The document provides 8 examples of lessons that have been transformed through each level of the SAMR model (substitution, augmentation, modification, and redefinition). It explains that the examples were either borrowed from other teachers or created by the author. The examples are meant to help teachers understand how they can leverage technology to make lessons more interactive, collaborative, and engaging by applying the different levels of SAMR.

1. 8 EXAMPLES OF
TRANSFORMING
LESSONS
THROUGH THE
SAMR CYCLE

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Examples of Applying the SAMR Model can
Help Teachers Understand and Embrace it

3. Explore the SAMR Model in Dr. Puentedura’s own words here:
http://www.hippasus.com/rrpweblog/archives/2013/04/16/SAMRGettingToTransformation.pdf
Transforming Lessons Through the SAMR Cycle

4. Following are 8 examples of the SAMR process, each taking an
example of a typical classroom exercise that does not use
technology and walking it through each phase of SAMR.
For half of these, I searched and borrowed from examples that
teachers had written about online (original sources are
provided – in some cases I tweaked the example a bit).
I also created examples of my own. In working through this, it
became apparent to me that while Substitution and
Augmentation can be relatively straightforward conceptually,
there is even more room for interpretation when it comes to
Modification and Redefinition.

5. Examples of Transforming Lessons Through the SAMR Cycle

6. Examples of Transforming Lessons Through the SAMR Cycle

7. Examples of Transforming Lessons Through the SAMR Cycle

8. Examples of
Transforming
Lessons
Through the
SAMR Cycle

9. Following are some example lessons, evolved through
the SAMR model, that I have tried my hand at
creating.
It’s easy to get caught up in worrying about how effectively an
approach constitutes “modification” or “redefinition”, but
that’s not the point of the exercise. To my way of thinking, it’s
more about understanding the difference between a just
replacing or augmenting a “paper” lesson with a “digital” one
and actually evolving it in a beneficial way and exploring new
possibilities.

10. Examples of Transforming Lessons Through the SAMR Cycle

11. Examples of Transforming Lessons Through the SAMR Cycle

12. Examples of Transforming Lessons Through the SAMR Cycle

13. Examples of Transforming Lessons Through the SAMR Cycle

14. Hopefully these example of lessons modified
through the SAMR cycle help to encourage you to
think about how you leverage technology to make
some of your lessons more interactive,
collaborative, and engaging with some of the
many great technology tools available today!
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