Getting the Most Out of BrainPOP

BrainPOP is an amazing digital resource for our KISD PK-8th grade teachers and students. But, you probably already knew that, right?

You may have shown some of the BrainPOP videos as helpful content support. (Everyone loves Moby and his robot personality, kind of reminds me of DWW lately.)

BrainPOP can be so much more for you as a teacher! We are going to explore some of these options over the next 2 posts here on Digital Learning Tips, Tricks & Tools. 

1️⃣ Did you know you have access to multiple BrainPOP products? That's right, if you would like to brush up on your French, you've got BrainPOP Francais! 

• BrainPOP offers content for upper elementary and middle schoolers 
• BrainPOP Jr. offers content that focuses on PK-3rd grade students
• BrainPOP Espanol offers content in Spanish
• BrainPOP Fraincais offers content in French
• BrainPOP ELL offers content in four main language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing to support our ELL population

2️⃣ Accessing BrainPOP in KISD is easier than ever. All teachers and students PK-8 have a BrainPOP application in the Google Apps Launcher (sometimes referred to as the waffle). Open your BrainPOP account here.

3️⃣As a Teacher, you have the ability to create a class in BrainPOP, to assign work to your students and to see their graded items (ie quizzes, responses, etc.) within the application. This can be done in one of two ways:

☝️ Using a Class Code

• Go to your BrainPOP Dashboard
• Select + New Class
• Name and Create Class
• Students will enter your class with the provided Class Code to receive and complete their assignments

✌️ Import a Google Classroom Roster

• Already using Google Classroom? A few clicks will connect your student roster to your BrainPOP class. (Note: students will always complete work in the BrainPop application- not in Google Classroom.)
• Go to your BrainPOP Dashboard
• Select + Import New Classes
• Choose the appropriate Google Classroom to connect to BrainPOP

➡️ Stay tuned next week for information on assigning BrainPOP videos and activities to your students!