Welcome to the SWSchools Technology and Professional Learning site.
Looking for links to all the software used in the district? Use the Quick Links button to find a Symbaloo page of all the links. Want to know about each program/tool? Use the District Campus Tool Tab above. Be sure to check the More tab for Activities, News & Events, Contact Info, our new "You Can Book Me Site". To the right, be sure to see The Google Drive that has been loaded down with tons of resources and the Planbook button for access to the trial period that runs through February. Happy Exploring!
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BrainPOP
Campus Licenses: Bissonnet, Mangum and MSHS
Website: https://www.brainpop.com/
App Link: Apple | Google Play
District Support: Arika Jordan
Brainpop is a group of educational websites with over 1,000 short animated movies for students in grades K-12 (ages 6 to 17), together with quizzes and related materials, covering the subjects of science, social studies, English, mathematics, engineering and technology, health, and arts and music. Brainpop Jr and Brainpop ESL is also available under the Brainpop trademark.
Here's what you can find in the Brainpop System:
Animated MoviesQuizzes
Vocabulary PagesActivities, both printable worksheets
and onlinePlus innovative lesson plans and video tutorials
BrainPOPjr- K-3 Educational Videos, Quizzes, Lessons & More!
BrainPOP- Grades 3-8 Educational Videos, Quizzes, Lessons & More!
BrainPOPesl- Teach English to speakers of other languages.
Check out this link from BrainPOP that suggest ways to help teachers use the program.
Ways to Use BrainPOP in the Classroom
Check out this link from BrainPOP that suggest ways to help teachers use the program.
Ways to use BrainPOPjr in the Classroom
If anyone is interest in setting up your own personailed classes in the Brainpop system, there is a great tutorial on the process here. If you teach ESL, she has a great blog here that you might want to check out as well. She gives info on tips, tricks and resources.
BrainPOP also have an Educator site called BrainPOP Educators where you can find teaching resources and teaching aids. Graphic organizers, lesson plans, handouts, posters, clipart and more can be found at BrainPOP Educators.
