Brain Pop Video Reflection

1. What did you observe about the developmental level of students?
During the video I observed many different developmental levels of students. Some students seemed interested and were engaged by raising their hands to answer questions while others did not. Those raising their hand showed they had some background knowledge on Tecumseh. The same students raised their hand time and time again. There were students who were sitting quietly watching the Brain Pop Video while a few other students seem to not be paying attention. One boy was looking around to see what his friends was doing. From the video I noticed that many of the students’ attention spans were lost half way through. You could hear papers ruffling in the background giving the thought that maybe the students became bored or they had the need to move. One student started moving his fingers up and down. The video also highlighted how fourth grade students get easily embarrassed when they forget information or answer a question wrong. I noticed …show more content…
A simple KWL chart could be created to help students’ attention during the video. The KWL chart could help students attention spans by give them specific questions to try to find the answer to in the Brain Pop video. To help with students’ attention span during the video I would have quiet fidgets available on students’ desks they could pick one up if they need to manipulate something while the video was playing. The last thing I would change during the lesson is have students answer the Brain Pop Questions by moving to a certain sections of the room if they thought the answer was A, B etc. This little movement would help break up the time they are sitting and I believe would also help with students paying attention better. It would also allow me to clearly see what students are able to answer the questions