Instructional Software

Name: Kayla Bowe

Software Title: BrainPop
URL: http://brainpop.com
Function(s) of Instructional Software (check all that apply):
Drill and Practice
Tutorial
Simulation
Instructional Game
Problem Solving
Features of the Software (check all that apply):
Assessment Monitoring/Reporting (Keeps track of student data and/or generates reports for the teacher)
Allows
teacher to create customized lessons for students
Multi-user or collaborative functions with others in class
Multiuser or collaborative functions with others beyond local class
Accessible to students beyond the school day
Accessible via mobile devices
Multiple languages
Safety, security, and/or privacy features
Strengths of the Software: Engaging, kid-friendly, cover many content areas, lesson plans for teacher, vocabulary
word wall, multiple grade levels (K-5), ESL Version
Suggestions for Improvement: Continue adding movies, more structured assessment.
Standards Addressed. See https://www.georgiastandards.org/standards/Pages/BrowseStandards/GPS_by_Grade_Level_K-8.aspx
SS1H1 The student will read about and describe the life of historical figures in American history.
a. Identify the contributions made by these figures: Benjamin Franklin (inventor/author/ statesman),Thomas
Jefferson (Declaration of Independence), Meriwether Lewis and William Clark with Sacagawea (exploration),
Harriet Tubman (Underground Railroad), Theodore Roosevelt (National Parks and the environment), George
Washington Carver (science).
Grade Level/Content Area(s): First Grade/Social Studies Famous Americans
Blooms Level of Critical Thinking Required (check all that apply). See http://epltt.coe.uga.edu/index.php?
title=Bloom%27s_Taxonomy

Remembering
Understanding
Applying
Analyzing
Evaluating
Creating
Description of how to implement in the class:
The teacher will introduce the study of famous Americans using the video about Harriet Tubman from BrainPop.com.
The students will be asked to remember one interesting fact about Harriet Tubman. After reviewing the video the
teacher will list the facts provided by the students. Then the teacher will assign groups and the students will go to the
listening stations to view the video again. Groups are asked to identify one more interesting fact. The new facts will be
added to the list. Students will be assigned one fact for the podcast. Using Audacity the teacher will support students
as they record their fact. The podcast will be uploaded to the classroom website for others to enjoy.
Students will select one of the other famous people to complete a podcast of their own. Students who select the same
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famous person will work collaboratively to create the podcast. All podcast will be uploaded to the classroom website.
* Examples of common instructional models include whole group, teacher-led, student self-paced, small group, or
individual learning activities. Use as many of these descriptors or other descriptors as apply.