Setting up a class in BrainPOP

Teacher Setup

Follow the instructions below to set up a class and invite your students to join. This way you'll be able to ask the students to send your the results of their quizzes and track their results.

First as teacher you will need to create a class:

  1. Click Dashboard on the main menu
  2. Add New Class
  3. Now you will be given a class code that you students will use to join eg, brick3409
  4. Click on Dashboard to view students and set/manage Assignments

On laptops, ask students to access BrainPOP via the Google Grid

Laptops

  1. Open Gmail
  2. Use the Google Grid/Array to find BrainPop
  3. Click the icon (Teachers need to create a class/and class code here)
  4. It will automatically log the student in (student ID in the top right hand corner) Do not use pupil/secret
  5. Next to their code it says 'Enter Code'
  6. Students enter the class code that their teacher decided during their own BrainPop account set up.
  7. Students are now linked with their teachers account (in a very similar way to Khan Academy)

If students aren't automatically logged into BrainPop then click 'Login' and then 'Don't have an account', then 'Enter code' and type in their teacher code there.

iPads

  1. Open Chrome App
  2. Search for 'brainpop' or 'brainpop jr' (Jr is for G2/3 and below)
  3. Students need to Log in using their Google Account, they should not use pupil/secret
  4. Now they click on the menu where is says 'Enter Code'
  5. If asked to make a new account, make a new account.
  6. Students enter the class code that their teacher was given during their own BrainPop class account set up.
  7. Students are now linked with their teachers account (in a very similar way to Khan Academy)

If students aren't automatically logged into BrainPop then click 'Login' and then 'Don't have an account', then 'Enter code' and type in their teacher code there.