Using Games in the Classroom

December 3, 2014
Katrina Schwartz's blog post for  MindShift on November 24, 2014 entitled, "Some Struggles Teachers Face Using Games in the Classroom" bring...

Convene the Council Extension Activities

March 31, 2022
Make your students’ game play more meaningful with these extension and assessment activities  designed specifically for Convene the Council ...

Executive Command Game Trailer

May 31, 2013
Check out this thirty second Executive Command game trailer video from Filament to see the game in action!...

Executive Command Essential Questions

May 31, 2013
How and why are governments established? What are the potential advantages and disadvantages of the checks and balances system? What ...

The Educator’s Guide to Teaching with Digital Simulations

October 30, 2015
All games are not created equal, and many resources that are commonly referred to as games are actually digital simulations or interactive m...

Win the White House: SnapThought Prompts

February 12, 2018
Have your students signed up for individual accounts? If you have a school-wide subscription to BrainPOP, students will be able to use our S...

Win the White House 2020: SnapThought Prompts

November 22, 2019
Have your students signed up for individual accounts? If you have a school-wide subscription to BrainPOP, students will be able to use our S...

Convene the Council: SnapThought Prompts

April 1, 2022
Have your students signed up for individual accounts? If you have a school-wide subscription to BrainPOP, students will be able to use our S...

Convene the Council

March 31, 2022
This trailer features a quick overview of Convene the Council, a game that helps students build the skills the need to be informed voters....

Time Zone X – Civil War

September 14, 2016
Time Zone X is an original BrainPOP timeline game. Students use their knowledge of the Civil War, understanding of cause and effect and hist...