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District technology coordinator highlights BrainPOP, Nearpod and tools to boost classroom engagement
Summary
The district’s technology coordinator summarized usage and teacher feedback for licensed instructional platforms, including k–8 BrainPOP, Nearpod, Book Creator and Read&Write, and described pilots with Discovery Education and partners.
Sarah Jolley, the district’s technology coordinator and digital coach, presented usage data and teacher feedback on several instructional technology subscriptions the district provides.
Jolley described BrainPOP (BrainPOP, BrainPOP Junior, BrainPOP ELL and Spanish-language resources) as a k–8 subscription the district purchased and said BrainPOP staff visited Elko classrooms and are producing an article and video about local teachers’ uses. Jolley presented anecdotal teacher feedback she collected through surveys: "I really like BrainPOP because I can use it in all the subjects," and "BrainPOP is an…
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