Instructional Software

Lesson Idea Name: Let’s make the world a better place!

Content Area: Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 2nd

Content Standard Addressed:

SS2H1 Describe the lives and contributions of historical figures in Georgia history.
a. James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove (founding of Georgia) b. Sequoyah (development of a
Cherokee alphabet) c. Jackie Robinson (sportsmanship and civil rights) d. Martin Luther King, Jr. (civil rights) e.
Juliette Gordon Low (Girl Scouts and leadership) f. Jimmy Carter (leadership and human rights)

Technology Standard Addressed: 3- Knowledge Constructor

Selected Technology Tool: BrainPop

URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable):

https://jr.brainpop.com/socialstudies/biographies/martinlutherkingjr/

Type of Instructional Software:

☐ Drill and Practice ☒ Tutorial ☐ Simulation ☐ Instructional Game ☐ e-books/e-references

Features of this software (check all that apply):

☒ Assessment Monitoring/Reporting
☐ Allows teacher to create customized lessons for students
☐ Multi-user or collaborative functions with others in the class
☐ Multi-user or collaborative with others outside the class
☒ Accessible to students beyond the school day
☒ Accessible via mobile devices
☒ Multiple languages
☒ Safety, security and/or privacy features

Bloom’s Taxonomy Level(s):

☒ Remembering ☒ Understanding ☐ Applying ☐ Analyzing ☐ Evaluating ☐ Creating

Levels of Technology Integration (LoTi Level):

☐ Level 1: Awareness ☐ Level 2: Exploration ☐ Level 3: Infusion ☒ Level 4: Integration
☐ Level 5: Expansion ☐ Level 6: Refinement

Universal Design for Learning (UDL):

BrainPop, as a tutorial site, supports UDL in the following ways:

• Audio and Visual components of the video support auditory and visual learners.
• ELL students can access the Spanish or French version of the assigned video
• Students with learning disabilities or ELL’s can easily watch the video as many times as needed to help
support the understanding of the content being covered.

Lesson idea implementation:

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The teacher will introduce the study of historical figures in Georgia History using Martin Luthor King Jr. video
as a hook. The teacher will inform the students they will inform the students that they will be conducting a
research project where they will gather information about the contributions of Martin Luther King Jr.
Students will be challenged to remember 2 contributions presented in the video about Martin Luther King Jr.

After watching the video, the teacher will ask students to share the contributions they remembered from the
video and the teacher will create a list of them. Students will then break off into three or four groups. They
will review the video and listen for additional facts about Martin Luther King Jr. Students will then return into
a large group and share the new information found and add it to the list.

Once the list is complete, the teacher will demonstrate how to create a presentation on PowerPoint for
Martin Luther King Jr. The teacher will assign groups a contribution where they will create a slide for a short
presentation about Martin Luther King Jr. It will be presented to the class and then published on the
classroom website to be shared with others.

Reflective Practice:
To extend the lesson to a higher LoTi level, students will conduct research with another historical figure that is
listed in the standard. They will divide back into the three or four groups, chose a historical figure and do
research to create a short presentation to be shared with the class and published in the classroom website.

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