Friday, November 22, 2013

24. SAMR, LMS, BYOD



The SAMR (Substitution Augmentation Modification Redefinition) model offers a method of seeing how computer technology might impact teaching and learning. Every year another technology system grows greater and more gadgets are being used with in the classroom. Teachers are being thrown these things without the knowledge of how to operate in most cases. I believe the SAMR model has the right idea in mind. The model will provide the teachers knowledge of what gadgets to use according the level of students they will be teaching. It will also be the right gadget for the lesson at hand.

I feel students should have some type of background in an LMS environment. I feel that the LMS environment is a good option to have for students who may have children or a family, and are going back to college. I also feel it is good for students you can learn through the environment without having to actually attend the college every day. However,  in some ways though it is hard to understand the task at hand when all through high school you are used to having face to face contact with your teachers to help you. 

BYOD( Bring Your Own Device) has its ups and downs. In school systems, not all of them will have the money to provide devices to all the children leaving them to bring their own for the lesson. I feel in a way this is an opposing battles. When you have students you cannot afford to bring one, do you let the students who can just miss out on the opportunity? Or do you let them bring theirs with the consequence of the less fortunate students miss out on the lesson? There are ways to arrange groups which could help the situation, but I feel the school should arise a budget to have classroom sets if they want the devices integrated into the lesson.

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