INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE

Name: Leslie Haynie

Software Title: BrainPop
URL: http://brainpop.com (can change it to exact listing of the video you are using)
Function(s) of Instructional Software (check all that apply):
Drill and Practice

Tutorial

Simulation

Instructional Game

e-books/e-references

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
Multi-user 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: Very engaging, multiple content areas are addressed, easy to navigate,
colorful and fun characters
Suggestions for Improvement: More of the same stuff, more languages, and multi-user
Standards Addressed: See https://www.georgiastandards.org/Pages/Default.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): 1st Grade Social Studies
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 Harriet
Tubman and the Underground Railroad using the video from BrainPop.
students share what they learned from the video make a list each student has to share 1 fact
students pick one of the ideas they like about Harriet & class will create a podcast put on
classroom blog to share with others extension: students (as individuals or groups) will pick
another famous person to research about and create a podcast (taking the skills that I modeled)
- how to set up the activity what the students will be doing can you extend it out to a higher
level
* 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.