[Music] every day teachers are designing activities to Target higher order thinking skills in order to engage students in Rich learning experiences but integrating technology adds a whole new layer to teaching and learning how can technology transform your learning design Dr Ruben padura developed the samur model as a way for teachers to evaluate how they are incorporating technology into their instructional practice you can use sammer to reflect upon how you are integrating technology into your classroom is it an act of substitution augmentation modification or redefinition Dr padura Likens his model to moving up a ladder the model includes a dotted line that represents the threshold where you shift from using technology to enhance learning to using it to transform learning transforming learning promotes higher order thinking skills such as analyzing evaluating and creating which are essential to common course date standards and 21st Century Learning so how can you teach above the line let's take a look at an example of a classroom task and how it evolves through the lens of samur in substitution technology acts as a direct tool substitute with no real functional change to the task for example take creative writing what if you had students write a story using a word processing program in this case students are substituting a handwritten story for a typed Story the task is the same with no real change in student engagement in augmentation technology still substitutes but with some functional Improvement what if you took the same creative writing assignment and had students use a word processing program they could use features such as spell check and tools for formatting again the story writing task is the same but the technology augments it with enhanced productivity in modification technology should allow for significant task redesign take the same creative writing assignment and have students use Google Docs to write their stories students can then share these stories with peers and provide real-time feedback here technology has significantly modified the original task by introducing the benefits of student collaboration at the top stage redefinition technology allows for the creation of entirely new tasks that were previously inconceivable what if students transform their written stories into multimedia Productions after creating story boards students film scenes edit clips and add music they can publish the videos and receive feedback from voices across the globe in this case technology redefines the story writing task to include media creation critical thinking collaboration and communication so how can you use sammer to reflect upon transforming your learning design put to Dora offers reflection questions to help you move up the Samar ladder and shift how you are designing learning experiences for instance ask yourself what will I gain by replacing the older technology with the new technology have I added an improvement to the task process that could not be accomplished with the older technology at a fundamental level does this modification fundamentally depend upon the new technology how is the new task uniquely made possible by the new technology these are just a few of the questions you can ask yourself as you evaluate the design of a classroom task and consider that not all technology integration is created equal ultimately samur can help you evaluate your use of technology and design tasks that Target higher order thinking skills engage students in Rich learning experiences and impact student achievement