Briefly describe the website or tool and how it connects to the topic (TLC) in our course.
Discuss each of these criteria: ease of use, versatility, and overall likelihood of using it in your classroom or professional situation.
Brain Pop is an incredibly easy website to navigate. That is one of the reasons why I like it so much! I feel comfortable will the ease of use that I am not overwhelmed or confused. This web tool is also one that I would have no issues with providing the students and their families with my login to access it on their own time. None of my personal information would be revealed and my families would receive a wonderful resource. Brain Pop is also student friendly and safe so if the students wanted to do their own exploring and research they could. I will very much use this resource in my future classroom! It will be a fun way to introduce new topics and to review the content with the students.
Ps: I tried to hyperlink the URL for Brain Pop but if it doesn't work here this the link! https://www.brainpop.com/
Cathryn,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, I have not heard of this tool before and can see why you chose it. I particularly love the gamification style that it brings to assessment. Question - How effective does the tool seem to be a gathering and storing assessment data? Is there a way that you can look back and see student progress?
Hi Joe,
DeleteThat is a great question, from what I explored in Brainpop, there isn't a function to gather and store data. Which is a bummer now that you brought it up! I do think I would mainly use this tool for the fun interactiveness of the videos and games but not necessarily as an assessment tool.
Hi Cathryn,
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a great tool for young learners! It's nice that there are a variety of subjects included so you don't need to find different apps for each subject. You mentioned that you would be fine giving your login info to students and their families. Is there a way for them to create their own login and still access the activities that you want them to do?
Hi Jess,
DeleteYes, there is a way for the students and their parents to create their own accounts! I am not sure if I am able to link my account to theirs though. Like if I assigned an assignment I am not sure if they used their account, they would be able to find my assignment. However, that is definetely something to look into!
Great blog on Brain Pop. This seems like a really great resource for students and teachers to use in the k-8 realm. Based off the design of it, it looks very easy to use and is kid friendly! Question for you: Can students go on anytime to try out different math/science games without having a teacher using the tool?
ReplyDeleteHi Jacob,
DeleteThats a great question! From what I got through my exploration is that students can go on anytime. I would probably have to set them up with an account, but as long as they have the username and password, they can go on whenever!
Hi Cathryn! Thank you for sharing this resource, I will definitely look into using it in my own future classroom. Is there a way for you to create your own things? Such as videos and quizzes? Or do you pick from what is available?
ReplyDeleteHi Alyse,
DeleteI don't believe there is a way to create your own videos or quizzes. I think you are only able to to select what they have!
Cathryn,
ReplyDeleteI have heard of Brainpop but was not familiar with what it was, so thank you for choosing this one. I like that there are so many subjects to choose from - it looks very versatile. Do you think that it would be appropriate to use it for an entry task?