Funnelbrain, LLC works with thousands of companies, schools, and non-profits to deliver high quality leads. You may be thinking…’Funnelbrain is a social learning platform, why are they delivering leads?’ and the response is simple; educated consumers are quality consumers. And Funnelbrain can produce a lot of quality consumers. So which tool do we use? It’s [...]
Welcome to FunnelBrain’s Monthly Highlight’s A series of monthly updates specifically designed to connect you with the most highly rated learning resources on FunnelBrain. So whether you dream of a new career, a new degree or passing your AP Biology Exam, our quizzes, flashcards and study teams will help you to succeed. Further Your Career [...]
Helping parents, teachers and students understand the college entrance exam The College Board developed and administered the first SAT in 1901, the same year that brought us the first Nobel Peace Prize*. Back then, only 1,000 students were tested. Today, over 1,500,000 students take the standardized test each year, which is required for admission by [...]
Press Release September 14, 2010 FunnelBrain LLC announced the launch of a new series of quick, self-assessment quizzes for students preparing for standardized tests such as the GMAT*, GRE* or SAT*. The new quizzes are designed to allow students to quickly determine whether they have the core knowledge and skills necessary to score well on [...]
Image by davidking via Flickr I don’t think there is anyone out there that thinks using video supported tools like FunnelBrain or traditional video sites like YouTube in the classroom is a bad idea, but it’s not something we are taught or really encouraged to do. What makes this problem even worse is that many [...]
Image via Wikipedia We wrote a post about some new features at FunnelBrain.com. Today I want to take a few minutes and share some thoughts/ start a conversation about gaming in education. It’s interesting to me that people tend to be very polarized on one side or the other on this issue, because to me [...]
I have recently come across a group of orphans who are destined to perish without your help. As horrible as it sounds, these orphans have been scheduled for euthanasia because no one wants them. Okay, you are guessing already that these orphans are not humans. You are correct. However, they are not stray dogs and [...]
In my last two posts, I talked about the benefits of study teams and some of the mechanics of setting them up. Now I want to talk about how to maximize the success of your study teams by using FunnelBrain. As you’ll see, study team projects on FunnelBrain can really kindle your students’ enthusiasm. They’ll [...]
In a recent post, I discussed the benefits of study teams. In this post, I will offer a few tips on how to form study teams. Before moving on to that topic, though, I want to share one more reason students should form study teams. A long running study at Harvard University by Dr. Richard [...]
We know that students learn best when they take an active role in the learning process. This is not only common sense, it is a fundamental principle of teaching supported by ample research (see, for example, Tools for Teaching, by Barbara Gross Davis. In this post I’m going to discuss one of the best techniques [...]
