ClassBrain and Education

ClassBrain has established itself with teachers and school districts across the country and around the world as a well-respected resource for educators.

The following information will give you a brief example of how ClassBrain is viewed in the field of education.

GEM Collection holder

GEM (Gateway to Education Materials)
GEM has accepted ClassBrain as a collection holder. This special database was created by the Department of Education to supply "one-stop" access to collections of Internet-based educational materials available on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites. This allows teachers to search and locate our materials (as one example: the ClassBrain State Report Section) directly through the main database. This database is recommended to instructors by state and district education departments.

CyberSurfari -Primary Sponsor

ClassBrain is a primary sponsor of CyberSurfari, a world famous Internet treasure hunt designed to help students learn to use the Web safely and effectively. Students visit more than 100 handpicked destinations throughout the Internet on their quest for information.

Teachers around the world bring their classes online for these competitions. Clues are hidden across the ClassBrain website (in locations of our choosing) during three different games throughout the year. Students then scour various websites, especially those of the primary sponsors like ClassBrain, to locate clues and find answers. Placement of the clues allows us to highlight specific areas, or pages, of our site during each of the games.

ClassBrain Veteran’s Memories Project- Library of Congress

ClassBrain has signed on as a partner of the Library of Congress Veteran’s History Project. This partnership allows us to be an official collection agency for stories and historical materials of US Veterans.

Oral history projects are a popular assignment in schools from middle school through college. By correlating oral history projects and movies about soldiers and veterans, students can see the link between gathering information and the preservation of the stories of our country’s history. The affiliation with of the Library of Congress gives the teachers added comfort with the resources.

Association of Educational Publishing – Member

The AEP is a national nonprofit professional organization for educational publishers, fostering excellence in educational publishing and respected by teachers nationwide.

ClassBrain is identified as a top site by search engines and educators.

One of the top-ranked sites for homework help by the Google Directory
http://directory.google.com/Top/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Homework_Help/

One of the top-ranked sites for Preschool by the Google Directory
http://directory.google.com/Top/Kids_and_Teens/Pre-School/

One of the top-ranked sites for Kids/School Time/North America by the Google Directory
http://directory.google.com/Top/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/
Social_Studies/World_Cultures/North_America/United_States/

ClassBrain and it’s individual sections are well indexed on the following sites: MSN, Ask Jeeves, Teoma, Lycos/All the web, AOL, Overture, Fast, and others.

ClassBrain is recommended by state and federal education departments, school districts, and individual public and private schools.

Reviews by top educators (just a few examples)

The Internet Scout Report by the University of Wisconsin:
The Scout Report is one of the Internet’s longest-running weekly publications run by the University of Wisconsin. They offer researchers, educators, and anyone else with an interest in high-quality online material, a selection of new and newly discovered online resources. Read what they said about ClassBrain:

ClassBrain: State Reports
http://classbrain.com/cb_sr/cb_srhm.htm
This amazingly impressive site by ClassBrain, Inc. provides valuable educational resources for students, parents, and teachers. The site is equipped with various learning activities and games for students ranging from grade levels Pre-K to 12. In addition, this site contains information on world countries and US states. Both the country and state reports are arranged in alphabetical order and provide data on history, statistics, maps, geographical information, government, economy, and much more. This site is a breath of fresh air for those parents and teachers discouraged by the plethora of untactful Internet sites currently accessible to children. [MG]

The South Central RTEC
(Regional Technology in Education Consortium)
(6) Classbrain.com
* Description: Very comprehensive and very fun! From foreign languages to math to language arts and social studies, these interactive games, quizzes, puzzles and challenges are geared to pre-K through middle school students. The site also contains lots of downloadable teacher and student materials.
* Source: Classbrain.com
* Web site: http://classbrain.com/

Blue Web'n – Pacific Bell
The State Report Section of ClassBrain
http://www.statereports.com
Although it is the ideal for students to consult many resources for state reports, teachers really need to be aware of what's on the web. ClassBrain has assembled state report resources for all those students (and parents) doing reports on U.S. states. Templates, clipart and other resources are available here. The websites gathered for each state include the official state websites, so this will be a place to start for many students. (added 2/6/02, reviewed 2/6/02)

The Appalachian Technology in Education Consortium
ClassBrain: This amazingly impressive site by ClassBrain, Inc. provides valuable educational resources for students, parents, and teachers. The site is equipped with various learning activities and games for students ranging from grade levels Pre-K to 12.


Instructional Media and Technology Services at Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit
Hot spots on the Internet:
The State Report Section of ClassBrain
http://www.statereports.com
Although it is the ideal for students to consult many resources for state reports, teachers really need to be aware of what's on the web. ClassBrain has assembled state report resources for all those students (and parents) doing reports on U.S. states. Templates, clipart and other resources are available here. The Web sites gathered for each state include the official state Web sites, so this will be a place to start for many students.

San Bernardino Public Library
ClassBrain.com: State Reports A lot of the information elementary school students need for state reports is right here. Click on any state for links to maps, statistics, history, and tons of details about state symbols. There are also worksheets and ready-made pages to fill in (templates) for creating the report and the bibliography. Subjects: Report writing... Created by: dfs