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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the sample text. Simply click on the boxes to check them.
Name: Jane Roberts

Software Title: BrainPop

URL: https://www.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
Multi-user or collaborative functions with others
collaborative functions with others in class
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: Addresses different learning styles with audio, video and
reading/print activities
Suggestions for Improvement: Make it more interactive
Standards Addressed: See https://www.georgiastandards.org/Pages/Default.aspx
SS1H1 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), Theodore Roosevelt (National Parks and the environment), George Washington
Carver (science), and Ruby Bridges (civil rights).

SS1G1 Describe how each historic figure in SS1H1a was influenced by his or her time and place. a.
American colonies (Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson) b. American frontier (Lewis & Clark
and Sacagawea) c. National Parks (Theodore Roosevelt) d. Southern U.S. (George Washington
Carver and Ruby Bridges)
SS1G2 Identify and locate the students city, county, state, nation (country), and continent on a
simple map or a globe.
Grade Level/Content Area(s): 1
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

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Description of how to implement in the class: (Ex: equipment needed, instructional model*,
what students/teachers will do, how activity will be introduced/concluded, how student learning
will be assessed, how assessment data will be used to inform/differentiate instruction. Minimum 2
paragraphs).
* 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.