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: Matthew Dawson

Software Title: Sway on George Washington
URL: https://sway.com/CPm3qqZ4fS1i3J3O?ref=Link
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: Sway is very useful for making sway’s look interesting: Whether it’s
the easy incorporation of gifs or the very easy to design backgrounds.
Suggestions for Improvement: Could use more interactive features like polls. As of now it is
essentially a fancy powerpoint that could make sway mainstream

Standards Addressed: See https://www.georgiastandards.org/Pages/Default.aspx

SSUSH4 Analyze the ideological, military, social, and diplomatic aspects of the American
Revolution. a. Investigate the intellectual sources, organization, and argument of the Declaration of
Independence including the role of Thomas Jefferson and the Committee of Five. b. Explain the
reason for and significance of the French alliance and other foreign assistance including the
diplomacy of Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. c. Analyze George Washington as a military
leader, including but not limited to the influence of Baron von Steuben, the Marquis de LaFayette,
and the significance of Valley Forge in the creation of a professional military. d. Investigate the role
of geography at the Battles of Trenton, Saratoga, and Yorktown. e. Examine the roles of women,
American Indians, and enslaved and free Blacks in supporting the war effort. f. Explain the
significance of the Treaty of Paris, 1783.
Grade Level/Content Area(s): 11th Grade APUSH/HUSH
Bloom’s 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: Teacher will present the sway like a
PowerPoint, projecting the sway from the computer onto the white board with a projector.
Teacher will then present different themes/topics to discuss like any other normal
powerpoint.

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* 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.