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activity pages, etc. understanding the content. Many students are visual learners and therefore these videos provide a great tool to ensure that lessons are taught in a variety of ways, to meet various students' preferred learning styles. The quizzes that are provided are a great way to test the students' understanding right away, motivating them to pay close attention throughout each video. This, along with the games, will help to reinforce what the students are learning in a way that directly relates to the curriculum just learned.
 * Description:** BrainPOP creates animated, curriculum-based content that supports educators and engages students in a variety of subject areas. All content is aligned and searchable by state standards and includes movies, quizzes, experiments, timelines,
 * Overview:** BrainPOP can be utilized for a number of subjects, but for this exercise let's do an in-depth exploration of social studies. In the social studies category, a student can learn about World History, US History, US Government & Law, Geography, Culture, Historical Figures, Economics, etc. Within each of these topics there are a variety of videos that describe important subtopics supporting a student’s learning. For example, in the US History section, there are videos about slavery, The New Deal, Pocahantus, Gold Rush, World Wars, Vietnam, etc. Videos can be watched individually, or as a whole class on an interactive white board and end with a quiz to review what was just learned. On the main page there is a button for related activities including short response questions, graphic organizers and vocabulary pages, along with an FYI page that contains interesting content on the topic.
 * Classroom Use:** This site is one of the most popular educational sites to date as it engages students with creative animations. For those students that have a harder time with reading comprehension, BrainPOP provides visual learners with an equal opportunity in

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