BrainPOP

Jesus Rojas Deisy Tapia October 12, 2011..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

=** What is BrainPOP?........................................................................... ** =

media type="youtube" key="0E2s6mQTlsg" height="345" width="420" align="left" - Math, - Arts and Music, and - Health and Technology. This franchise includes BrainPOP jr, BrainPOP Espanol, BrainPOP UK, BrainPOP Francais, BrainPOP ESL, BrainPOP Educators, and BrainPOP.
 * BrainPOP is an educational franchise that contain short videos and activities for a variety of subject such as:
 * - Science
 * - Social Studies,
 * - English, [[image:Tim-and-Moby-waving-300x400.jpg width="156" height="435" align="right"]]

= Facts or Need to Knows............................................................ =
 * BrainPOP does provide some free content; however, to be able to access all the material available, an account must be purchased.
 * BrainPOP Educators is the only part that is 100% FREE.
 * Videos have two recurring characters, Tim and Moby. Tim usually takes the role of the teacher and is the one that explains the concepts to Moby, which happens to be a robot.
 * All videos are animated which appeals to students' interest.

=How to access the BrainPOP material............................................................ =
 * Go to brainpop.com[[image:moby.png align="right"]]
 * Select login if you already purchased an account, if not see below before continuing (some content can be access for free)
 * Choose your class of interest (i.e. math)
 * Pick the preferred subject matter (i.e algebra)
 * Click the concept you desire to teach (i.e inequalities)
 * You will now be able to play the video.
 * After the video is over, you will be given the options on what to do next. these include: further reading, activity, questions & answers, or a quiz.

=How to create your own BrainPOP account..................... ................. =
 * Go to brainpop.com
 * At the bottom of the page click subscribe
 * Next select your subscription. (i.e. school, district, family, classroom)
 * Click on the products that you want (i.e. BrainPOP, BrainPOP Espanol, BrainPOP ESL)
 * Choose the length of your subscription
 * Select the preferred payment method

=Classroom/Learning Uses.......................................................................... =
 * **Teacher Uses :**
 * The entertainment value of the videos helps to keep students' attention and focus on the lesson being presented.
 * Videos can be used as an introduction to the lesson or to provide a different perspective of the lesson.
 * Since BrainPOP provides mini-quizzes at the end of each video, teachers could use them to assess the students' understanding of that lesson.
 * BrainPOP Educators is a sharing community where teachers can upload their lesson plans which incorporate BrainPOP resources.
 * **Student Uses :[[image:pratherinnovations/educatiors.png width="648" height="85" align="right" link="http://www.brainpop.com/educators/home/"]]**
 * BrainPOP provides the opportunity for students to have an interactive and engaging lesson without the need of group work.
 * Students can access the website from home and use it as a homework guide, or as a tool for reviewing the concepts learned in class.
 * **Parent Uses:**
 * Parents can also access the website from home to see what their child is currently learning in the classroom.
 * BrainPOP can also be a good guideline for parents that are homeschooling their children.

=Possible differentiation for Special Needs/ELL students....................................... =
 * BrainPOP provides a whole different website for ELL students called BrainPOP ESL.
 * This site currently has 2 levels of difficulty to accommodate to the students' fluency level.
 * They are currently working on adding a third level.

=Real Application for Content Area & Resource Links............................................. =


 * **[[image:pratherinnovations/brainpop.jpg align="left"]] English:** BrainPop has a subsection containing only videos related to the subject of English. It contains videos regarding some lessons such as "authors and books", "grammar". [|BrainPopEnglish].


 * **History:** BrainPop also has a section that is especially designed to complement lessons regarding Social Studies. It contains videos about both U.S. History, and World History. [|BrainPopSocialStudies]


 * **Science:** In addition, BrainPop has another section covering the subject of Science. There are videos ranging from cellular life, passing through complex organisms and the environment, all the way to the misteries of space. [|BrainPopScience]

=Work Cited.......................................................................................... =

Allysin. (2009, April 10). Cartoon. Introduction to BrainPop- A Newcomer's Guide []

BrainPop. (1999). BrainPop- Animated Educational Site . Retrieved from [].

BrainPop. (2010, July 5). Cartoon. 4 The Kids []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Freckles Family. (2011, February 25). Cartoon. Child entertainment in your handbag! BrainPOP UK []

Mobytherobot. (2008, April 21). BrainPop Presentation. Retrieved from [].

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