Using Tizmos on Every Level of the SAMR Model

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spk_0 Hey everybody, this is Brennan Gearing. Currently I'm a fifth grade teacher at Simmons Elementary

spk_0 and I'm also going to Northern State University for a Master's degree. On today's podcast

spk_0 I'm going to be talking about technology tool called TISMOs. That can not only be beneficial

spk_0 to educators at the elementary level but professionals in a variety of fields. I will also introduce

spk_0 the SAMR model and explain its importance to this discussion when using TISMOs in an educational

spk_0 setting or in the other settings that I kind of mentioned. Let's jump right in. TISMOs

spk_0 is a social bookmarking tool that is useful in several ways. In our class I'm currently

spk_0 right now for technology we've discussed this in past discussions about social bookmarking

spk_0 as a whole and kind of how it's becoming more and more popular. Also there's a lot of benefits

spk_0 to social bookmarking but for today's purposes I'm only going to focus on TISMOs. For starters

spk_0 TISMOs is very user friendly. The website has a clean appearance and requires a small amount

spk_0 of time to become comfortable using it. I know I was able to jump right in which is always

spk_0 nice too especially as a teacher you're on a limited amount of time as it is so when you

spk_0 can use tools that kind of speed up processes that normally take you a little bit longer

spk_0 that's always a benefit. It can also be used on a lot of different devices. TISMOs has a

spk_0 free app available in all the popular app stores. This provides an easy way to double check

spk_0 your TISMOs page is accurate and running properly especially you know with teaching and

spk_0 technology you want to double check before you actually give a lesson that everything is

spk_0 running smoothly. This allows for you to check on your phone or tablets or you know whatever

spk_0 right before the day begins even so kind of give you a little peace of mind. TISMOs provides

spk_0 a way for someone to post and save links from different resources in one place. Now

spk_0 while that's possible for other apps TISMOs makes it easier and safer when it comes to

spk_0 using a technology tool on a classroom setting. Depending on how you want to use the tool

spk_0 you can control its content and what content is accessible to students. Also like what links

spk_0 are available on your main tool pages completely up to you. You're the one that posts them.

spk_0 You're the one that picks kind of what topics you want to focus on. Like I mentioned earlier

spk_0 TISMOs is easy to learn and it is quick and simple to set up your first page. Now the

spk_0 you want to expand your abilities on TISMOs. It starts to cost a little bit of money.

spk_0 However compared to other tools TISMOs is actually fairly affordable considering what

spk_0 you can use it for. I know myself and a couple other students actually looked into it

spk_0 and one student even posted it on their discussion board. It seems pretty affordable when you

spk_0 consider the different pros and cons especially when you again compare it to other applications

spk_0 or their tools that I currently use or other teachers currently use that I know. And so

spk_0 like I said I would recommend TISMOs. Now there are even more benefits that I haven't

spk_0 mentioned but I will mention here shortly. What using TISMOs for educational purposes,

spk_0 once you've created a designer page you can easily copy and paste the link in other

spk_0 web pages or tools that you use for your classroom. For example my class uses different web

spk_0 pages to communicate with parents and family members. It's very easy for me to simply

spk_0 create a new TISMOs page and copy the links for parents and students to access at home

spk_0 on their own time. Now that I've kind of laid out what TISMO says and how it works, let

spk_0 me tell you what the Santa model is. The Santa model is a way for teachers to see if they

spk_0 are using technology effectively in their own classrooms. Everyone agrees that our

spk_0 technology needs to be prevalent in our classrooms because our students are learning differently

spk_0 from how we learned. Technology is found in all aspects of a student's

spk_0 life and it's becoming more and more prevalent for even our lives. So that means technology

spk_0 needs to be worked into our lesson plans but we can easily put technology into a lesson

spk_0 but the question is how effective is it actually for our students? Is it enhancing their

spk_0 learning? So we need to make sure that when we adapt our instruction in our styles that

spk_0 we are actually matching their needs but also helping them learn at a more meaningful

spk_0 and deeper level. Well the Santa model helps to evaluate the use of technology on four

spk_0 different levels. The levels are substitution, augmentation, modification and finally

spk_0 redefinition. And thus the Santa model was named and created. The higher level of the

spk_0 Santa model the more effective that that technology is being used. So obviously you want to be

spk_0 up on those two top levels modification redefinition. But let's kind of look through each level

spk_0 here before we get into too many details. First the substitution level is what it sounds

spk_0 like you're simply substituting a task that you didn't use technology for and are now

spk_0 doing the exact same task but just using technology. There really isn't a benefit for using

spk_0 the technology on this level because the technology doesn't enhance learning experience

spk_0 the students. The second level would be the augmentation level. This level is obviously

spk_0 a step up. It starts the process of creating an environment where technology is used in a

spk_0 way that changes the foundation of how a teacher instructs the students. However it's not

spk_0 a large change. It's actually kind of a small basic change but it is a good starting point.

spk_0 Beyond, you're starting to get beyond what you normally do and students are becoming

spk_0 more engaged and excited that you are using technology but it doesn't really enhance learning

spk_0 experience in ways that could be more beneficial for students at the higher levels. So the third

spk_0 level would be the modification level. This is where you start to really see technology become

spk_0 more of a focal point in a way that allows students to dictate how their learning is happening

spk_0 exactly. Technology becomes a need for the instruction and can't simply be replaced by another task

spk_0 such as in the substitution level. The classroom becomes more student centered and lots of teacher driven.

spk_0 The learning experience as a whole becomes a lot richer and provides students with a deeper

spk_0 understanding of the content which is obvious to the goal as I mentioned before and now technology

spk_0 at this level is starting to really enhance that and really help that through. Now the highest

spk_0 level of the San Ramada will be the redefinition level and that means you're literally redefining

spk_0 how the students in your classroom are learning. Technology is critical to learning and require students

spk_0 to create a challenge that they wouldn't have had before. They're creating something meaningful

spk_0 using technology. They're thinking at deeper levels. They're working with peers. They're fully

spk_0 engaged in the process and they can take ownership of their actual learning. Now the San Ramada

spk_0 as a whole is a great way to evaluate how useful your technology uses in your classroom. It gives

spk_0 the teacher the ability to start the process of taking the technology and how they use it to

spk_0 higher levels of effectiveness. The question for our podcast SIG who comes now how can we apply

spk_0 the San Ramada to TISMOs like I mentioned earlier? Well TISMOs like I said is a great tool for a

spk_0 variety of purposes. However when using it especially as educators we need to consider the San Ramada.

spk_0 We want to make sure that we are reaching those higher levels of use and if we aren't we need to

spk_0 assess how we can get there. I'm going to lay out some ideas of how to use TISMOs on each level

spk_0 of the San Ramada quickly. To start with let's consider a substitute substitution activity

spk_0 and what that would look like for TISMOs. The first thing that came to my mind would be using TISMOs

spk_0 as a template for content for a lesson. Instead of writing the content on the board I would simply

spk_0 post relevant links to my TISMOs page and show the students the content through my smart board.

spk_0 This would in fact substitute one task for another. However like the model explains there's

spk_0 really no enhancement to learn the experience. It's not really benefiting my students at a deeper level.

spk_0 An example for the second level the augmentation level would be to post links or quizzes

spk_0 onto my TISMOs page. So students would actually log in to our classes TISMOs page and assess

spk_0 excuse me access different anonymous quizzes or different applications that you can attach to your

spk_0 page. While these are beneficial they definitely help teachers assess students. It doesn't really

spk_0 take into account how to properly use technology in a way that is modifying or redefining. So again

spk_0 it's getting the ball rolling but we're really not getting to those higher levels yet.

spk_0 Again the third steps where you start to see that it's significant change. So for the modification

spk_0 level an example could be posting three different relevant links to your TISMOs page that students

spk_0 would need to access and read. You would also need to attach a link for a class discussion. So

spk_0 this is where you're starting to step up. All students would have to read the articles but the

spk_0 key here is that students would participate in a student led discussion. It would require peer-to-peer

spk_0 interaction and now we're starting to have a discussion in a more meaningful way. Now the final

spk_0 step the highest step would be the redefinition level. Now this is the toughest to achieve when

spk_0 using technology. However once you start working up to it it can be achieved in no time. My

spk_0 example for this would be have students create their own TISMOs page and this could even be with

spk_0 a group of their peers. They would choose a topic to research and explain. They would demonstrate

spk_0 their learning by creating the TISMOs page and you would need them to include about five different

spk_0 artifacts that could prove they thoroughly researched the topic. Students would provide their TISMOs

spk_0 link like I said which is easy to do for their peers to access. Students would provide comments or

spk_0 critiques that could comment on each other's work and this would be before they actually do their

spk_0 final presentations. That way students could go through the editing and refining process to be able

spk_0 to work with their groups to update their TISMOs page to their best so that way when they give

spk_0 their presentations they have thoroughly thought it through and are best prepared for it.

spk_0 Now they would just give the presentation through my smart board but another idea I came up with

spk_0 was that all students if possible could either be on a laptop or a tablet. Now all the students

spk_0 are presenting the other their peers will be logged into a class discussion where they can

spk_0 respond to the presentation live or post with their learning or even what questions they have.

spk_0 Now as the teacher I'll be able to monitor this for my end as well which will help me assess

spk_0 involvement and participation. All right overall to get to the redefinition level it takes time and

spk_0 effort from all parties. However our goal as teachers is to prepare our students for the ever

spk_0 changing world and provide them with the best possible learning experience. So the Sam

spk_0 or model and great tools such as TISMOs help kind of keep us accountable and effective as teachers.

spk_0 All right well thank you everybody for listening to my podcast today and hopefully you're

spk_0 able to take away some new concepts or helpful ideas. While we might as well finish with a

spk_0 little joke here before I let you go. A boy walks by a girl in the hallway of a school and

spk_0 mutters the principal is so dumb. The girl asks the boy if he knows who she is. He replies

spk_0 no with a confused look. She says I'm the principal's daughter. The boy quickly asks the girl the

spk_0 same question. Well do you know who I am? The girl pauses and says no. The boy says good smiles

spk_0 and walks away. Until next time have a great week everybody.

Using Tizmos on Every Level of the SAMR Model

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