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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.
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: Matt Richardson
Software Title. ICIVICS.
URL: https://www.icivics.org/games
Function(s) of Instructional Software (check all that apply):
Drill and Practice
Tutorial
Simulation
Instructional Game
e-books/e-references
Remembering
Understanding
Applying
Analyzing
Evaluating
Creating
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).
This activity will allow the teacher to assess the students of what they already know about the
election process and campaigning. The teacher will allow the class to work on this instructional
game in the computer lab. All students must have access to a computer to complete this game. The
activity allows students to take part in the election process and to examine campaign funding,
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INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE
media coverage, and campaign advertisement.
Student learning will be assessed on how well the student ran their campaign. If a student was able
to be elected President, then they completed the game correctly. Other students will get close but if
they do not win it doesnt necessarily mean they do not know how to the election process works.
This activity allowed the teacher to introduce content information such as election process,
number of delegates in certain states, public opinions, and polls
* 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.