SAMR/TPACK Review!

True or False:

The steps on the SAMR ladder are classified as either "Enhancement" or "Transformation".

Which step of the SAMR ladder is defined as

"Technology acts as a direct substitute, with functional improvement"?

• Substitution

• Augmentation

• Modification

• Redefinition

Taking a quiz on the computer instead of using paper and pencil would be described as which step on the SAMR ladder?

• Substitution

• Augmentation

• Modification

• Redefinition

This is the most sophisticated stage of SAMR, in which you use technology to make entirely new learning opportunities possible.

• Substitution

• Augmentation

• Modification

• Redefinition

The following is an example of which step of the SAMR ladder:

Students produce podcasts summarizing a topic, which can then be accessed by other students as a revision resource.

• Substitution

• Augmentation

• Modification

• Redefinition

True or False:

The SAMR model provides a technique for moving through degrees of technology adoption to find more meaningful uses of technology in teaching and move away from simply using “tech for tech's sake”.

True or False:

TPACK stands for: Teaching Pedagogical Content Knowledge

This is the knowledge and mastery of technology so that an educator can use and confidently plan use of technology in the classroom including when it is not required.

• Pedagogical

  Knowledge

• Content

  Knowledge

• Technological Knowledge

• Pedagogical Content Knowledge

TPACK, or Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge, 

is a model that helps teachers consider how their knowledge domains intersect in order to effectively teach and engage students with technology. Learn more about TPACK and how you can combine your knowledge of content, pedagogy, and technology for innovative teaching and learning.

How many steps are there on the SAMR ladder?

• 3

• 4

• 2

• Too many!