SAMR
What does a lesson look like at each level?
Substitution
Learners will record the weather in a table on google docs.
Augmentation
Learners will record the weather in a table on google docs, but will also:
- Create a chart for the daily high temperature in the local area.Share the table in google or via email with the teacher instead of printing.
OR
- Learners will work in teams of three to compare the weather forecasts for three cities in three different regions of the United States. Learners will create a powerpoint or google slide, in which they use their data to recommend where we should go on spring break.
Modification
Learners will work in teams consisting of a photographer, data collector, and reporter. Learners will rotating roles each day.
Each Day:
- The photographer will take a picture representing the day's weather and add it to the spreadsheet.
- The data collector will add the high temp, the low temp and the precipitation for the day to the team spreadsheet.
- The reporter will link the spreadsheet to a blog post that reports on the day's weather.
At the end of the week, the team will:
- Create a chart representing the week's weather.
- Use data to post a forecast for the following week.
Redefinition
Learners will zoom, skype, or tweet with a local meteorologist to get trends and data for forecast.
- Instead of a blog post, students will create a weekly vodcast or vlog that parents and the community can subscribe to for weekly weather information.
OR
- Learners will zoom or skype with learners from another school.
- Each class will present a weather show to the other class.
After exploring the weather activity, leave a comment below. Which parts of the students' lesson are substitution? augmentation? modification and/or redefinition? How would you change the level to reach a higher level of SAMR?