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Finding Your Tech Purpose
What do we want students to learn and why is the learning they will do important?
The same holds true when integrating technology.
What do I want the tech to do and why will learning improve because of it?
Maybe you are substituting a Google Form for Scantron sheets or posting your notes and review sheets to Google Classroom instead of photocopying one for each student. This saves you time to plan more innovative lessons.
Instead of having students take notes about a lesson on a Google Doc, maybe you augment the activity by having a collaborative Doc that everyone in the class can add to and comment on. This allows the students to share ideas, ask questions, and learn from each other instead of relying entirely on the teacher.
No matter what you are thinking of doing, always Start With Why.
Looking for more ideas on how to modify your practice, check out The SAMR Ladder Through The Lens of 21st Century Skills and other work from Susan Oxvenad.