INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE

Name: Jessica Powell

Software Title: BrainPop
URL: http://brainpop.com
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: Each video is connected to a standard, it is engaging, lesson plans are
included, fun quizzes and games for the students, kids and teachers love BrainPop.
Suggestions for Improvement: Add more videos, enhance the videos, perhaps add some
interactivity, more detailed assessment.
Standards Addressed: See https://www.georgiastandards.org/Pages/Default.aspx
SS3H2 The student will discuss the lives of Americans who expanded peoples
rights and freedoms in a democracy.
A. Paul Revere (independence), Frederick Douglass (civil rights), Susan B. Anthony
(womens rights), Mary McLeod Bethune (education), Franklin D. Roosevelt
(New Deal and World War II), Eleanor Roosevelt (United Nations and human
rights), Thurgood Marshall (civil rights), Lyndon B. Johnson (Great Society and
voting rights), and Csar Chvez (workers rights).
Grade Level/Content Area(s): 3rd/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: To introduce the study of famous people, I will
use the Franklin D. Roosevelt BrainPop video to engage my students. I will start the lesson asking
students if they know anything about Franklin D. Roosevelt. After a short discussion, I will
challenge the students to see if our predictions were correct. Students will watch the Franklin D.
Roosevelt video. Students will also be asked to remember one interesting fact about Franklin D.
Roosevelt.
After watching the video, the students will share their interesting fact. The teacher will list all the
response on chart paper or interactive white board. If there are not enough responses for each
child (1 to 1 ratio), then continue until enough responses are provided. Each child will select one of
the facts to create an illustration. After the drawings have been completed with at least one
sentence to support the drawing, the teacher will use her camera to create a digital image. All
images will be added to a PowerPoint slide show, where the students will narrate their image. The
PowerPoint will be converted to a movie format and uploaded to the classroom blog.
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To extend this activity , students will select one of the other famous people to research. Students
can work independently or in small groups. Final presentations will be added to the classroom
blog.

* 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.