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 students achieve required
learning standards.
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Name: Sara Boyer
Software Title: Brainpop
URL:
https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/frenchandindianwar/
Function(s) of Instructional Software (check all that apply):
Drill and Practice
Tutorial
Simulation
Instructional Game
ebooks/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
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: Great graphics, videos, simulations, and quizzes for
review.
Suggestions for Improvement: Some improvements I would suggest is to allow
the teachers to give access to Brainpop to their students anytime, if they want to. I
would also like a few more games in order to help students study and become more
engaged.
Standards Addressed: See https://www.georgiastandards.org/Pages/Default.aspx
SS4H4 The student will explain the causes, events, and results of the American
Revolution. a. Trace the events that shaped the revolutionary movement in
America, including the French and Indian War, British Imperial Policy that led to the
1765 Stamp Act, the slogan no taxation without representation, the activities of
the Sons of Liberty, and the Boston Tea Party.
Grade Level/Content Area(s): Fourth Grade
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 equipment needed in the classroom in order to use Brainpop effectively would
be a computer and projection screen for the teacher to use. We would also need to
have individual laptops or Ipads for the students, or they could bring their own
technology. I would introduce this activity by giving the students a background on
what is expected of them, along with some information about the French and Indian
War. The students would watch the video as a class on the projection screen. Then,
they would be allowed to take the quiz on their own devices and do one of the print
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off activities from Brainpop.
I will assess my students by viewing their scores and then taking the quiz as a
class, so that students who may not have done well can see what the correct
answers are. I will then differentiate instruction based on their quiz scores and their
answers to the print off activity. This will help me to see if the instructional software
was efficient for my students, or if I should try a different type of instructional
software.
* 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.