Introduction to the SAMR ModelThis video, produced by Common Sense Media, features the SAMR model, developed by Ruben Puentedura, as a way for teachers to evaluate how they are incorporating technology into their instructional practice. You can use SAMR to reflect upon how you are integrating technology into your classroom. Is it an act of Substitution? Augmentation? Modification? Or Redefinition?
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Applying the SAMR ModelAfter you have a basic sense of SAMR and how it can be used as a reflective tool, this video (also from Common Sense Media) features Ruben Puentedura describing how to apply the model to design thinking.
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Now that we've reviewed the details of SAMR, it's time to put your knowledge to the test! Working with the people sitting at your table, review the following six lesson designs to determine where they fall in the SAMR model. Keep in mind that the tool itself is not as important as how it is used and for what purposes. To get started, log into the Kahoot game by entering the pin posted on the screen.
You will have two minutes to review a lesson. Then, decide which level of SAMR best describes the use of technology in that lesson. Enter your answer on the Kahoot screen before time runs out and the winners are revealed! |
Lesson 1
The teacher assigns each group of students a different key concept from the science chapter they read for homework last night. As they discuss, they post text, images, videos, and links to an online Padlet bulletin board, documenting and illustrating the important concepts, connections, and questions they are raising. Following the small group discussions, the Padlet boards are shared with the rest of the class and can be accessed later to review for the test. |
Lesson 3
After reviewing a math lesson on geometry, the teacher creates a review activity using Formative which requires students to find the perimeter of a shape in a series of increasingly complex questions. While students work, she watches their progress on her Formative homepage (which tracks in live time what students are doing). She thens forms groups to work on follow-up questions that target individual needs. |