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02 Instructional Software Lesson Idea Template 2017 1

This document describes an instructional lesson plan that uses BrainPop software to teach 4th grade students about geography. Students will watch tutorial videos on geography themes, independently explore topics, and take a quiz to demonstrate their understanding. They will then collaborate in small groups to create mind maps of their selected topic using BrainPop's mapping tool, which they will present and display. The lesson addresses national curriculum standards for social studies and technology, and integrates various levels of technology and Bloom's taxonomy.

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02 Instructional Software Lesson Idea Template 2017 1

This document describes an instructional lesson plan that uses BrainPop software to teach 4th grade students about geography. Students will watch tutorial videos on geography themes, independently explore topics, and take a quiz to demonstrate their understanding. They will then collaborate in small groups to create mind maps of their selected topic using BrainPop's mapping tool, which they will present and display. The lesson addresses national curriculum standards for social studies and technology, and integrates various levels of technology and Bloom's taxonomy.

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Instructional Software

Lesson Idea Name: Mapping our World


Content Area: TESOL
Grade Level(s): 4

Content Standard Addressed:


National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies, Standard 3: People, Places, and Environments #3a-
d (Early Grades): Construct and use mental maps of locales, regions, and the world that demonstrate
understanding of relative location, direction, size, and shape; interpret, use, and distinguish various
representations of the earth, such as maps, globes, and photographs; use appropriate resources, data
sources, and geographic tools such as atlases, data bases, grid systems, charts, graphs, and maps to
generate, manipulate, and interpret information; estimate distances and calculate scale.
WIDA pg. 74

Technology Standard Addressed:


Empowered Learner: Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and
demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.

Knowledge Constructor: Students critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to
construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make meaningful learning experiences for
themselves and others.

Creative Communicator: Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a
variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to their
goals.

Global Collaborator: Students use digital tools to broaden their perspectives and enrich their learning
by collaborating with others and working effectively in teams locally and globally.

Selected Technology Tool: BrainPop

URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable): https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/geography/

Type of Instructional Software:

Drill and Practice Tutorial Simulation Instructional Game e-books/e-


references

Features of this software (check all that apply):

Assessment Monitoring/Reporting
Allows teacher to create customized lessons for students
Multi-user or collaborative functions with others in the class
Multi-user or collaborative with others outside the class
Accessible to students beyond the school day
Accessible via mobile devices

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Instructional Software
Multiple languages
Safety, security and/or privacy features

Blooms Taxonomy Level(s):

Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating


Creating

Levels of Technology Integration (LoTi Level):

Level 1: Awareness Level 2: Exploration Level 3: Infusion Level 4:


Integration

Level 5: Expansion Level 6: Refinement

Lesson idea implementation:


Students will learn about the language of geography by using instructional software from
BrainPop. All students will watch the tutorial video about Geography Themes. Students will then be
able to explore the other available topics independently and select one on which to focus. They can
use any of the resources on BrainPop to enhance their understanding of their selected geography
subject. While students are going through the instructional activities, the teacher will be monitoring
progress by checking in with students and watching them work at computers. Students will need to
pass the Quiz part of their topic and the teacher will confirm the students comprehension level.
Once the student has passed the quiz, he or she will move on to the creation part of the activity
by collaborating with three to four other students in a small group. They will use the Mapping tool in
BrainPop to create a mind map of the topic they selected and studied. Students will present their mind
maps to the class and print them so they can be easily displayed in the hallway or school library.
To extend the LoTi level of this activity, the class could invite a cartographer to visit their
class and help them to create a map of the area using appropriate productivity software that could be
provided to families that are new to the district.

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