Instructional Software

Lesson Idea Name: Traveling the “Underground Railroad”

Content Area: Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 1st

Content Standard Addressed:

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).

Technology Standard Addressed: 3 – Knowledge Constructor

Selected Technology Tool: BrainPop

URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable):

http://www.brainpopjr.com/socialstudies/biographies/harriettubman/preview.weml

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
☒ Multiple languages
☒ Safety, security and/or privacy features

Bloom’s 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

Universal Design for Learning (UDL):

BrainPop, as a tutorial site, supports UDL in the following ways:
• Audio and Visual components of the video support auditory and visual learners.
• ELL students can access the Spanish or French version of the assigned video.
• Students with learning disabilities can easily watch the video as many times as needed to help support
the understanding of the content being covered.

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Lesson idea implementation:
The teacher will introduce the study of the famous Americans using the Harriet Tubman video as a hook.
The teacher will inform the students that they will be conducting a research project where they will collect
information about the life of Harriet Tubman. Students will be challenged to remember one interesting fact
presented in the video about Harriet Tubman.
After watching the video, the teacher will list each interesting fact presented by the students. Students will
be divided into groups of two or three. They will be asked to review the video one more time and listen for
one additional fact about Harriet Tubman. The groups will move to separate listening stations within the
room to complete the activity. Returning to the large group area, students will add their new facts to the list.
This will continue until there is one fact listed for each student in the class.
Once the list has been finalized, each student will be assigned one of the facts. Using Audacity or another
recording software, the students will create a Podcast about the life and times of Harriet Tubman. The final
podcast will be uploaded to the classroom website to share with others.

Reflective Practice:
To extend the lesson to a higher LoTi level, students will select one of the remaining famous people within the
standards. As a team, all the students selecting the same person will conduct a study on their famous person,
determine the interesting facts about their person and complete a podcast for the classroom website.

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