21st Century Classrooms Archives

Classroom Activities: Cause and Effect

Posted by SM Bruner on August 5, 2018

These classroom activities are designed to complement the Cause and Effect topic on BrainPOP Jr. Bad, Bad Day Have students make up their own stories about a bad, bad day. You may want to re-watch...

5 Reasons to Use Closed-Captioning with BrainPOP Movies

Posted by SM Bruner on November 19, 2014

Here are some great reasons to use closed-captioning with BrainPOP movies. It's easy! All BrainPOP, BrainPOP Jr., and BrainPOP ELL movies have built-in closed captioning (or subtitle) features. See...

BrainPOP + Speech-Language Pathologists = Improving Student Achievement

Posted by Andrew Gardner on November 18, 2014

Certified BrainPOP Educator Kim Thomas is a Technology Integration Specialist at the Madison School District in Pheonix AZ. As part of her certification process, Kim led a training with the Speech &am...

Making Change and Other Money Skills with BrainPOP Jr.

Posted by SM Bruner on November 17, 2014

Did you know that BrainPOP Jr. now offers a new movie called Making Change Under a Dollar? You can have students use the interactive game to practice making change, or complete the printable activi...

3 Reasons Classroom, Inc. Loves Partnering with BrainPOP’s GameUp

Posted by SM Bruner on October 17, 2014

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...

De-Coding the Code Fred Science Game from the Museum of Science and Industry Chicago

Posted by cemignano on June 5, 2014

Originally Recorded May 2014 De-code the coding process! Go behind the scenes with game designers from the Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, makers of the GameUp Code Fred science game, for a...

Go Vector Go Science Game Trailer

Posted by SM Bruner on April 28, 2014

This Go Vector Go science game trailer from game developer UCLA/CRESST gives you an overview of the fun physics game game in action!...

Submit Your Projects for the NMC Horizon Report: 2014 K-12 Edition

Posted by cemignano on April 21, 2014

Now is your opportunity to spread the word about the innovative work you’re doing in the upcoming NMC Horizon Report: 2014 K-12 Edition! This annual report is a collaborative effort between the NMC an...

Using the “Sorting Organizer” Games Activity in TSN-2

Posted by Andrew Gardner on April 3, 2014

This tutorial provides an overview of the "sorting organizer" games activity in The Sports Network 2. This activity covers the Common Core State Standard Reading for informational text 8.3...

Effects of Animation in Learning

Posted by on February 20, 2014

This study on Animation in Learning, published in the Journal of Educational Computing Research, examined the effect of learning with integrated animations on transfer of knowledge and on motivation t...