SAMR Model of Technological Integration

Where are you at in the process of integrating technology into your instruction? Are tools like Populi simply acting as direct substitutes for papers and assignments that were once physically handed in?  Or have you moved on to begin to take advantage of some of the unique assignments and instructional delivery tools only available using tech? Is technology transforming your instruction? One of the most popular models of educational technology integration is called SAMR.

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Learn more about the SAMR model at Kathie Schrock's amazing site "Guide to Everything"  then answer the following questions:

1. Rank yourself. Which stage are you at currently?
2. Have you ever experienced a spike up to a higher level? What were the results of making greater use of technology in your instruction?
3. How might students who are considered by social psychologists to be "digital natives" perceive a shift from using Tech as a substitute for paper assignments without functional change vs. using tech for the creation of new tasks, previously unconceivable using paper and pencil alone?