SAMR is a way of thinking about changing learning/instruction by using technology to transform what modern learning looks like. At the most basic level, teachers simply substitute (S) a technological assignment for one that was previously done on paper and pencil. For example, they might have students type an essay rather than handwrite it. The next level is augmentation (A). This is when the teacher slightly modifies the original assignment to include aspects that technology makes easier. The third level is modification (M). At this level, the teacher changes the assignment in a big way, due to technology allowing for a big modification. The final level is redefinition (R). At this step, the teacher completely rethinks the design of the assignment. They have the students create or do something that would have been inconceivable before current technology.
