writing practice. There are also games and quizzes to review ideas from the videos. Internet-based websites have been shown to be useful tools to supplement in-class instruction for English language learners. Education Week recommends BrainPop ELL, writing that it "helps build background knowledge and concrete visual examples." GameUp In 2011, BrainPop launched its educational games site, GameUp, which contains a collection of free online games from third-party game publishers and BrainPop's designers that help teach a variety of subjects and coordinate with the BrainPop, BrainPop Jr. and BrainPop ELL curricula. BrainPop partners with developer organizations and community developers to continually expand and improve the site's content and align the games with academic standards. More than 100 games were featured on the site by 2014 based on the Common Core State Standards Initiative. GameUp aims to help teachers use educational games in the classroom to engage and motivate students. It is supported by BrainPop Educators. New Media Consortium wrote: "GameUp features top online educational gaming titles as well as support and supplementary materials to educators. GameUp titles come from an impressive collection of organizations such as Nobelprize.org, iCivics, JASON Project, Mangahigh, and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, to name a few." Edutopia, Education Week and The Wall Street Journal are among other sources that recommend GameUp. BrainPop "curates their games very carefully and considers a wide range of factors, from a game's curricular value to the length of experience appropriate for classroom use, and thoughtfully pairs games with supplemental lessons and materials that allow teachers to quickly and easily integrate the games into their classrooms." See also Educational animation References External links Official website BrainPop Israel official site Video of a teacher using BrainPop, from Education Week (2013) American educational websites Education companies established in 1999 1999 establishments in New York (state) Companies based in New York City American children's websites