The SAMR model is something I learned about in my classes at George Fox University a few years ago, and it is also used in the district where I currently teach. The SAMR model can be described as a rubric for using technology in the classroom. It is a guideline for teachers to use and effectively determine if the use of technology is actually enhancing/transforming students learning. The model below explains the four tiers of the SAMR model. At the bottom is simple substitution, and as teachers we want to strive for the top two, modification and redefinition, for transforming learning. The links below are short videos. The first one is an explanation about the SAMR model and the second is an explanation from the creator of the SAMR model.
www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/introduction-to-the-samr-model
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/ruben-puentedura-on-the-impact-of-the-samr-model
www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/introduction-to-the-samr-model
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/ruben-puentedura-on-the-impact-of-the-samr-model
I found the image below and find it to be useful as an educator to remind me of the questions I need to ask when looking at my lessons and integrating technology into them. I try and avoid substitution when using technology in the classroom. I find myself at augmentation the most often but striving for modification and redefinition. Examples of what I consider augmentaion would be things like IXL or Moby Max which gives students immediate feedback on how they are doing with a math concept as well as providing an explanation if students don't understand a concept. Something that I have done with students that I consider modification is creating a presentation on an animal through Google Slides and presenting that slideshow to the class. I don't think that I have reached redefinition yet, but some ideas I have for the next school year that could get me there are to have students collaborate with other students in our classroom and in other countries on a subject through tools like e-Pals, Google Classroom and Edmodo.