When using the SAMR model to reflect on a daily lesson I teach to my Kindergarten reading students, I noticed that using this model allowed the lesson to become less teacher centered and more student centered. This lesson became less focused on how the teacher presents the material to help student be successful and more on how the students are using all the material and resources provided to them and how they are using them to be successful.
When looking at all parts of my Kindergarten Guided Reading ABC book lesson and the parts of the SAMR, here is what my lesson now looks like using the SAMR model:
S: For Substitution, the traditional paper format of the teacher created ABC book can be improved with the creation of a digital version of this book using Google Apps, including Google Slides and Google Docs. Creating a digital version of the ABC book, allows for students to be able to access it anywhere at any time. This is very help with the COVID-19 pandemic precautions as well because it allows virtual students to access while they are at home as well as allows in-person students to opportunity to use their iPad and eliminates multiple touching of paper by many people.
A: For Augmentation, creating the ABC book on Google Apps allows the opportunity to share the book with anyone. This allows the teacher to share the book with each individual student and their parents/guardians so they can access it anywhere and on multiple devices. Making individual books for each student allows me to also progress monitor and knowledge track (moving letter picture to completed/known letter page) while they are reading each day/week. This allows me to easily access what they know with just one click anywhere.
M: For Modification, I have noticed that many of my students started kindergarten with no prior knowledge of the letters and letter sounds. Knowing this, on the cover page of my ABC book, I have provided a clickable link to access the YouTube video Learning Letter Sounds By: Jack Hartmann. We already listen to this song everyday as our lesson intro but providing this link will allow struggling students to have unlimited access to the video to support them.
R: For Redefinition, each letter page in the ABC book provides a clickable link to individual letter YouTube videos to help students with unknown letters. This could not have been done with original paper version. My students this year are gaining a deeper understanding of the ABC book quicker than in my previous years of teaching Kindergarten. I made these changes originally because of the COVID-19 pandemic and teaching guided reading groups virtually, but I am going to continue to use this digital book in the future. It promotes student engagement and technology use for young students.
When looking at all parts of my Kindergarten Guided Reading ABC book lesson and the parts of the SAMR, here is what my lesson now looks like using the SAMR model:
S: For Substitution, the traditional paper format of the teacher created ABC book can be improved with the creation of a digital version of this book using Google Apps, including Google Slides and Google Docs. Creating a digital version of the ABC book, allows for students to be able to access it anywhere at any time. This is very help with the COVID-19 pandemic precautions as well because it allows virtual students to access while they are at home as well as allows in-person students to opportunity to use their iPad and eliminates multiple touching of paper by many people.
A: For Augmentation, creating the ABC book on Google Apps allows the opportunity to share the book with anyone. This allows the teacher to share the book with each individual student and their parents/guardians so they can access it anywhere and on multiple devices. Making individual books for each student allows me to also progress monitor and knowledge track (moving letter picture to completed/known letter page) while they are reading each day/week. This allows me to easily access what they know with just one click anywhere.
M: For Modification, I have noticed that many of my students started kindergarten with no prior knowledge of the letters and letter sounds. Knowing this, on the cover page of my ABC book, I have provided a clickable link to access the YouTube video Learning Letter Sounds By: Jack Hartmann. We already listen to this song everyday as our lesson intro but providing this link will allow struggling students to have unlimited access to the video to support them.
R: For Redefinition, each letter page in the ABC book provides a clickable link to individual letter YouTube videos to help students with unknown letters. This could not have been done with original paper version. My students this year are gaining a deeper understanding of the ABC book quicker than in my previous years of teaching Kindergarten. I made these changes originally because of the COVID-19 pandemic and teaching guided reading groups virtually, but I am going to continue to use this digital book in the future. It promotes student engagement and technology use for young students.