Launched in 2006, BrainPOP Jr. Movie of the Week is a trusted and secure online environment where learners can have further exploration of what they have learned at school or study other age-appropriate subjects they're curious about. BrainPOP Jr. has created high-quality animated videos with quiz testing features of varying levels which engage children in improving themselves in many areas.
Every week, BrainPOP Jr. Movie of the Week offers a new video which makes young kids explore a topic in science, math, health or arts and more. It is adaptive on most platforms, such as Android, iPad/iPhone, and Windows phone. Come and download it for fun.
Key Features
✎ Interesting Topics
Teachers can use this application to introduce some new topics.For example, teachers can choose a certain time every week to show what will be offered to the class that week and then let the students discuss and explore further. Teachers can make expanding on the topics chosen in the class activities or games to lead the students for deeper learning.
✎ High-quality Videos
This app provides a variety of high-quality videos which are also appealing to kids, covering many aspects including nice graphics and animations. The videos which are very appropriate for young kids to learn will explain things slowly and carefully at an easy level. Every one week, kids can watch a video on different subjects or aspects.
Skills
1. Tech Skills
2. Critical Thinking
3. Communication & Collaboration
Pros
A variety of high-quality videos and interesting topics included makes this app kid friendly.
Cons
As is known to all that the videos can be very formulaic. There fore it will be passive if kids learn things through wating videos.
Bottom Line
For kid's deeper and more active learning, videos had better be enhanced with more interactive elements. Or children will be addicted to watching not thinking.
