With Make-a-Movie, students build their own BrainPOP-style animated movies—using BrainPOP images, their own drawings, or their own voice—to develop higher order thinking skills, make sense of what they’ve learned, and spark their creativity.
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What is BrainPOP? When was BrainPOP made? Dive into the story of how it all began, and how we’ve led the way for building background knowledge for all.
Continue Reading5 Ways Creative Coding Boosts Your Instruction on BrainPOP
Teachers love Creative Coding for a reason: in addition to helping you hit those computer literacy and ISTE computational thinking standards, it’s full of instructional benefits that’ll help your learners comprehend the content—while building their computational thinking skills.
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AI literacy is essential for your digital citizenship curriculum to prepare students to approach Artificial Intelligence safely, critically, and ethically.
Continue ReadingHow to Build an Assignment on BrainPOP 3-8—and Why You Should
Assignment builder gives teachers the power to differentiate every lesson to ensure that students are learning in a way that is engaging, challenging, and accessible to them. Here’s how (and why) to assign a lesson on BrainPOP.
Continue ReadingHow BrainPOP Aligns with the Science of Reading
We at BrainPOP are all about making learning effective and digestible for all learners, so it should come as no surprise that we are also students of the Science of Reading.
Continue ReadingNew to BrainPOP: Back to School 2024
This back-to-school season, BrainPOP is getting Moby-sized new feature updates that’ll support learning at all levels and help track and celebrate student progress.
Continue ReadingEngagement and Retention: How BrainPOP Boosts Student Motivation
When it comes to student engagement, the impact educators make can change students’ lives. Incorporating the three pillars of UDL in your classroom and creating a welcoming and inclusive environment can be a defining part of a student’s lifelong journey.
Continue ReadingIt’s Okay to Pause: 5 Ways Pause Points Maximize Learning Impact
We chatted with Dr. Barbara Hubert to uncover the real power behind BrainPOP movies’ Pause Points: the feature, rooted in research-based learning science principles, that transform background-building from passive to active learning—with just a few clicks.
Continue ReadingHow to Help Students Prepare for End of Year Assessments
Get access to engaging and comprehensive educational content that helps elementary and middle school students excel in end of year assessments.
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