Global Connection

What Type of Digital Citizens Do We Want Students to Be?

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by Dr. Mike Ribble, Ed.D. http://www.digitalcitizenship.net @digcitizen With Digital Citizen week behind us, how can we continue this discussion with students throughout the year? It is impor...
Guest Blogger

Stephanie Markman Shares a Unique BrainPOP Inspired Project!

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Guest blogger Stephanie Markman is a fourth and fifth grade teacher at Alliance Charter Elementary school in Neenah, WI.  Her students created a series of stop motion animations inspired by BrainPOP. ...
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Want to Guest Post for the BrainPOP Blog?

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Become a guest blogger on BrainPOP! We love to hear stories about how teachers and students are using BrainPOP in the classroom, and we’re currently accepting guest post submissions for the Educator's...
April Curriculum Connections

Bloom’s Taxonomy in the Common Core Math Standards

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In this 3-part series, BrainPOP's Assessment Specialist, Kevin Miklasz, shares his analysis of the Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards  in relation to the levels of Bloom's taxonomy. ...
Playtesting

Guest Blogger Matt Farber Reflects on Playtesting Educational Games

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Earlier this week, we shared Steve Isaacs' (@mr_isaacs) reflection on a playtesting session focusing on an educational game that’s currently in development at BrainPOP HQ. Matt Farber (@MatthewFarber)...
Educational Games

Guest Blogger Steve Isaacs Reflects on Playtesting Educational Games with Students

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When creating features, educational games, and other projects at BrainPOP, we strive to incorporate the teacher and student voice in all parts of the process. Recently our User Testing Lead, Katya Hot...
game based learning research

Participate in UCLA’s Game Based Learning Research Study

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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...
My Brainpop

Guest Blogger Nili Bartley on My BrainPOP, Grammar and the Flipped Classroom

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Today's guest blogger, 4th grade teacher Nili Bartley from Hopkinton MA attended our first "Certified BrainPOP Educator"  workshop at ISTE 2014 in Atlanta. Read on to learn about Nili's success using ...
BrainPOP ELL

Using BrainPOP ELL In Rural Areas of Vietnam

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Guest-blogger Ronit Nitzan-Inbar shares her experience using BrainPOP ELL to support English language learners in Vietnam. An Israeli living in Hanoi, Ronit has lived in the country for the past three...
After the Storm Literacy Game

New on GameUp: After the Storm Literacy Game

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Today we're welcoming Patty Grossman from Classroom, Inc. to the blog. Patty is going to share more about a brand new literacy game her team developed called After the Storm. Thank you, Patty! How ...