BrainPOP Jr. Movie of the Week

Features

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.