Brain Pop

Name of website: Brain Pop

Website Address: http://www.brainpop.com/

Copyright date and/or last update:  © 1999-2010 BrainPOP. All rights reserved.

Author/organization credentials:   Founded in 1999, this site is creates animated, curriculum-based content that engages students, supports educators, and bolsters achievement. This site helps students with new topics of subject material and other school related issues. It can help students review for test.

Web site design and ease of navigation: I like this site because it has fun, colorful squares as the navigational keys. It has big words and you can find what you are looking for with ease. It has categories of all subjects not just Science. Once you click on the topic you, as it will go into depth about that one subject material. After you have chosen a specific topic, then it will have definitions of that word, information, and a clip for visual aid. I like this the most because it can let the visual learners see what is going on in the subject they are learning.

Response and Recommendation of use:  This site is probably my favorite for a classroom of any age or grade. It will help the different learning styles in the classroom come together as one. It has so many subjects to learn from all teachers can use this site for information other than the textbook. With subjects such as science and math, it is hard for students sometimes to see and understand the material the teacher is lecturing on. If this site can help the students study or learn, new material the teacher will be a head in the learning and teaching. The only thing that is upsetting about this site is that you have to subscribe to the site to get full access for the information. I would try to get the school administrators to get this site on the schools list of websites to have access to. This will only improve a technology-based environment for the school and the students.