Instructional Software

1
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 elementary students achieve required learning standards.
Note: This template uses the forms feature in MS Word. Select the highlighted text boxes and type over the sample text. Simply click on the
boxes to check them.
Name: Meghan Goodall
Software Title: BrainPop - Thanksgiving
URL: http://www.brainpopjr.com/socialstudies/nativeamericans/thanksgiving/
Function(s) of Instructional Software (check all that apply):
Drill and Practice Tutorial Simulation Instructional Game Problem Solving
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: Fun and engaging for the students, uses multiple learning styles, can search activities based on Common Core
Standards
Suggestions for Improvement: Keep adding more videos
Standards Addressed. See https://www.georgiastandards.org/standards/Pages/BrowseStandards/GPS_by_Grade_Level_K-8.aspx
SSKH1(Part D) The student will identify the purpose of national holidays and describe the people or events celebrated.
Grade Level/Content Area(s): Kindergarten 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: This video will be used to introduce the holiday of Thanksgiving to my students. Prior to
watching the video, I will lead a discussion about holidays and ask about the students favorite holidays. As a class, we will view the video and
students will be asked to remember one important fact. We will list the facts we have gathered on a flipchart. Once we have made our list, the
students will break into small groups and view the video again. While watching the video a second time, they are to find a fact that we had
not listed previously. We will then add the new facts to our flipchart. Once our flipchart is finished, the class will create an e-book about
Thanksgiving and publish it to our classroom blog.
* 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.