FunBrain.com
Encyclopedia
FunBrain.com is an education
al browser game
website for children and adults. The website was founded in May 1992 and is owned by Family Education Network, a division of Pearson Education
. The current publisher is Jess Brallier
. The company said the site has 65,000 teachers registered, 35 million visits per month, and 60,000 page visits per day, and provides mathematics and kid style games.
A popular feature of FunBrain.com is the continuous story Diary of a Wimpy Kid
, which was published as a novel in April 2007.
On January 31, 2007, the site had an Alexa
rating of 3,723. As of April 4, 2009, the site had an Alexa rating of 2,259.
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
al browser game
Browser game
A browser game is a computer game that is played over the Internet using a web browser. Browser games can be created and run using standard web technologies or browser plug-ins. Browser games include all video game genres and can be single-player or multiplayer...
website for children and adults. The website was founded in May 1992 and is owned by Family Education Network, a division of Pearson Education
Pearson Education
Pearson Education is an international educational publishing and technology company providing textbooks and other educational material, such as multimedia learning tools...
. The current publisher is Jess Brallier
Jess Brallier
Jess M. Brallier is a publisher, author, and web publisher. Brallier has authored or co-authored 31 books, including Lawyers and Other Reptiles. He is currently Publisher and General Manager of Family Education Network , an online publisher for: parents, teachers, and reference readers.-...
. The company said the site has 65,000 teachers registered, 35 million visits per month, and 60,000 page visits per day, and provides mathematics and kid style games.
A popular feature of FunBrain.com is the continuous story Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a series of fiction books written by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney. The books are the journals of the main character, whose name is Greg Heffley. Befitting a child's diary, they are filled with hand written notes and simple drawings of his daily adventures...
, which was published as a novel in April 2007.
On January 31, 2007, the site had an Alexa
Alexa Internet
Alexa Internet, Inc. is a California-based subsidiary company of Amazon.com that is known for its toolbar and Web site. Once installed, the toolbar collects data on browsing behavior which is transmitted to the Web site where it is stored and analyzed and is the basis for the company's Web traffic...
rating of 3,723. As of April 4, 2009, the site had an Alexa rating of 2,259.