Monday’s Presentations Part 1
Jun 29th, 2008 by Scott Walker
I had a chance today to sit down with a Robert and Lorraine, two of the educators that are here with BrainPop. They will be presenting ideas and best practices for incorporating BrainPop and BrainPop Jr. in the classroom throughout the duration of NECC. The first to be presenting is Lorraine Prince.
Though I’ve talked about BrainPop several times on TTB, not much has been said about BrainPop Jr (which focuses on the early primary grades). It not only extends the content to reach the younger ages, but it was also built from the ground up to really shine when used on an interactive whiteboard such as Promethean’s ActivBoard. Though it can be used just fine on the typical desktop computer, several new interactive features (along with a design geared more towards use with Interactive boards) truly make it an interactive experience. Lorraine’s presentation looks to offer some extremely insightful ideas on how to do just that.
Attendees of this presentation should walk away with some very useful ideas on using BrainPop Jr. with the Promethean ActivBoard, and letting the kids get the absolute most out of the experience. Lorraine will be presenting at 9:00am, Monday morning at the Promethean booth. If you happen to miss the presentation, I will be posting a recap, along with a quick walk-through on how she had her students creating their own BrainPop stories.
For a full listing of BrainPop’s activities at NECC, plus information on their exclusive trial offer, check out brainpop.com/necc.