INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE

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.
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the sample text. Simply click on the boxes to check them.

Name: Summer Slay

Software Title: Khan Academy
URL: https://www.khanacademy.org/
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:
• Available in 36 languages
• Clear and concise lessons on all subjects
• Personalized to the students’ needs by way of selection for videos, practices, and quizzes
• User friendly
• Interactive problems to be solved after each lesson
• Multiple review options
• Ability to access on multiple devices
• Parents can use and access the material as well
• Aligns content with the standards given for the nation
Suggestions for Improvement:
• Ability to pre-download videos so they can be accessed without WI-FI
• Allow for teachers to see the progress of the student so to be able to offer “Flipped
Classroom” options
• “Live chat” would allow the students to ask questions that are still not being explained in
real time so that they do not have to be responsible for remembering the question for the
next day of class
Standards Addressed: MGSE7.G.1 Solve problems involving scale drawings of geometric figures,
including computing actual lengths and areas from a scale drawing and reproducing a scale
drawing at a different scale.

Grade Level/Content Area(s): 7th Grade / Mathematics

Bloom’s 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

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Description of how to implement in the class: I would use Khan Academy’s videos on Geometry
that would apply to each student’s need. This would be a self-paced assignment or possibly as a
small group if there are several students struggling with the same concepts. The instructional
software would be used as a way of review/reiteration in a varied approach to assist the student’s
learning and understanding.
Knowing how to assign which student(s) watches which video will come from knowing my
students and their prior success and need for support areas.

Instruction Plan:
• Prior instruction of solving problems based on Geometrical figures and scaled drawings will
have been given
• Students will be broken off separately or in small groups to review material that they have
demonstrated the need for additional supports to succeed in the content
• The students will watch their respective videos and complete the practice provided on that
material in Khan’s Academy until their personal mastery level has been met (if they should
have an A than A, but if their best is a C then a C works too)
• Once all students have mastered the respective support needs then they will be allowed to
move on to the next section they need support
• After all supports have been fulfilled the students will be prepared for the exam
• This use of Khan Academy as an instructional software provided support as well as review
for the upcoming exam

Equipment Needed:
• Classroom set of computer/computer lab

* 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.