delaney Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 It looks like a very interesting site but is it worth it in the long run? Any diehard users here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plain jane Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 We use it a lot. I've had issues with both my health and one of my kids, who suffers from a chronic illness. Sometimes, BrainPop is the only "school" we get to in a day while running from doctors offices and being sick in bed. Of course, the kids are always reading so they are learning that way but these videos change things up a bit. I used to try to get videos from the library but as life got busier and more hectic, or health was failing around here, it got harder and harder to get to the library and my fines were getting out of hand. Just last week, I rang up $15 (now up to $20 :glare:) in fines for videos I had wanted the kids to watch. :banghead: I like that BrainPop is always available, they don't charge me late fees or fines for not picking up videos in time :glare:. They cover a wide range of topics that appeal to all my kids, and my kiddos have learned quite a bit. I also like the little printed quiz feature and use that quite a bit. Overall, for *us* the money has been well worth it and I won't hesitate to renew our subscription. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie in CA Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I would not pay for it. We do use them at times because we have access to them through our charter school. They are informative and fun but not really worth any money, imho. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyinMD Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 We had it for a year and barely used it. I know some people love it though. My kids loved the week free trial so I decided to pay for the whole year and a couple weeks after I paid for it they kind of lost interest in it. We still used it some but I don't feel like it was worth the cost. My kids didn't like Time4Learning either and for the most part we don't use many computer based programs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 You can get a free iphone/ipod app that gives you a new video daily and see if you like/use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delaney Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 You can get a free iphone/ipod app that gives you a new video daily and see if you like/use it. usable on the ipod touch? DS is getting one for Christmas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Yes, but you'll have to have Wi-fi enabled, because it pulls most of the content from online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 We use Brainpop daily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cschnee Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 We also love Brainpop and use it frequently (just today in fact!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 We use brainpop a few times a week. For us, worth the money... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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