节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-01-04
难易度:High
关键字:reap, foster, accessible, embrace, pediatrician, app
Hi, and welcome back.
Today we've been talking about this really great educational website called
BrainPOP - to give your brain a little pop with information.
And it has over 500 different topics that you can learn new things about.
Well, let's continue on with our second reading for today and learn some more
about this really great site.
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BrainPOP.
BrainPOP can be used in the classroom or at home through the Internet, and it is
now accessible everywhere through its apps for mobile devices.
BrainPOP also provides resources for different groups:
BrainPOP Jr. for younger students, BrainPOP Espanol for Spanish speakers and
BrainPOP ESL for those learning English.
Almost 20 percent of American schools have embraced BrainPOP, and its popularity
is growing worldwide.
Its website, apps and products have won multiple awards from magazines, websites
and other organizations.
Well, as we see, BrainPOP can be used in the classroom or at home through the
Internet,
and it is now accessible everywhere through its apps for mobile devices.
We see that Word Bank word "accessible" right there.
If something is accessible, that means you can get it easily.
Well, Nathanael, how else can we use this word "accessible"?
I think of books that are written for children but that adults also enjoy, and
we could call those children's books accessible for adults also.
All right. So that's a kind of different meaning or way to use this word
"accessible." You can use that word in different ways.
How else can you use the word "accessible," Carolyn?
Well, usually I think of something being handicap accessible, which means
someone who is in a wheelchair can easily use, say, an elevator.
OK, so handicap accessible, something that is accessible or easily used for
people who are handicap.
I also think of maybe a room and the front door is not accessible, but you can
get in through the back door.
It is accessible through the back door.
There are different ways you can use this word accessible.
So these things are accessible everywhere through its apps for mobile devices.
When I think of an app, I think of Angry Birds, or a fun game like that that I
can play on my iPod.
What kinds of things do you guys think of?
Well, my... probably my most useful app is my Chinese dictionary app.
Mmhm. That sounds pretty useful.
What other kinds of apps are there?
I think of Google maps.
They can show you where you're going or where you can go in your nearby area.
OK. So there's lots of different kinds of apps.
I'm sure if you have a smartphone, there's plenty of apps on it.
Well, continuing on.
BrainPOP also provides resources for different groups:
BrainPOP Jr. for younger students, BrainPOP Espanol for Spanish speakers and
BrainPOP ESL for those who are learning English.
Carolyn, do you know anything about BrainPOP ESL or BrainPOP Espanol?
Well, I don't know much about BrainPOP Espanol, but ESL, I did check out that
site.
And it's very fun.
Really?
Yeah. I did the Level Two English.
So not too hard, not too easy, but you can play a lot of really fun games and
help Moby achieve different goals.
Interesting.
You can help this nice, friendly robot to achieve some of his goals.
Well, you can check out many different things at BrainPOP.
It is useful for many different kinds of uh, learners, different language
learners as well, as you can see.
Also, almost 20 percent of American schools have embraced BrainPOP.
Wait a minute.
Almost 20 percent.
That is a pretty big amount of schools that has really embraced BrainPOP.
And we see that this key word "embrace" is something that schools are doing.
When you embrace something, that means you... you hold onto it, you like it a
lot and you are allowing it to change you.
How else can you use that word "embrace," Nathanael?
Well, you could even say that two people embraced.
It just means that they gave each other a hug.
OK. So two people embrace.
Um, I think of like maybe embracing change, embracing something that's not easy
to embrace.
Often change is not easy to embrace, but we need to learn how to embrace things
like change.
Or... or maybe to embrace our own weaknesses.
Right? What else can you embrace?
Well, I think of embracing yourself.
So accepting yourself for who you are and understanding that you are you.
OK. You are you, so embrace yourself.
So of course, you can embrace positive things and negative things.
They can also be good in some ways.
Now we can embrace BrainPOP like many schools are doing.
And its popularity is growing worldwide.
So how is its popularity growing worldwide, Carolyn?
Well, it sounds like people are using it all over the world, so it's not just in
one area.
That's right. So lots of different learners, lots of different people from
different cultures are embracing and learning from BrainPOP.
Its website, apps and products have won multiple awards from magazines, websites
and other organizations.
Well, it sounds like BrainPOP is pretty successful.
I think Michelle has something else she wants to share with us right now.
Let's go to the Language Lab.
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And back to you, teachers.
Well, we found out a lot about BrainPOP today.
Pediatrician Avraham Kadar has created a great website, and it's a great tool
for many people around the world.
And it's very educational as an award-winning tool, many people have used it.
And it makes me think, it makes me wonder, what other things in technology, what
other technological advances have been used to educate ourselves?
Carolyn, what other things have you used to educate yourself?
Well, when I travel in the morning going to work, I really like to listen to
educational podcasts on my MP3 player.
OK. So what kinds of things do you listen to on your podcasts?
Well, right now my favorite podcast is Stuff You Should Know.
And they cover a very large amount of topics.
Interesting.
Well, what about you, Nathanael?
How do you use technology to educate yourself?
You know, I've been reading books on my Kindle.
And on the Kindle, you can see the meaning of any word in the book on the very
same screen.
So I always try to find out what every word means that I don't understand yet.
Well, there are so many different forms of technology.
I personally like to watch YouTube videos to learn new dance moves... sometimes.
Well, we've learned a lot about BrainPOP today.
And we have more to learn tomorrow, so we will see you then.