...