I’m writing this brief post to let you guys know about a website called Teachingwithcontests.com. It is… exactly what it sounds like.
The site will post student contests that you can get involved in… such as ours. :]
November 10, 2009
Video of Last Week’s Winners & This Week’s Theme
Here is the video version of our announcement for last week’s winners and this week’s theme (in case you’re not in the mood to read this). Enjoy!
November 9, 2009
Extra iTunes for Your Funniest Photos
Like I mentioned yesterday, the theme for this week’s Brainypics contest will be: Your Funniest Photos. But what I forgot to say is that we’ve got extra iTunes songs to give out!!! 
Instead of picking 5 winners this week, we will have 10. Awesome, right?
This works out pretty well cause we are getting more and more Brainypics and many more deserving winners than we’ve been able to award.
That’s all, y’all. Good luck!
November 8, 2009
“Imaginary Conversation” Winners
Good job, everybody! You created over 540 Brainypics last week, which beat the previous record by about 100 pics. Wow. And we were quite impressed by those of you up for the challenge of imagining fake conversations. Clearly, you guys are as crazy as we are, if not moreso. Hahaha.
Here are 5 words to help you on the SAT & ACT courtesy of our very deserving winners. Enjoy!
Assess (v) - To determine the value of
Excavate (v) - To remove by digging or scooping out
November 8, 2009
Week 6 Submissions Closed… But Week 7 Open
Hopefully, you got all the Imaginary Conversations going on in that crazy little head of yours done in time 
But if not, don’t worry! We’ll start accepting your submissions for this week’s contest RIGHT NOW. W00t!
The theme for this week will be: Your Photos.
Thus far, we’ve accepted images from everywhere so long as you document the source. But this week, you are the source! We want photos that you’ve taken of anything: your uncle sweating it up at your cousin’s 16th birthday party, a mobile pic of your teacher stuffing her face with a hamburger, you posing in front of a statue with your fingers up its nose… ANYTHING. Just show us what’s yours and of course, have fun with it.
P.S. – We’ll announce last week’s winners later this afternoon, so stay tuned.
November 2, 2009
Video of Halloween Winners
In case you guys didn’t know, I make vocabulary videos using the winning Brainypics from the previous week as a lesson plan for Youtubers, etc. Nothing new in these videos that you couldn’t have read about in yesterday’s posts, but maybe you just miss seeing my handsome face? 
November 1, 2009
Week 6 Brainypics Contest: Imaginary Conversations
Say what?
For week 6, we are asking for Brainypics where your sentence is what somebody is saying in an imaginary conversation that is happening in the picture. Just as you get to pick the word, picture and sentence, you get to come up with the conversation, too. The sillier, the better, of course. :]
A little confused? Here are some examples I came up with to help you in your quest for iTunes and those dolla dolla billz.
The youngster screamed at his pencil VEHEMENTLY, "Write! Write like you've never written before!!!"
VEHEMENTLY – (adv) marked by intense force or emotion
More examples after the jump…
November 1, 2009
Your Big, Bad, Biggity Boo Halloween Winners
Isn’t the title of this blog post AWESOME?… Oh, shut it. ;]
Thanks to everyone who created, voted for & commented on Brainypics last week. We received over 450 new flashcards! You guys must really love your vocabulary (or iTunes).
Here are 5 words you should know for the SAT and ACT courtesy of last week’s winners:
Who would have though that jack-o-lanterns would behave in such a LEWD way?
LEWD – (adj) Obscene or indecent; characterized by lust or lasciviousness
October 26, 2009
Week 5 Brainypics Theme: Halloween
I ABHOR Halloween so much that it makes me barf.
We definitely do not share the sentiment in this classic Brainypic. In fact, we want to celebrate this super fun holiday. We’re looking for Brainypics with tricks, treats, great costumes (not so great costumes), pumpkin carving, candy gobbling & more.
We’ll pick the 5 best Brainypics submitted between Monday and Sunday at noon to compete for our cash prize. Even if you aren’t picked, remember that you can earn an iTunes song for every 5 Brainypics you create. Good luck!
October 25, 2009
Week 4 Brainypics Winners
Last week was a great turn out for Week 4 of our Brainypics contest. We received over 200 new flashcards! And many of you went flat-out bonkers with the TV theme. Well done and thank you.
Picking the winners was tougher than it’d ever been before. Here they are, helping you learn 5 vocab words to help you prep for the SAT & ACT.
The MENDACIOUS story of balloon boy scared a lot of people...until they found out it was all a publicity stunt.
MENDACIOUS – (adj) Lying; false
