Blog Post: What's the Buzz: Instructional Technology Frameworks

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Article: SAMR Model

Article: A Powerful Model for Understanding Good Tech Integration

Article: The SAMR Model Explained

Instant Blog Platforms

• Telegra.ph (reviewed here)

• Penzu (reviewed here)

• Just Paste It (reviewed here)

• Write.as (reviewed here)

Graphic Organizers

• Mindmaps (reviewed here)

• Whimsical Mind Maps (reviewed here)

• Canva Graphic Organizers 

Pablo (reviewed here)

Fotojet (reviewed here)

PhotoCollage (reviewed here)

WriteComics (reviewed here)

PeoplePlotr (reviewed here)

Toony Tool  (reviewed here)

Make Beliefs Comix (reviewed here)

ABCYa Paint (reviewed here) 

• ClassTools (reviewed here)

• Adobe Express (reviewed here)

• Fakebook (reviewed here)

• Wordclouds.com (reviewed here) 

• ABCYa Word Clouds (reviewed here)

• Genial.ly (reviewed here) 

• Popped Stories (reviewed here) 

• Assorted Social Media Templates 

• Bookopolis (reviewed here)

• Sway (reviewed here)

• Rubrics: Develop clear and specific rubrics that outline the criteria for assessing the project.

  • Rubrics to the Rescue

  • Rubric Maker

  • iRubric

• Peer Assessment: Incorporate peer assessment components where students provide feedback and evaluate each other’s projects based on the established rubrics.

  • RISE Model

  • Warm and Cool Feedback

• Self-Reflection: Encourage students to reflect on their own work and learning process.

  • Project Reflection - daily reflection for an ongoing project

  • Portfolios - like this one done in a Sway 

• Presentations or Exhibitions: Have students present their projects to an authentic audience. Have a Gallery walk where students use the See-Think-Wonder routine to leave feedback.