Shaquetta Smith

TIE300

The SAMR Model

The SAMR Model stands for substitution, augmentation, modification and redefinition. This model is a way for teachers to integrate technology when they are teaching students new subject matters. I believe that including technology in the classroom has made for a more interesting learning environment. The first two steps substitution and augmentation are considered the transformation stages. The second two steps modification and redefinition are considered the enhancement stages. When thinking about this, I think about how we used to hand write papers and now we type them up on the computer. The substitution component is seen when we use the computer instead of the pen and paper. The augmentation component is seen when we use the computer and maybe we speak our words instead of typing them. When we modify it, we transfer the paper through the web maybe in an email, google drive or a blog post. In transferring the paper to either of these places, we can have others look at it and receive feedback from them. Now the cool part comes when we redefine the paper as a whole. When we use redefinition, the paper won't be written or typed. When we redefine it we would use some sort of multimedia tool. I believe this process is pretty amazing, although I found it a little hard to explain. I'm quite sure that I will be using this model when I become a teacher because it seems like it will be effective. 

Why I chose this resource?

The resource that I chose was Pinterest. I chose Pinterest because I already had an account with them and I was familiar with navigating through the website. On my Pinterest board, I decided to post different Mathematics links because Math is my favorite subject. The links will vary in grade levels because I'm unsure of which grade I will teach once I receive my degree.
https://www.pinterest.com/shaquettasmith9/different-ways-to-do-math/

Shaquetta Smith

Web site evaluation 

As a teacher, I would teach students about finding credible websites by modeling it. While telling a student what to do and where to look it works better for some to have hands on experience. Students should know how to find credible, reliable and accurate information that has supporting facts and details. Students should know the difference between scholarly and popular sources. Scholarly sources are written with academic jargon, specific in depth details, have research to back them up and are used to educate. Popular sources are easier to read, with broad overviews and are for entertainment or news. Students should also know the difference between primary and secondary resources. Primary are first hand and are a true period of study while secondary interprets other analyzes an event or phenomenon. When evaluating websites you should be looking for authority meaning who wrote it. You should look for purpose, meaning why did they write it. The date is also important because we should know how recent it is to determine its relevance. When searching for all of these things you should be able to find accurate information. "The central work of life is interpretation." Proverb

Educational Technology

When I attended school, the different forms of technology that we used were projectors and the original big back televisions. Teachers always used movies to relay messages and make connections to the assignment that we were working on. There were even times when we would watch the news so that we were aware of the current events happening at the time. I felt that this was an awesome form of technology because it kept students engaged. We were interested in those movies and we were interested in the news.

I wouldn't say that I was interested in the overhead projector. In my opinion, it's kind of boring. You have to sit there and listen to a teacher give most times a boring lesson. Sometimes, they would have the lamented sheets where they had to write with marker and then wipe it off to teach the next thing. Wiping that sheet and putting new information often left the children with idle time on their hands. I'd prefer television. These days laptops, computers and ipads are the way to go in my opinion. Students are highly engaged when they're on electronic devices. I feel as though that's an awesome way to reach them.



All about me and why!

My name is Shaquetta Smith. I was born and raised on the south side of Chicago. Growing up, I attended several different grammar schools and two different high schools. I attended Fort Dearborn, Jane A. Neil, Beasley Academic Center, Morgan Park High School and Thornridge High School. When I first graduated high school in 2001, I attended Chicago State University. I dropped out after my first year because I was not prepared for college. I worked a few different retail jobs The Avenue, Banana Republic and Simply Fashions. I later left Simply Fashions to work for the United States Post Office. After working at the post office for a couple years, I quit to be a stay at home mom. I am currently employed at a Charter School on the south side of Chicago. I am a 5th grade paraprofessional. Once I receive my degree, I would love to stay on my current job and teach middle school Mathematics. The reason that I want to be a teacher is because I love children. Children put a smile on my face because of their pure innocence. I feel compelled to help children because I've been through a lot in my life.

I'm not too familiar with technology. I know how to work Word, Excel and PowerPoint but I can only do the basics. I can browse the web and find information but I'm not always sure if the information holds any validity. I often get confused when navigating through different programs. I hope that this class will enhance what I already know about technology, so that I can be comfortable when I'm using it.

I will admit that before reading the articles, I didn't think that teachers needed to blog. I felt like it was just another way to add onto an already heavy work load. In this day and age, our students are technology driven. They love to be on their electronics day and night. I think that blogging would be a good way to reach them. The articles had a number of good reasons why teachers and students should blog. It's fun was a good reason because now students are looking for fun all the time. The fact that it creates an interactive place in space to communicate with children and their parents was appealing. Also, they would use less paper. The idea that sold me was that the students who were absent could look on there to check their homework. I thought that this idea was pretty cool. I would love to blog when I become a teacher.