Abby Salamon

ELED 104A

SAMR/ISTE

1. My personal technology goals include learning how to use a Smart Board to its full

potential, learning how to implement the use of technology into my lessons, learning

when it is acceptable vs. not acceptable to use technology in the classroom,

understanding which specific websites or programs are the right choice to use with my

students in the early childhood education field. I also want to become more aware of

how to generally integrate any type of technology into the classroom with such young

aged children. Throughout elementary school in my small town, we were never exposed

to the use of technology directly within the classroom. We had the opportunity to go to

the computer lab to learn basic functions of a computer, but mostly just to learn how to

type. I was never exposed to using tablets or iPads within my classroom within

elementary school, so that is something I want to learn more about as a future educator

trying to incorporate technology throughout the schools curriculum. I want to learn and

understand the boundaries when it comes to what to allow a kindergartener to use on

the device. When it comes to my personal experience with technology, I am pretty well-

rounded. I do own several pieces of technology and am aware (mostly) of how they all

function. There are a great number of questions that I would definitely want to be

answered before I do have my own classroom and everything is in my hands!

2. One of the ISTE Standards for Teachers includes Citizen which states, Educators inspire

students to positively contribute to and responsibly participate in the digital world.

Educators create experiences for learners to make positive, socially responsible

contributions and exhibit empathetic behavior online that build relationships and

community. I believe that with the use of technology, students will be able to enter

that realm of the digital world which is so prominent todays society. Through the

digital world, they will learn the boundaries when it comes to portraying the right

behavior online. Students can build positive relationships with one another, instead of

heading towards the dark path that ultimately ends with cyberbullying. They will have

opportunities to create their own blogs, websites, galleries, etc., that they can use as an

outlet express themselves. There are endless positive possibilities that the digital world

allows for. Another ISTE standard that I would like to implement in my classroom would

be Designer. This standard states, Educators design authentic, learner-driven activities

and environments that recognize and accommodate learner variability. It is crucial as

an educator to realize that not every single student learns the same way as another

student or even in the way you are teaching. It is our role as teachers to take that into

account and create certain activities and lessons that are accustomed to each student

within our classroom. With this standard in mind, I want to make sure I can provide each

of my students with their own personalized learning experience, especially with the help

and guidance of technology. Technology will allow me to use devices in the classroom

that each student would be able to rely on to fit their needs. As a single human, it is
 obviously not possible for me to attend to every single childs needs simultaneously.

However, with the help of technology, each childs needs will be attended to over time.

3. I believe that it would be important for the students in my classroom to know and

understand the ISTE Standards for Students because it sets boundaries of what is

acceptable versus what is not throughout the digital world. It teaches them about what

they are responsible for knowing when they enter that realm. The ISTE Standards also

provide a standard in which the students are able to express oneself online. Self-

expression is crucial to a young childs development especially in the classroom. With

this standard in mind, the student is able to portray that self-expression in the digital

world. These standards also include ways in which a student can overcome challenges

and figure out solutions to problems using technology. They are able to use digital tools

to solve these problems which enables them to the idea of being multi-modal.

4. Looking at the SAMR Model, I notice that there are 4 stages in which technology is

implemented: Redefinition, Modification, Augmentation and Substitution. This model

can be used in the classroom by following each of the stages or steps as follows. Within

the classroom, a lesson is being taught in which the student must illustrate a picture

relating to their favorite scene of book that was just read, using materials such as

crayons, markers, and paper. Through Substitution, the student would use technology

by using a painting program on the computer to illustrate that picture, instead of using

the original materials. Moving on to the use of Modification, the student would then
take their picture they just digitally drew and turn it into a movie, (maybe using iMovie

or another movie-making program) which includes several different pictures the student

has drawn relating to the storyline as well. By turning the single digital drawing into a

variety of multiple drawings, the student would have the opportunity to add music or a

recording of their own voice over the series of drawings, as if they were reenacting the

scenes, or maybe even creating their own storyline. This allows for creativity and self-

expression while the child is using the SAMR model.