Since the beginning of my career, I have always naturally
wanted to integrate technology into my lesson plans; however, I have never
really given much thought to the strategy involved. I just seem to do it.
Recently, I have come across the SAMR model of technology
integration, which stands for: Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, and
Redefinition. There are so many
resources on the topic. In fact, here is my favorite article from GettingSmart.com
After much thought, I have found that I have emphasized the
Augmentation and Modification levels of the SAMR model in my own quest to
integrate technology. For example, many of us have used PowerPoint as a form of
Augmentation or using technology as a replacement for common tasks.
It is a great substitute for lecture and provides visual
representation for visual learners; however, I have found that our students are
often “PowerPointed” to death and tend to lose interest almost immediately.
I wanted to try something new to help my students take more
responsibility for their learning and develop powerful collaboration skills. I
decided to use a Google Presentations as a form of Modification, to redesign the way students would interact with content, each other, and technology.
It was simple. I created a presentation template as a Google
Presentation. It assigned a group number and provided information and resources
students needed to help prepare the presentation. I changed the sharing settings, so that
anyone with the link could modify the presentation without needing to sign into
Google. I shared the link with my
students by copying and pasting the URL into my Edmodo page; however, you could
easily share it by copying and pasting the URL into a word document or webpage
or using a URL shortener like www.tinyurl.com
Each group was assigned a slide and had to work together to
put together the presentation. After 10 – 15 minutes, each group assigned a
spokesperson to present their information. As students presented information,
their classmates would fill out a note outline. As I listened to the
presentation, I would interject if necessary to add to the dialog, highlight
information on the presentation to study, or type in additional information.
When the presentation was finished, I would modify the sharing settings, so
that anyone with a link could view and not edit.
Want to see how I did it? Check it out:
Want to see me in action? I invited you to come check out my presentations @ PETE&C on Monday, February 10th in Hershey, PA:
- 5 Awesome Ways To Use Weebly In Schools from 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM in the Cocoa Suite 5 (Hershey Lodge)
- Changing Learning through AudioBoo from 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM in the Crystal A room (Hershey Lodge)
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