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What you talkin bout?

Finding new tools
Organizing yourself
Evaluate new tools using the SAMR model
Play time!
You can use the space at
https://todaysmeet.com/Shiny to give feedback or
record your initial reactions

Finding
Free Tech for Teachers
Lifehacker
Pinterest
Twitter
American Association of School Librarians

Organizing
What I Use:
Pinterest
Evernote

What you could use:

Diigo
Scoop It
Whatever works best for you!

How do you decide?

Substitution

Augmentation

Modification

Redefinition

The same thing

as you would
do without the
tech

Functional
improvement,
but the task is
not changed

The outcome is
the same, but
has been
enhanced. The
task has
changed.

Inconceivable
without
technology.

Enhancement

Transformation

Rigorous Learning
RIGOR is creating an environment in which each
student is expected to learn at high levels, each
student is supported so he or she can learn at high
levels and each student demonstrates learning at
high levels.
(Blackburn, 2008)

Rigorous Learning
Is it promoting learning or is it just technology for the sake of technology (if
the answer is no, then disregard the tool!)
Where does it fit in the SAMR model?
Is it enhancing or expanding student learning?
Is it something you feel your students are capable of using?
What type of scaffolding would it require?
Could it be used to scaffold something else?
How is it promoting rigorous learning?

Introductory Play time!

Pick a tool (one from the list or one of your own
choosing)

The List!
Video Notes

Introductory Play time!

2 minutes to explore that tool, go!

Intro Play time!

Times up! Share with your group your initial thoughts:
Is it promoting learning or is it just technology for the sake
of technology (if the answer is no, then disregard the
tool!)?
Where does it fit in the SAMR model?
Is it enhancing or expanding student learning?
Is it something you feel your students are capable of
using?
What is the scaffolding you need
How is it promoting rigorous learning?

Play time!
Pick another tool (one from the list or one of
your own choosing)
2 minutes to explore that tool, go!

The List!
Video Notes

Intro Play time!

Times up! Share with your group your initial thoughts:
Is it promoting learning or is it just technology for the sake
of technology (if the answer is no, then disregard the
tool!)?
Where does it fit in the SAMR model?
Is it enhancing or expanding student learning?
Is it something you feel your students are capable of
using?
What is the scaffolding you need
How is it promoting rigorous learning?

Extended Play
Pick one tools you just test drove, were going to play
with it for 20 minutes.
Create something, learn something, try out one of
the tasks.
If you cant figure something out, ask two neighbors
first, then ask the teacher.
Inquiry question: How can I use this tool to modify or
redefine student learning?

Final Thoughts
Dont be afraid to try new things
The right tool for the right task (finesse matters!)
Sometimes you just have to push through because it
doesnt work properly or the way you want it to
You dont have to be everything for everyone all the time!
Its not a competition to see who can use the newest tool,
it is deciding which tools are best for student learning

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Image on slide 6: The SAMR Model - Enhancing Technology
Integration. (2012, June 7). Retrieved February 24, 2015, from
http://digitallearningteam.org/2012/06/07/the-samr-modelenhancing-technology-integration/
Easley, M. (n.d.). SCHOOL LIBRARIANS AS RIGOR RAISERS:
PRACTICAL APPROACHES TO RIGOROUS LEARNING IN THE
SCHOOL LIBRARY. Retrieved February 24, 2015, from
http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/
conferencesandevents/ecollab/resources/
aasl13_School_Librarians.pdf
Best Websites for Teaching & Learning 2014. (n.d.). Retrieved
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http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards-guidelines/best-websites/2014