Beyond BrainPOP Basics
How to Get Teachers and Students More Excited to Use BP More
Eden Clark & Amanda Lee - GaETC 2017
Standards
Content Standards
ELAGSE6RI7: Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
ISTE Standards for Educators
•Educators design authentic, learner-driven activities and environments that recognize and accommodate learner variability.
•Educators facilitate learning with technology to support student achievement of the ISTE Standards for Students.
AASL Standards
•Learners use skills, resources, & tools to
-Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.
-Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge.
Free Stuff
BrainPOP
https://www.brainpop.com/free-stuff/
Social Studies: Martin Luther King, Jr., Ethics, Marco Polo
English: Theme, Emily Dickinson, I vs. Me
Math: Graphing and Solving Inequalities, Pi, Division
Arts & Music: Digital Animation, Jazz, Painting
Health: Conflict Resolution, Setting Goals, Personal Hygiene
Engineering & Tech: Digital Etiquette, Computer Programming, Nikola Tesla
Digital Citizenship
- "Learn how to use technology and communicate online in a safe, responsible, and positive way"
- Teachers log in with existing BrainPOP account or sign up for a FREE Digital Citizenship subscription
- Topics included: Ada Lovelace, Computer History, Computer Programming, Conflict Resolution, Copyright, Cyberbulling, Digital Etiquette, Hackers, Information Privacy, Internet, Media Literacy, Online Safety, Peer Pressure, Plagiarism, Touch Screens
- Pathways: My Digital Life, Digital History Dive, What is the Internet?, Be Your Best (Online) Self, Plagiarism and Copyright in a Digital World, Media Literacy in the Information Era
- Educators: Teaching Resources for Digital Citizenship, Make-a-Movie Lesson Plan: Digital Citizenship, Digital Citizenship 4-Month Unit, Digital Citizenship Lesson Plan: Digital Compass
- Teaching Resources from BrainPOP Educators: https://educators.brainpop.com/digital-citizenship-teaching-resources/
BrainPOP Jr.
Movie of the Week
Classifying Animals
Bullying
Concept Maps
U.S. Symbols
Tally Charts and Bar Graphs
Computational Thinking
Even More Than Movies & Quizzes
Activities - Graphic Organizer
https://www.brainpop.com/technology/freemovies/digitaletiquette/
GameUP
- Games by Subject: Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Arts & Music, Health, Engineering & Tech
- Games by Collection: Multiplication Games, Coding Games, Fraction/Decimal Games, Games with Snapthought, ELL-Friendly Games, Historical Perspective Games, Language Arts Games, BrainPOP Staff Picks, Simulations and Interactives
- Helpful Articles: Teaching with Games, 5 Ways to Structure Game Play, Game Making and Design Tools
- Featured in session: Guts and Bolts (Circulatory System), Sortify (World Changing Women)
BrainPOP Jr. - https://jr.brainpop.com/games/
- Featured in Session: Teachley Add & Subtract, Sortify (Continents & Oceans Jr.)
BrainPOP Educators
- https://educators.brainpop.com/
- Getting Started - BrainPOP 101, Individual Accounts, Funding/Research, Topic and Lesson Directories
- Reading to Teach - Lesson Plans, Classroom Aids, Fun Resources, Creative Ideas for Teaching, Support Videos, Printables, New Teaching Resources
- Training - Webinars, Certified BrainPOP Educator Program, BrainPOP Comes to You, Lead a Workshop, Conferences, New Training Materials
- Tool & Feature Support - Individual Accounts, Quiz Mixer, Make-a-Map, Make-a-Movie, Creative Coding, Challenge, Games, Digital Citizenship, Mobile
- Help + FAQ - FAQ Directory, The BrainPOP Educators Team, Contact Us
- Academic Standards Search - Select standard, subject and grade to discover BrainPOP resources aligned to curriculum standards
Connect with BrainPOP
- BrainPOP Educators Blog - https://educators.brainpop.com/blog-posts/
- Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/brainpopofficial/
- Twitter - https://twitter.com/brainpop
Become a Certified BrainPOP Educator
My BrainPOP
- Individual accounts
- Teachers can create quizzes and track activity
- Students can submit activities to teachers
1. LMS with LTI support ask your admin to contact lti@brainpop.com
2. Google Apps for Education (GaFE) ask your domain admin to contact googlesso@brainpop.com
3. Ask your BP admin to create teacher and studetn accounts in builk
4. Use school's unique code to create a teacher account and invite students to your class
Resources from BrainPOP Educators - https://educators.brainpop.com/tools-on-brainpop/getting-started-with-my-brainpop/
Make-a-Map
Make-a-Movie
Quiz Mixer
Presenters
Eden Clark
Email: eden_clark@dekalbschoolsga.org
Twitter: @creativeclark
Amanda Lee
Email: Alee@doe.k12.ga.us
Twitter: @AASDLibrarian