{ "html": "\x3cdiv class=\"general_button ctools-back-link\"\x3e\x3ca href=\"/resource-libraries/back?back_link=back-link\" class=\"back-link\"\x3eBack\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/div\x3e\x3cdiv class=\"resource-buttons\"\x3e\x3cdiv id=\"email-share-button\" class=\"general_button\"\x3e\x3ca href=\"/email-resource-library/522955\" class=\"email-share rounded ctools-use-modal ctools-modal-email-button-display-modal-style\"\x3eEmail\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/div\x3e\x3c/div\x3e\x3cdiv class=\"resource-general-item\"\x3e\x3cdiv class=\"view view-resource-tree view-id-resource_tree view-display-id-block_5 library-item view-dom-id-2\"\x3e\n \n \n \n \x3cdiv class=\"view-content\"\x3e\n \x3cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last\"\x3e\n \n \x3cdiv class=\"views-field-title\"\x3e\n \x3cspan class=\"field-content\"\x3eTechnology Tuesdays: SAMR\x3c/span\x3e\n \x3c/div\x3e\n \n \x3cdiv class=\"views-field-field-post-image-fid\"\x3e\n \x3cspan class=\"field-content\"\x3e\x3cimg src=\"http://www.behrmanhouse.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/library_item_610w/ecards/images/tech%20tuesdays%20photo_71.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"imagecache imagecache-library_item_610w imagecache-default imagecache-library_item_610w_default\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /\x3e\x3c/span\x3e\n \x3c/div\x3e\n \n \x3cdiv class=\"views-field-field-image-cache-fid\"\x3e\n \x3cdiv class=\"field-content\"\x3e\x3c/div\x3e\n \x3c/div\x3e\n \n \x3cdiv class=\"views-field-field-inline-images-fid\"\x3e\n \x3cdiv class=\"field-content\"\x3e\x3c/div\x3e\n \x3c/div\x3e\n \n \x3cdiv class=\"views-field-body\"\x3e\n \x3cdiv class=\"field-content\"\x3e\x3cp\x3e\x3cstrong style=\"line-height: 22.5px; color: rgb(75, 0, 130); font-family: helvetica; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\x3euesday, March 22, 2016 / 12 Adar II, 5776\x3c/strong\x3e\x3cbr style=\"font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 22.5px; color: rgb(75, 0, 130); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" /\x3e\x3cstrong style=\"line-height: 22.5px; color: rgb(75, 0, 130); font-family: helvetica; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\x3eThe Technology: SAMR\x3c/strong\x3e\x3cbr style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" /\x3e\x3cbr style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" /\x3e\x3cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\x3eby\x26nbsp;\x3ca href=\"http://deb@debharris.com/\" style=\"word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(109, 198, 221); text-decoration: underline;\" target=\"_blank\"\x3eDebbie Harris\x3c/a\x3e\x26nbsp;\x3c/span\x3e\x3cbr style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" /\x3e\x3cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\x3eEdited by\x26nbsp;\x3c/span\x3e\x3ca href=\"mailto:ann@behrmanhouse.com\" style=\"word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(109, 198, 221); text-decoration: underline; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\x3eAnn D. Koffsky\x26nbsp;\x3c/a\x3e\x3cbr style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" /\x3e\x3cstrong style=\"line-height: 22.5px; color: rgb(75, 0, 130); font-family: helvetica; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\x3e\x26nbsp;\x3c/strong\x3e\x3cbr style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" /\x3e\x3cem style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\x3eSAMR is a framework for integrating technology into teaching. Developed by Dr. Ruben Puentedura, SAMR tackles the use of technology in the classroom through four-steps:\x3c/em\x3e\x3cbr style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" /\x3e\x3cstrong style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\x3e\x3cem\x3eS\x3c/em\x3e\x3c/strong\x3e\x3cem style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\x3eubstitution,\x26nbsp;\x3cstrong\x3eA\x3c/strong\x3eugmentation,\x26nbsp;\x3cstrong\x3eM\x3c/strong\x3eodifcation, and\x26nbsp;\x3cstrong\x3eR\x3c/strong\x3eedefinition.\x26nbsp;\x3c/em\x3e\x3cbr style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" /\x3e\x3cbr style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" /\x3e\x3cem style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\x3eSAMR can be a useful blueprint for teachers who are interested in infusing technology into their classrooms in a thoughtful way, rather than just throwing in, \x26ldquo;technology for technolgy\x26rsquo;s sake.\x26rdquo; \x26nbsp;In this four-part series, I\x26rsquo;ll look at different kinds of technology that can help you with each of the four SAMR steps.\x26nbsp;\x3c/em\x3e\x3cbr style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" /\x3e\x3cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\x3e\x26nbsp;\x3c/span\x3e\x3cbr style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" /\x3e\x3cem style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\x3eNote that my above explanation of SAMR is very cursory. You can find much more information about SAMR\x26nbsp;\x3c/em\x3e\x3ca href=\"https://www.graphite.org/blog/samr-and-blooms-taxonomy-assembling-the-puzzle\" style=\"word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(109, 198, 221); text-decoration: underline; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\x3e\x3cem\x3ehere.\x3c/em\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3cbr style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" /\x3e\x3cbr style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" /\x3e\x3cstrong style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\x3e\x3cspan style=\"color: rgb(75, 0, 130);\"\x3eSubstitution\x3c/span\x3e\x26nbsp;\x3c/strong\x3e\x3cbr style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" /\x3e\x3cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\x3e\x26nbsp;\x3c/span\x3e\x3cbr style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" /\x3e\x3cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\x3eThe first step in the SAMR framework, \x26ldquo;substitution\x26rdquo;, simply refers to taking something that you regularly do in your classroom with traditional tools, and shift to using new technology tools in their place. This is a great place to start for teachers who may be a little wary of using technology, and it\x26rsquo;s typically fun for students to try something new and different.\x3c/span\x3e\x3cbr style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" /\x3e\x3cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\x3e\x26nbsp;\x3c/span\x3e\x3cbr style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" /\x3e\x3cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\x3eSome suggestions:\x3c/span\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\n\x3cul style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\x3e\n\x3cli\x3eInstead of writing things out longhand, invite your student to create documents with a word processor.\x26nbsp;\x3ca href=\"http://www.google.com/\" style=\"word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(109, 198, 221); text-decoration: underline;\"\x3eGoogle\x3c/a\x3e\x26nbsp;is a free and easy tool for this. For more information about Google and its uses, see this\x26nbsp;\x3ca href=\"http://www.behrmanhouse.com/RL/technology-tuesdays-google-docs-presentation\" style=\"word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(109, 198, 221); text-decoration: underline;\" target=\"_blank\"\x3eTechnology Tuesday\x3c/a\x3e.\x3c/li\x3e\n\x3cli\x3eElectronically distribute handouts. The\x26nbsp;\x3ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/handouts-simple-classroom/id875273879?mt=8\" style=\"word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(109, 198, 221); text-decoration: underline;\"\x3eHandouts\x3c/a\x3e\x26nbsp;app, which\x26nbsp;\x3cfont color=\"#0782c1\"\x3e\x3ca href=\"http://www.behrmanhouse.com/RL/technology-tuesdays-handouts\" style=\"word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(109, 198, 221); text-decoration: underline;\" target=\"_blank\"\x3eTechnology Tuesday\x3c/a\x3e\x26nbsp;covered last week,\x26nbsp;\x3c/font\x3eis terrific for this.\x3c/li\x3e\n\x3cli\x3eUse \x26nbsp;a\x26nbsp;\x3ca href=\"http://www.google.com/\" style=\"word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(109, 198, 221); text-decoration: underline;\"\x3eGoogle\x3c/a\x3e\x26nbsp;form in place of exit slips. At its simplest, this is merely a substitution activity. There is an added benefit, though, for the teacher, since the students\x26rsquo; answers populate a spreadsheet, making it easier to assess.\x3c/li\x3e\n\x3c/ul\x3e\n\x3cp\x3e\x3cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\x3e\x26nbsp;\x3c/span\x3e\x3cbr style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" /\x3e\x3cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\x3eTune in to next week\x26rsquo;s Technology Tuesday for the second step of the SAMR model: Augmentation.\x3c/span\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x3c/div\x3e\n \x3c/div\x3e\n \x3c/div\x3e\n \x3c/div\x3e\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\x3c/div\x3e \x3c/div\x3e" }