![]() I found others that were actually RELAXATION videos – wondrous, calming clips that even had me feeling all zen. I found a few that were even academic, like skip counting and number practice. GoNoodle calls these ‘brain breaks’.Įach of the options above, and there are plenty on the free version, shows the name and length of a video. In my district, we even get evaluated on this (allow opportunities for movement) in our teacher observations. Short bursts of activity are supposed to get those brain juices flowing, wake up endorphins, pump adreneline, and help people focus better. This has to do with that neuro-science stuff about how movement can enhance learning. Here is some of the utterly absurd goofiness you’ll see when you click View All: I decided to go for broke and click on the “View All” button. Once I got to the main screen of offered categories. Okay, so the critters make sense now…and you can read more about how to use them by clicking here: Champs I didn’t originally understand the significance of a ‘champ, so this time, I looked at the FAQ’s on the website and it explained that…. Okay, so I already had signed up for the free account and chosen a requisite class critter mascot, which GoNoodle calls a champ. Teachers tweet that their students absolutely love it, and GoNoodle has been a saving grace for the dreaded indoor recess. ![]() Teachers on twitter are still talking about how great GoNoodle is. Like I said, I didn’t get it – at all.įast forward two weeks. I saw a ridiculous claymation character doing some sort of sound production (song?) called Flex. There was some of that Kids Bop stuff I’ve seen, but then there was an animated turkey with maracas…and a singing cartoon brain…and two guys doing talky-singsongy thing about how they love to make weird noises. I want to say ‘music videos’, but I’m not even sure if I can call most of it music. It is just a collection of very short videos. It seemed silly, and parts of it are downright goofy. This thing is quite popular in the edu Twittersphere. Recently, I’ve seen tweets from a LOT of educators that are singing the praises of this GoNoodle thing. ![]() Twitter introduced me to a website called GoNoodle.
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