This speaker opened my eyes to many do’s and don’ts with technology in education. I never would have realized that I would have to be careful which e-mail address I use for students or what time of day I send emails to them. I would have thought that getting in touch and giving them updates would be appreciated without considering the consequences of specifics. Adina helped me to realize the perspective of parents and also legal consequences of using technology with students. I didn’t realize that parents need to sign an acceptable use policy before students can access the internet in class, but now know that I need to look for this before using the tools that I want in my classroom.
She spoke about technology being used to enhance lessons, not just substitution. SAMR is a hierarchy similar to Bloom’s Taxonomy that describes the ways that technology is used in education. Adina did a nice job of showing visuals and Starbucks examples to show what each level represents.
I like the idea of using technology to engage my students, but I need to also keep in mind that it’s important to teach them about using technology.
Adina’s presentation used Nearpod, which is a website I wasn’t aware of previously. She had her presentation on the website and we were all able to log in and watch it in real time while she presented. It also had quiz questions that we answered and the answered showed up on the screen. This would be a great idea to use in a class where everyone has access to the Internet and a device. It also allows students to go back to the presentation if you assign a code for homework.
She talked about showing an image or video and having students share what it makes them think of. They could type their words into a GoogleForm spreadsheet and then I could take all of these and make a Wordle out of them to show to the class and start a discussion.
Adina has created an inquiry-based learning approach to teaching that has been used in the San Marcos district. It includes 5 phases, including questioning, research, discussion, creating and reflection. The idea is that technology is used in at least one of these phases. I would like to look into this method of teaching more. Adina has resources available on her website at adinaeducation.net.
She spoke about technology being used to enhance lessons, not just substitution. SAMR is a hierarchy similar to Bloom’s Taxonomy that describes the ways that technology is used in education. Adina did a nice job of showing visuals and Starbucks examples to show what each level represents.
- Substitution is when you get a plain coffee at Starbucks. Coffee is still coffee. The example of this in the classroom is typing a report instead of handwriting it. Nothing changes in what is being done or learned.
- Augmentation is getting iced coffee at Starbucks. This can still be made at home, but with a little more work. The example in education is typing a report, using spell check, grammar check and an online dictionary.
- Modification is like getting a caramel macchiato at Starbucks - this is redesigning coffee. Assignments that show a complete redesign would be something that changes the format and the use (like a student newsletter with digital images to share with other students).
- Redefintion is like getting a pumpkin latte at Starbucks - new and previously impossible. In education students would create products that are impossible without technology, i.e., movies, podcasts, animation, multi-media presentations, etc.
I like the idea of using technology to engage my students, but I need to also keep in mind that it’s important to teach them about using technology.
Adina’s presentation used Nearpod, which is a website I wasn’t aware of previously. She had her presentation on the website and we were all able to log in and watch it in real time while she presented. It also had quiz questions that we answered and the answered showed up on the screen. This would be a great idea to use in a class where everyone has access to the Internet and a device. It also allows students to go back to the presentation if you assign a code for homework.
She talked about showing an image or video and having students share what it makes them think of. They could type their words into a GoogleForm spreadsheet and then I could take all of these and make a Wordle out of them to show to the class and start a discussion.
Adina has created an inquiry-based learning approach to teaching that has been used in the San Marcos district. It includes 5 phases, including questioning, research, discussion, creating and reflection. The idea is that technology is used in at least one of these phases. I would like to look into this method of teaching more. Adina has resources available on her website at adinaeducation.net.