In our second episode of SUMMER OF SAMR we revisit the third level of the SAMR model: Modification. Modification takes us into the transformational phase of the model, but how is that different than Substitution and Augmentation (Episode 43)? What would assignments look like in Modification?

M- Modification

• Reading
  • Immersive Reader, reads along with you. Collaborative Reading on a shared document
  • Newsela – Leveled Readers
• Writing
  • Google Docs w/ collaboration; Writable w/ peer reviews)
• Listening
  • Student choice on media (video, audio, etc.); comparing different sources with a peer (Song Exploder)
• Speaking
  • Flipgrid, VoiceThread 

Fun Finds

• Ixchell – @GrowwithGuri on Instagram
• Brent –Duke Cannon Shampoo Puck

Brent’s TESOL Blog Article

(Re)Exploring Flipgrid: 3 Underutilized Features