SAMR: An Introduction
Innovation Showcase December '14
Welcome and Overview
If you are unable to finish during the allotted Innovation Showcase time frame, you are welcome to continue on your own time at your own pace. Facilitators are available to assist if you have questions, but they are not delivering content today.
There is also an opportunity for you to collaborate virtually with other teachers at other schools who are also in the SAMR session today. Feel free to utilize the Today's Meet link at any time. The link is also listed below the learning targets on this SMORE.
Click the video below for additional information and instructions.
Learning Targets:
- I can explain the meaning of SAMR.
- I can explore resources for an understanding of SAMR.
- I can identify examples of SAMR in my classroom instruction.
- I can locate and provide content-specific SAMR example.
- I can connect why and how SAMR will benefit classroom instruction.
- I can create an instructional activity that embeds an enhancement or a transformative level of SAMR.
I can explain the meaning of SAMR.
(5-10 minutes)
Review 2-3 of the resources below to discover the meaning of SAMR.
- SAMR explained by students (video)
- Common Sense Media (video)
- Technology is Learning (website)
- SAMR and Starbucks (video)
- SAMR in 120 seconds (video)
Review Activity:
(*NOTE: Quiz is closed. Only active for Innovation Showcase.)
Visit the following (FREE) site to complete a quick check for understanding.
- Room ID: 44379
- Your Name: (you can use an alias if you'd like!)
- "Submit" your review quiz then click "log off." Click the "back" arrow to return to the SMORE.
I can explore resources for an understanding of SAMR
Directions:
Explore the resources below and look for the following:
- Enhancement vs. Transformative
- SAMR & connections to Bloom's Taxonomy
- Connections between apps and websites and how they can be used on the SAMR ladder
Resources to explore:
- Ruben Puentedura’s weblog
- Kathy Schrock’s resources
- Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
- Using SAMR to Teach Above the Line
- The SAMR Ladder through the lens of 21st c. skills
- Transformation SAMR and Redefinition
Activity:
Email yourself a link that you'd like to spend more time exploring in terms of SAMR. It can be one of the ones above or a site/resource you found on your own as you explored.
If you need directions on how to do this, click here.
*Note: Use the "back" arrow to get back to the SMORE.
I can identify examples of SAMR in my instructional practices.
(2-3 minutes)
Directions:
Click HERE to provide your examples.*Note: Use the "back" arrow to get back to the SMORE.
I can locate and provide content-specific SAMR examples.
(5-10 minutes)
Directions:
Search the web for content-specific SAMR examples. Paste links you find on one of the shared documents below.
*Note: Click the "back" arrow to return to the SMORE when you're finished.
I can create an instructional activity that embeds one enhancement (S-A) or one transformative (M-R) level of SAMR.
(15-20 minutes)
Use the graphics (left & below) and the template provided as a springboard into effectively integrating technology as tool in classroom instruction.
The Google doc with the template is "view only," so you'll need to download it to your device to type on it.
Directions for downloading, click here.
Sample activity planning template is also located on the SMORE below the SAMR graphic.
REFLECTION activity
Thank you for your participation today!
- Use of the SMORE for content
- Today's Meet (collaboration)
- Videos
- Links as research resources
- Emailing of link
- Linoit (example of SAMR)
- Google doc (content-specific examples)
- Google doc (lesson template)
- Google form (reflection)