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It’s Here! SXSWedu Announces 2014 Playground Schedule
Posted by Traci K. on
We’re absolutely thrilled to share the newly unveiled official schedule for the SXSWedu 2014 Playground, which we're co-sponsoring with Xerox.
The SXSWedu Playground is an interactive learning space ...
SnapThought Video Tutorial
Posted by SM Bruner on
Learn how students can take screenshots and write comments on key moments of game play...

Brain Points: A Growth Mindset Reward Structure Boosts Player Persistence!
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
Brain Points: A Growth Mindset Reward Structure Boosts Player Persistence in Refraction
By: Eleanor O'Rourke
Psychologist Carol Dweck has made an interesting discovery. She and her colleagues have...

Court Quest PowerPoint Game Sheet
Posted by SM Bruner on
Check out this Court Quest PowerPoint Game Sheet!...

Creative Assessment at Quest to Learn School
Posted by allisyn on
Last Friday, I had the honor of being one of the judges for the the Rube Goldberg Machines Boss Level at NYC's Quest 2to Learn School. With all of debate surrounding assessment, it was refreshing to w...

English Games (ELA) and The Sports Network 2!
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
BrainPOP is thrilled to introduce a new category of free English Language Arts (ELA) games! When you visit the main GameUp page, you'll now see an "English Games" button which takes you to our growing...

National STEM Video Game Challenge 2013
Posted by allisyn on
Inspired by the Educate to Innovate Campaign, President Obama’s initiative to promote a renewed focus on STEM education, the National STEM Video Game Challenge is a multi-year competition whose goal i...

BrainPOP Rolls Out New Educator Resource Pages for Every GameUp Game!
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
Just this week, we've quietly rolled out a new group of support pages on BrainPOP Educators. We have created game specific pages to help support your implementation of GameUp games in class!
Every...

EdWeb Webinar: Educational Games for Girls – Collaboration and Context
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
This Thursday, January 10 at 4pm ET, join our friends at EdWeb for a compelling webinar.
Presenters: Victoria Van Voorhis, Founder & CEO, Second Avenue Software, and
Jayne C. Lammers, Assistan...

Using BrainPOP’s GameUp to Teach About the Solar System
Posted by SM Bruner on
In addition the many movie topic pages on the solar system, BrainPOP also has three dynamic games to help students learn about space in a fun and interactive way!
Build a Solar System allows studen...