INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE

Name: Kayla Hood

Software Title: BrainPop
URL: http://brainpop.com
Function(s) of Instructional Software (check all that apply):
Drill and Practice
Tutorial Simulation nstructional Game e-books/ereferencese-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) with others in class Accessible via mobile devices Multiple
languages
Safety, security, and/or privacy features
Strengths of the Software: Fun engaging cartoons, easy to understand, motivating for children,
content based, covers all content areas and standards based.
Suggestions for Improvement: More interactivity, create more assessment tools, extend to higher
grades less cartoon, maybe avatar based and just add more videos.
Standards Addressed: See https://www.georgiastandards.org/Pages/Default.aspx
SS2H1 The student will read about and describe the lives of historical figures in Georgia history.
a. Identify the contributions made by these historic figures: James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, and
Mary Musgrove (founding of Georgia); Sequoyah (development of a Cherokee alphabet); Jackie
Robinson (sports); Martin Luther King, Jr. (civil rights); Jimmy Carter (leadership and human
rights).
Grade Level/Content Area(s): 2nd/Social Studies, Civil Rights
Blooms Level of Critical Thinking Required (check all that apply). See
http://epltt.coe.uga.edu/index.php?title=Bloom%27s_Taxonomy

Remembering Creating
Description of how to implement in the class:
Before setting up the video, ask students:
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr?
What did he do? Where did he live?
To set up the video go to the BrainPop website & search Martin Luther King, Jr.
Students may either sit at their desk & watch or come onto the rug area.
As an introduction to the historical figures in Georgia history unit we will watch a BrainPop video
about Martin Luther King, Jr. If desired, pause the video at certain points to ask questions to assess
the classs understanding moving forward. After we have watched the video, we will spend about
10 minutes in intentional discussion about the things addressed in the video. Then we will make a
trip to the library to check out some books related to the topics for the students to use as another
research source.
I want to extend the lesson by giving students the option to create their own speech & model it
after Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech. The assignment will be graded
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based on if the student is speaking out against a social justice issue & compiles a fluid message. For
students who are not proficient in writing yet, there will be an option to video tape their speech &
present it in the form of a podcast in order to practice their public speaking & technology skills.

* 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.