INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE

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software and how you would use this product in your future classroom to help students achieve required
learning standards.
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Name: Kaylee Wagner

Software Title: BrainPop
URL: http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/famoushistoricalfigures/lewisandclark/
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: Very engaging, multiple content areas are addressed, easy to navigate,
colorful, and fun characters.
Suggestions for Improvement: More of the same stuff, more languages, and multi-user.

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

SS1H1 The student will 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), Harriet
Tubman (Underground Railroad), Theodore Roosevelt (National Parks and the
environment), George Washington Carver (science)
Grade Level/Content Area(s): 1st grade/ Social Studies
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
Description of how to implement in the class:
The teacher will introduce the topic of Lewis and Clark to the class. The students will then
familiarize themselves with who Lewis and Clark are by writing down two facts they learned from
the video. Followed by the video the students will share ad review the facts that they learned from
the video creating one anchor chart filled with important ideas and facts show.

From the anchor chart, the students will pick one of the other famous people from the standard
researching them on their own, or with a team creating a podcast about their findings. This will be
something that the will share will the class after it is complete allowing the other students to learn
about other famous people.
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