BGSU Classroom Technology E-Mag Summer 2017 | Page 15

With ScratchJr, young children learn important new skills as they program their own interactive stories and games.They also use math and language in a meaningful and motivating context, supporting the development of early-childhood numeracy and literacy. With ScratchJr, children don’t just learn to code, they code to learn.

Popplet is great for school and for learning in the classroom and at home. Students use Popplet to think and learn visually. By capturing facts, thoughts, and images, students learn to create relationships between them and generate new ideas.

BrainPOP Jr. app spans subjects within Science, Social Studies, Reading, Writing, Math, Health, Arts & Technology. The gentle, humorous, and relatable characters serve as guides through each topic, empowering kids to form their own ideas. BrainPOP Jr. is designed to cultivate critical thinking skills and encourage children to ask questions & make connections.