INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE

Name: Genna Rodriguez

Software Title: BrainPop
URL:
https://jr.brainpop.com/socialstudies/biographies/georgewashingtoncarver
/
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: Each video is connected to a standard, engaging,
includes lesson plans, fun quizzes and games, kids and teacher love BrainPop
Suggestions for Improvement: Add more video, the quality of the videos,
become interactive, more detailed assessments,
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: To introduce famous people to the
students, I will use the George Washington Carver BrainPop to engage my students. I
will ask the students if they know anything special about his teeth. After a short
discussion, I will challenge the students to see if our predictions are correct. The
students will watch the George Washington Garver video and I will ask the students to
remember one interesting fact about George Washington Garver.
After watching the video, the student will start telling the teacher their interesting
fact and the teacher can record them on the interactive board. If there is not enough
response (1:1) then keep going until we get a fact from each student. Each student will
pick one fact to create and illustration. After the drawing has been complete with at
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least one sentence to support the picture, the teacher will use her camera to create an
image. All images will add 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.
To extend this activity, students will select one of the other famous people to
research. Students can work by themselves or with a small group. The final project will
be posted to the classroom blog.