The SAMR Model

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”.

What are the goals of the SAMR Model?

• to force you to use technology in the classroom, so that students will be motivated to learn

• to evaluate the use of technology, target higher order thinking skills, provide rich learning experiences, & impact student achievement

• to keep students from being bored in class by allowing them to do all of their work on a device instead

• to help get students ready for taking Online State Assessments

Teachers should ONLY integrate the higher categories of the SAMR model into instruction.

• True
• False

True/False: There are times when it is appropriate to be at the Substitution/Augmentation stage of SAMR.

• True

• False

I am using Google Classroom to pass out assignments. 

• Substitution 
• Augmentation
• Modification
• Redefinition 

A student using the extra features, like stamps, in a whiteboard app such as Doodle Buddy to illustrate the math problem along with solving it is an example of ...

• Substitution:

  Direct tool substitute

• Augmentation:

  Direct tool substitute with functional improvement

• Modification:

  Significant task redesign

• Redefinition:

  Creation of a new task

Student in an 4th grade science class collaborate on Google sheet to organize, calculate, and summarize their lab data, into the form of a chart once the lab experiment is complete.

• Substitution
• Augmentation
• Modification
• Redefinition

Students use Google Sheets to record their data from an experiment, then use the graphing tools to visually display their findings.  

• Substitution
• Augmentation
• Modification
• Redefinition

Students use an application like Quizlet (online flash cards) to study vocabulary instead of flashcards.

• Substitution
• Augmentation
• Modification
• Redefinition

Students use a screencasting web tool or app to visually and verbally explain how they solved a math problem.  The video is added to the teacher's YouTube channel for anyone searching for online math tutorial to access, view and comment upon.

• Substitution
• Augmentation
• Modification
• Redefinition