Kimberly Ragghianti

September 27, 2014

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Resour&es
!as' (nalysis an) S&reen *asting S&ript
Teaching Elementary School Teachers
How To Use BrainPOP Jr to Help Students
!as' (nalysis#
!he goal o+ this s&reen &asting is to e)u&ate elementary s&hool
tea&hers on ho, to use the -rain./. 0r program online as a te&hnology
tool to help stu)ents that learn in )i1erent ,ays2
2 !he s&reen &asting ,ill begin ,ith an intro)u&tion o+ -rain./.
an) -rain./. 0r2
2 First tea&hers must learn ho, to 3n) the -rain./. ,ebsite
online2
2 !hen tea&hers ,ill nee) to 'no, ho, to lo&ate -rain./. 0r an)
log-in to the site2
42 5e6t tea&hers ,ill learn about sear&hing +or a -rain./. 0r vi)eo
that relates to a topi& they are stu)ying in the &lassroom2 !hey
,ill learn ho, to use the buttons to play, pause, stop, +ast
+or,ar), re,in), an) print the noteboo'2
42 (+ter that tea&hers ,ill learn about the e6tras that ea&h vi)eo
has su&h as the ,or) ,all, a&tivities, 7o'es, intera&tive games,
an) 8ui99es2
42 Finally the s&reen &asting ,ill sho, an) tell about the button
,hi&h gives lesson plan i)eas to go along ,ith ea&h vi)eo2 !his
ta'es tea&hers to the -rain./. :)u&ators; area an) gives even
more resour&es +or tea&hers2
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42 n summary it ,ill be e6plaine) ho, -rain./. 0r &an assist
tea&hers as a te&hnology tool ,hi&h is very help+ul +or stu)ents
that learn in )i1erent ,ays2
S&reen *asting S&ript#
Step Action on Screen Narration
1 S&reen shot o+ &omputer2
<hat any tea&her ,oul) see
,hen 3rst getting rea)y +or
the s&hool )ay2
=ello !ea&hers> <el&ome to this vi)eo tutorial
about ho, to use -rain./. 0r>
-rain./. in an online e)u&ational program that
tea&hing stu)ents about )i1erent topi&s by short
an) +un vi)eos2
2 S&reen &asting o+ going
online an) sear&hing +or
-rain./.2 !hen &li&'ing onto
the ,ebsite2
First you nee) to 'no, ho, to 3n) the -rain./.
,ebsite online2 Go online then sear&h +or
-rain./.2 *li&' on the -rain./. lin'2 ?ou shoul)
boo'mar' this lin' to a&&ess to 8ui&'ly +or the
+uture2
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-rie+ loo'ing over o+ the
main -rain./. ,ebsite then
going to -rain ./. 0r +or
younger stu)ents2
http#@@,,,2brainpop7r2&om
!here are t,o versions o+ -rain./.2 !he main
-rain./. has e)u&ational vi)eos +or stu)ents "
r)
gra)e an) up2 :ven a)ults &an learn a lot on this
,ebsite> !o)ay ,e are going to use -rain./. 0r,
so &li&' on the -rain./. 0r button2 -rain./. 0r
has e)u&ational vi)eos +or Kin)ergarteners
through 2
n)
gra)e stu)ents2
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Sho, ho, to get to log-in
s&reen an) ,here tea&hers
&an 3n) +ree -rain./. 0r
vi)eos2
5e6t you ,ill nee) to log-in using your s&hool
username an) pass,or)2 !hese are given to you
by your s&hool2 + your s&hool )oesn;t have an
a&&ount you &an also buy a -rain./. 0r
subs&ription Aor hint, hint have a parent gi+t a
subs&riptionB +or your &lassroom2 !here are also
a +e, +ree vi)eos li'e the CDovie o+ the <ee'E to
,at&h ,ith stu)ents2
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Sho, ho, to sear&h +or
vi)eos relate) to topi&s the
stu)ents are stu)ying using
t,o )i1erent metho)s2
5o, ,e ,ill learn about sear&hing +or a
-rain./. 0r vi)eo that relates to a topi& you are
stu)ying in the &lassroom2 ?ou &an )o this by
t,o ,ays2 Going to the sub7e&t you ,oul) li'e
su&h as So&ial Stu)ies *iti9enship U2S2
2
Symbols2 /r you &an go to the sear&h bo6 an)
type in 'ey ,or)s2 n this &ase ,e are going to
use C(meri&aE F !hen s&roll )o,n an) &li&' on a
vi)eo you ,oul) li'e to see2
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Sho,ing ,here the buttons
are, ,hat they )o, an)
options tea&hers have ,hile
,at&hing the vi)eo su&h as
the noteboo'2
5o, &omes the +un part F <at&hing the 4i)eo>
Ki)s an) tea&hers ali'e en7oy (nnie an) Doby;s
entertaining ,ays to tea&h stu)ents about all
'i)s o+ )i1erent things> !he buttons ,or' 7ust
li'e your movie player at home2 ?ou &an play,
pause, +ast +or,ar), re,in), an) stop the vi)eo
at anytime2 !his is use+ul ,hen you are sho,ing
a vi)eo to the ,hole &lass an) you ,ant to
pause a+ter a 8uestion is as'e) +or ans,ers2 ?ou
&an also print out the noteboo' ,hi&h has the
8uestions +or stu)ents to +ollo, along an) ,rite
)o,n ans,ers they have learne) along the ,ay2
!here are also buttons to ma'e the vi)eo bigger,
&lose) &aptioning, an) +or more vi)eos that are
relate) to the same topi&2
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Sho,ing ,hat happens
,hen ea&h button is &li&'e)
on an) e6plaining about the
e6tra buttons2
ASu&h as the <or) <all,
a&tivities, 7o'es, intera&tive
games, an) 8ui99es2B
(s you may have noti&e) there are great e6tras
un)er ea&h vi)eo that relate to it2 Get;s go over
themH ?ou have the <or) <all ,hi&h gives 'ey
vo&abulary ,or)s an) their )e3nitions Athese
&an also be printe) out to put on your &lassroom
<or) <allB, a&tivities, &ute on topi& 7o'es A,hi&h
stu)ents love to laugh atB, C-elly UpE a &omi&
,here t,o &artoon 3sh tal' about the sub7e&t,
intera&tive games, an) 8ui99es2 Stu)ents &an
ta'e the 8ui99es together as a &lass right a+ter
,at&hing the vi)eo /R the tea&her &an print
them out as an assessment2
8 S&rolling )o,n to the button
+or tea&her lesson plan i)eas
,hi&h ta'es to the -rain./.
:)u&ators; page on their
,ebsite2
S&roll )o,n to 3n) a button that gives tea&hers
lesson plan i)eas to go along ,ith ea&h vi)eo2
!his ,ill ta'e you to the -rain./. :)u&ators;
area2 =ere they have even more resour&es +or
tea&hers>
9 Goo'ing at the resour&es on
the -rain./. :)u&ators;
,ebsite2
!ea&hers are very busy people, so having these
resour&es only a &li&' a,ay &omes in han)y
,hen planning multiple lessons every)ay>
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Sho, main -rain./. s&reen2
-rain./. popping musi&al
tune plays the s&reen
(s ,e 'no, stu)ents Aboth &hil)ren an) a)ultsB learn
in
many )i1erent ,ays2 -rain./. &an help tea&hers as
a
te&hnology tool to rea&h all 'in)s o+ stu)ents an)
ma'e
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&asting out2 learning ne, things +un again> !han' you +or
,at&hing>
Remember C!he more you 'no,H !he more you
'no,2E A-rain./. saying2B
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