Tools: Brain POP

What is BrainPOP?

• Founded in 1999 BrainPOP creates animated, curriculum-based content that supports educators and engages students - in school, at home, and on mobile devices.

• Brain POP has resources that include movies, quizzes, games, mobile apps, experiments, activity pages, and much more covering hundreds of topics within Math, Science, Social Studies, English, Technology, Arts & Music, and Health. All content is aligned to and searchable by state standards including Common Core and can be enjoyed by all audience.

Features

• Brain POP's Online educational resources include BrainPOP Jr. (K-3), BrainPOP BrainPOP Español, and, for English language learners, BrainPOP ESL

• BrainPOP is also home to GameUp an educational games portal for the classroom.

• Through "My BrainPOP " teachers and students can keep a record of learning accomplishments through quizzes, game play, and activities.

• The My BrainPOP suite of features includes access to the Mixer, which lets users tailor assessments to meet all students' needs, andMake-a-Map, our concept mapping tool.

• BrainPOP is also a great fit for mobile learning and BYOD classrooms.

• Easy to use, with no downloading, installation, or special hardware required.

Analysis of your technology utilizing the TPACK

Brain Pop can be an excellent tool for teachers and children when used correctly in the right setting. It is developed to meet state standards with student development in mind. It is pedagogically sound and scaffolds students in a manner that is conducive to their intellectual development. It also brings a diverse background of content knowledge and has the technological basis that makes its applicable and engaging in the classroom, and allow teaches to have a collaborative approach to education. Brain POP is extremely easy to access at home or anywhere with Internet hence it make a great learning tool for teachers and students.

Not only does it provide the necessary facts and knowledge in an accessible way that keeps students engaged and entertained. Brain POP is designed with limitations in mind, providing bold words, clear sounds, and optional closed captioning. There is also an option of a quiz before or after a video/lesson which is a great way of testing the child’s skills in that subject. This is a wonderful tool to use in the classroom because it is designed for the students to learn and explore.

Heads UP!

• To personalize and for a record of learning accomplishments students and teachers have to option to subscribe according to the place or setting their using Brian POP for a monthly or yearly fee.

• With this subscription teachers and students have access to hundreds of standards-aligned animated movies, quizzes, games, high-interest readings, and activities that span Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Engineering & Technology, Health, and Arts & Music.

• Mobile access included with subscription!