Brain Pop Jr.

Year 1-Year 3 (Ages 6-9)

All Core Subjects

What is Brain Pop Jr.?

A website that offers series of short, animated, and educational videos

Characters, Annie and Moby, introduce new topics and illustrate complex concepts to young students (i.e- gravity, government)

Quizzes

In addition to videos, the site also provides quizzes (easy and hard option)

Games

BrainPop Jr. also provides a variety of different games to go along with the topics in each video

Blogs

Allow users to connect and interact with other users and promotes meta-cognition

BYOD

BrainPop Jr. has an app as well making it great for BYOD settings

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5CiMEr8Sqs

AdvantagesContent is aligned with common

core standards

No downloading or installation required

Compatible with PCs, Macs, iPads, and IWB (it’s a website)

Available as an app

Ideal for group or one-on-one settings

More Advantages

Closed captioning feature (aid hearing impaired students)

Information is accurate and leveled within topics

New videos are added frequently

Site structure is very user friendly (students can use it independently)

DisadvantagesSubscription required (1 year)

School District- $1,200Classroom- $145Home- $85

However, each week there is a “movie of the week” and you don’t need a subscription to view itThere is also a free trial and some free videos (i.e- bullying and internet safety)

More Disadvantages

Videos do move kind of quick, so usually helpful to play the video twice

Classroom subscriptions limit the amount of computers you can use at one time

Theories of Learning

Multimedia LearningUsing both visual and

auditory materials to help the learner process information

BehaviorismStimuli and Response

(i.e- watching the video for information and answering quiz questions correctly at the end of the video)

Theories of LearningScaffolding

Leveled quizzesThe Mixer tool lets teachers

tailor the quizzes to meet all their students needs

What Teachers are Saying…

“BrainPop Jr. has rich, quality videos across the curriculum”

“Annie and Moby have personalities of their own and are relatable, trustworthy friends to their viewers”

“The videos are a unique, educational tool with loveable characters, that will enliven you classroom”

Case Study

Used BrainPop Jr. 3 ways: Introduce a topic

Reinforce a topic

Review a topic

15 Teachers used BrainPop Jr. over 7 months

The Children’s Institute (TCI) in Verona, New Jersey

Outcomes…

Most of the teachers felt that their students were more motivated or had improved their attitude toward their school subject(s)

All or most of the teachers reported that students were more engaged when using the resource

Because they found Moby funny, students remained engaged even when the topics were abstract or called on higher-order thinking skills

More Outcomes…

Across the school there was a significant decrease in behavior problems when teachers used BrainPop Jr. with their classes

Several teachers indicated that students developed deeper understanding of concepts, which they attributed to use of BrainPop Jr.

Awards

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Did You Know…

There is also...BrainPop

BrainPop ESL

BrainPop Espanol

BrainPop UK

About 25% of schools in the U.S use BrainPop Jr. and it is growing internationally

Would you use BrainPop Jr.??