There are many ways to pass the time on the internet. Children and teens are the most prone to just “goofing off” and spending huge amounts of time on social networking pages such as MySpace or Facebook. So how can you turn technology and the internet into a learning tool? You cannot trust every website to be beneficial to your child’s learning ability or help him or her garner further knowledge. However, there is one website that you can add to your safe list. BrainPOP is devoted to helping children and teens advance their educational skills.

So what does the website BrainPOP have to offer students? Well the main website is geared towards children in middle school on up to the early teens. The ideal grade range would be from 4th to perhaps 7th or 8th at the most. If you have children younger than 4th grade, then you may want to opt for the companion website that caters to Kindergarten through 3rd grade. So what do you get with a membership?

Brain POP offers the categories of Science, Arts & Music, Math, English and Social Studies. It also has a section entirely devoted to Technology. But it does get better. Even though each of those categories can really help your child learn, it also has a Spotlight feature. The Spotlight varies from month to month so the topics will vary. This means that the site is constantly being updated.

But the website also offers something for educators. This can be the teacher in the traditional school setting or it can be for those that elect to home school their children. The website offers parents and teachers the opportunity to manage their lesson plans and also lets them know what their particular state standards are and how to achieve those standards.

If your child does not know English as his or her first language, then that is not a problem. Currently in a Beta version, Brain Pop also has a website for ESL. ESL stands for English as a Second Language. So students not entirely familiar with English can learn the language while having the safety of their native tongue.

You definitely need to think about what you want to use BrainPOP for prior to making a selection on the membership package. The packages vary in what they offer and who they are catered towards. You have the option of choosing a Family subscription, Virtual School subscription or a Home School subscription. There is even an option for teachers and educators to pick a District subscription that would cover all of their students. Whatever option you select you can be guaranteed that you have full support and a great product that will educate your children.

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