INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE

Choose one Instructional Software title. Complete all fields in the following template to describe the software and how you would use this
product in your future classroom to help elementary students achieve required learning standards.
Note: This template uses the forms feature in MS Word. Select the highlighted text boxes and type over the sample text. Simply click on the
boxes to check them.
Name: (Your Name Here)
Software Title: (Insert Title, Example: USA Test Prep, Khan Academy Tutorial on Exponents)
URL: (Insert URL if web-based. If not web-based, leave blank.)
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: (Examples: Great graphics, fast paced, motivates students with rewards, etc.)
Suggestions for Improvement: (Examples: Has some errors in content that need to be corrected; Would be nice if
there were reporting features; App is free but has add-in costs that would be annoying to students)
Standards Addressed: See https://www.georgiastandards.org/Pages/Default.aspx
(Be specific. See Common Core Standards or Georgia Performance Standards and paste them in here. Example:
MCCK.CC.1 Count to 100 by ones and by tens.)
Grade Level/Content Area(s):
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: (Examples: equipment needed, instructional model*, what
students/teachers will do, how activity will be introduced/concluded, how student learning will be assessed, how
assessment data will be used to inform/differentiate instruction. 1-2 paragraphs).
* 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.
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