Purposeful Padding in the Math Classroom - Post 9

Transformational! That is my new favorite word. Why?  Because we are on a the brink of transforming the way teachers teach and kids learn.  This week was the week we turned the corner from substitution to redefining what we do!  We moved from using the iPad as a tool to substitute what we have been doing in the paper world to a tool to transform the way we teach and kids learn.    

In terms of the SAMR model (see post 6), here is the way we moved through all four levels of technology integration in just the two weeks we have been using iPads in the classroom.

TASK	Definition	Our Classroom Examples
Substitution	Technology acts as a direct tool substitute with no functional improvement	Math Facts with Apps, Notetaking in Doceri Bell ringer in Socrative or Google Forms
Augmentation	Technology acts as a direct tool substitute with functional improvement	E-mail Notes Communicating with students via e-mail.
Modification	Technology allows for significant task redesign	Using Google Forms + Flubaroo to grade and e-mail students results of the bell ringer. Watch videos and take notes over the video.
Redefinition	Tech allows for the creation of new tasks, previously inconceivable	Create a screencast to explain your homework . Teach your teacher about equivalent fractions. E-mail your homework videos to your teacher.

Written by Ann Feldmann