In This Issue
Teacher Appreciation 25% Discount
May Movies
Quick Tip of the Month
Featured Educator
New Districts
BrainPOP Supports NSBA Site Visit
Moby Morsels
Reminder: 24-Hour
Access for Teachers
Media labs, schools and districts subscribing to BrainPOP automatically get
a special username and password for teachers to use after the school day so they can review BrainPOP resources and plan their lessons when it's
convenient for them. If your teachers don't have or don't know their after-hours log-in info, be sure to contact Subscriber Relations.
Tools for Educators
Explore tools you can use throughout the school year, like printable graphic organizers, creative ideas for integrating BrainPOP into
your
curriculum and much more!
Subscription Expiring This Summer?
If your BrainPOP subscription is set to expire over the summer, get in touch with us before you enter vacation mode! Don't let your teachers or students miss a
day
of BrainPOP when the 2008-09 school year kicks off.
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Dear Educators and
Friends:
We hope this edition of the BrainPOP newsletter finds you and your students well. Moby is already
preparing for his next appearance - at NECC in June - and he sends his robot regards.
The school year may be winding down, but there's a lot going on at BrainPOP throughout the month. Be sure
to check out
all our timely movies AND the special discount we're offering in honor of National Teacher Day and Teacher Appreciation Week. Read
on!
Teacher Appreciation
Discount
Save 25% On Classroom Subscriptions Throughout May
BrainPOP celebrates National Teacher Day all month long! Save 25 percent on all Classroom
Subscriptions (formerly Teacher Subscriptions) to BrainPOP, BrainPOP Jr. and/or BrainPOP
Español purchased
between now and May 31. You're eligible for the
discount whether you want to renew an existing subscription or subscribe for the first time. Simply use the promotion code
APPRECIATION08 when you place your order. First-time subscribers, visit our online store to pay by credit card or purchase
order. If you're renewing, you'll need to call us at 866.54.BRAIN
(866.542.7246) or email
info@brainpop.com. You'll still be able to pay by credit card or purchase
order. Please note, this offer can't be combined with any others, and is only valid on Classroom Subscriptions.
May Movies
New Movies and Timely Curricular
Tie-Ins
BrainPOP
♦ May
11: Honor your mom on Mother's Day by learning all about Motherhood.
♦ May
18: We remember our troops on Armed Forces Day. Find out how America's Armed Forces work.
♦ May
21: On the anniversary of Amelia Earhart's solo flight
across the Atlantic, learn about this pioneering pilot.
♦ May
25: The Phoenix spacecraft is set to land on Mars today. Take this opportunity to find out about the Red
Planet.
♦ May
27: It's International Jazz Day! Discover the roots of this music form in our movie about
Jazz.
♦ May 31:
Discover the dangers of Smoking on World No
Tobacco Day.
BrainPOP Jr.
♦ Learn about Friends and relationships in Annie and Moby's latest movie.
♦ What do Short Vowels sound like? Explore phonics with Annie and Moby as they use different strategies to read and spell.
♦ Did you know that Cynthia Rylant wrote more than 100 books? Check out BrainPOP Jr.'s newest author study.
♦Wrapping up a unit on poetry? Explore the topic of Poems and review different forms of poetry.
Quick Tip of the Month
Make the Most of Your Interactive
Whiteboard
Many of you have sent in questions about how to maximize BrainPOP's
potential on an interactive whiteboard. To help, we thought we'd share some of the fabulous Activboard resources available through our partners at
Promethean.
Visit BrainPOP's page on Promethean Planet for an
ever-expanding selection of great
flipcharts, creative resource packs that feature all kinds of BrainPOP-related images and an array of "Activtips."
Got a Quick Tip? We'd love to hear and share your ideas. Email us!
Featured Educator
Tim Clark, Instructional Technology Specialist at
Johns Creek Elementary School in Johns Creek, GA
On that note, Tim Clark relies on his Promethean Activboard to
get the most out of BrainPOP's content. He and his students have created multiple flipcharts using Promethean's ActivStudio software and
BrainPOP's Resource Packs, giving his teaching materials a unique edge. Tim's goal? Creating a flipchart for every BrainPOP Jr. movie! We're so
inspired by Tim's work and hope you'll be too. Head to Promethean
Planet to check out what he's done so far.
Know an educator who's doing great things with BrainPOP and making a
difference for kids? We'd love to hear and share your
success
stories!
Welcome, New District Subscribers!
BrainPOP Looks Forward to Serving You and Your Students
We'd like to officially welcome the following districts to the BrainPOP family:
♦
Edina Public Schools, MN
♦
Geneseo Public Schools, NY
♦ Lackland ISD, TX
♦ Lake Travis ISD, TX
♦ Northwest Suburban Special Education
Organization, IL
♦ Orange City Schools, OH
♦ Phillipsburg Public Schools, NJ
♦ River Trails School District 26, IL
♦ Thrall ISD, TX
Interested in a district-wide
subscription? Send an email to Peter
Glovin, our Director of District Relations.
BrainPOP Supports National School Boards Association Site Visit
Spotlight on Technology in Batavia, NY
BrainPOP proudly sponsored the National School Boards
Association's
(NSBA) visit to Batavia, NY. From May 4-6, representatives from school districts across the country gathered in upstate New York to learn
about the innovative ways Batavia's faculty have implemented technology like BrainPOP as powerful educational tools.
Batavia City School District is one of just three districts NSBA showcased this year as part of its
Education Technology Program. It's a big honor! We're thrilled to have supported Batavia during the site visit and encourage you to explore the
NSBA's site visit program.
Is your
district doing something noteworthy with BrainPOP? Tell us about
it!
Moby Morsels
BrainPOP News and
Happenings
Note to Northern California Educators. BrainPOP and ed1stop (Contra Costa) have renewed their special
purchasing agreement for Alameda, Contra Costa, Calaveras, Marin, San Mateo, Solano, Napa and Santa Cruz counties. Educators in those counties can
purchase BrainPOP through ed1stop at attractive rates. For more information, contact ed1stop or BrainPOP.
If you represent a consortia or buying group and want to speak to us about working together, drop us a line.
Call for Entries: FETC 2009. If you plan to attend FETC 2009 - which runs from January 21-24 in Orlando - consider applying for a
presenter's spot. FETC is now seeking educators to share successful classroom practices, creative teaching and learning solutions, research, policies
and products that show current or future promise for K-12 education. It's a great way to gain exposure for your own work, your school and your
district. The deadline for submissions is June 20; click here for details and to access the application form. Want to incorporate and showcase your work with BrainPOP? We're here to
help. Just send us an email!
Plan for Next Year and Save! It's the perfect time to think about using your
remaining end-of-year funds. Prepare for next fall and consider using those funds on a BrainPOP subscription, renewal or upgrade. From our Teacher
Appreciation discount to our Spring Combo promotion, we've got great ways for you to save. We're here to help! Get
in
touch.
Want to work with us to get your school in the news? Contact our
Director of Communications, Traci Kampel.
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