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Brainpop Jr. is an educational website for young children. Listen to the podcast below and learn all about why this is such a valuable tool.

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 * Name of Site:** BrainpopJr. (www.brainpopjr.com)


 * Curriculum Area / Content Covered / Skills Targeted** - Science, Health, Math, Writing, Reading, Social Studies

Teaching strategy is matched to student needs/ levels: **Yes** Content: Readability and learning difficulty are at an appropriate level for target students: **Yes** High degree of interactivity? **Yes** Engaging for the student? **Yes**
 * Instructional Design and Pedagogical Soundness**

Visually appealing: **Yes** Easy to Navigate and Consistent: **Yes** Would you use this site for your own teaching and/or recommend it other teachers? **Yes**
 * Mechanics / Design**

On this website, students watch a short video on a specific topic. They can then play activities and games related to the video. There is a joke and a comic related to the video for enjoyment. There is a place for a writing activity and a list of suggested books for children to read related to the topic of the video. There is also a place for the students to email Annie and Moby (the characters in the videos) with their thoughts and questions.
 * Describe what the students do on this site.**

The students learn about all different concepts on this website. There are many videos targeted toward specific concepts. There is an emphasis on writing and reading because it suggests books to go with the video, gives the option for a writing prompt with each video, and encourages the kids to email Annie and Moby.
 * Describe what the students learn on this site, or what skills/ concepts are reinforced.**

The effectiveness of this website is very high. The students love watching the educational videos. The videos give the teacher or the students an opportunity to pause the video and answer the questioned just posed by Annie. Then Annie gives the answer. It’s very visual and also reaches the auditory learner. Then it lends itself nicely to the kinesthetic learner who likes to be doing something while they are learning. It also gives the students control over their own learning. It gives teachers lesson plan ideas as well as standards being met by each video.
 * Your comments about the effectiveness of this site for learning.**