SAMR ideas by Lauren Lethbridge

PDF Annotation

l_lethbridge — 2025-05-01 01:48:53 UTC

Teachers and students can write, draw, highlight and/or type on a PDF document in Notability instead of using a hard copy.

Music Video

l_lethbridge — 2025-05-01 01:53:01 UTC

Students can “app-smash”, creating an engaging resource to share with others by creating and recording a song using Garage Band, then filming and editing a video using iMovie.

Freeform Mindmap

l_lethbridge — 2025-05-01 01:57:13 UTC

Students use the Freeform app to make notes based on a reading, integrating images, photos, videos and written/typed text in an infinite whiteboard. They can also share and/or collaborate with others.

Tutorial Video

l_lethbridge — 2025-05-01 01:59:54 UTC

I record tutorial videos by recording myself talking over the top of a Keynote. This way students can watch where and when they want, as well as pausing/replaying as required.

Digital Drawing

l_lethbridge — 2025-05-01 08:50:39 UTC

Students can use a drawing app like Procreate/Paper to draw. As well as all the tools which would be available in paper format, they can also import photos and trace/draw over the top of them, as well as zoom in/out to be more detailed.

Time Lapse

scollingwood3 — 2025-05-01 08:52:41 UTC

Students can create a time lapse video in order to illustrate a concept.

Augmented Reality

l_lethbridge — 2025-05-01 08:54:21 UTC

Students can import 3D models into their own environment, manipulating them to explore them first-hand.

Podcast

l_lethbridge — 2025-05-01 08:59:33 UTC

Students can use Garage Band to record their voice(s) then add music and sound effects to make an engaging podcast.

Digital Notetaking

l_lethbridge — 2025-05-01 09:03:41 UTC

As well as hand-writing or typing notes on a new PDF in Notability, students can also insert and annotate images to help them develop their understanding of a concept.

Note Taking

scollingwood3 — 2025-05-01 09:07:25 UTC

Students can use Notability to write notes instead of pen and paper.

Self-testing Notes

l_lethbridge — 2025-05-01 09:08:44 UTC

Use the tape feature in Notability to quickly turn class notes into a revision tool!

Filming & Editing Ecosystems

scollingwood3 — 2025-05-01 09:16:06 UTC

A variety of concepts from a Year 9 topic is shown by students filming and editing a video over two periods

Green Screen Video

l_lethbridge — 2025-05-01 09:22:45 UTC

Students can use green screen technology to add different backgrounds to their videos, making their work come to life!

Video Presentation

d_parr — 2025-05-01 09:25:22 UTC

This video was made by Oliver Smith (2015–19) when he was in Year 9. Ollie was dyslexic, so presented his work orally using Adobe Voice, tutored by his English teacher, Schalk van Wyk. Ollie drew images to represent different aspects of the topic, combining them with a voiceover and music to create an engaging and informative video to demonstrate his understanding of the topic.

Minecraft Modelling

l_lethbridge — 2025-05-01 09:31:01 UTC

Students can demonstrate understanding of a concept by collaborating and building a virtual model in Minecraft, then creating a screen recording while explaining their design.

WWF Free Rivers

scollingwood3 — 2025-05-01 09:31:51 UTC

This augmented reality app allows students to explore how the water cycle works and the ecological risks associated with the construction of a hydraulic damn.

“Define” tool

l_lethbridge — 2025-05-01 09:37:55 UTC

By tapping and holding on a word in a digital document, students can access a definition or link to a Google search.

Keynote Scavenger Hunt

l_lethbridge — 2025-05-01 09:41:36 UTC

Using a Keynote template, students can import pictures to illustrate words or ideas, building themselves a visual vocabulary list.

Photo Walk

d_parr — 2025-05-01 09:42:07 UTC

Let’s go on a Photowalk…

Students can become familiar with their iPad camera by drifting down to the McKay Trail and capturing nature and space around them. In Junior Biology there is much opportunity to work with the Everyone Can Create Photo activities such as the ‘Nature Walk’ and ‘Silhouettes’ .

Digital Whiteboard

l_lethbridge — 2025-05-01 09:46:47 UTC

Write on your iPad while projecting onto your Apple TV, instead of using your whiteboard.

Infinite Whiteboard

l_lethbridge — 2025-05-01 09:49:39 UTC

Use Freeform as an infinite whiteboard, zooming in and out to write as much as you want without having to erase anything! You can also share with your students when complete.

Time Lapse Photography

d_parr — 2025-05-01 10:01:24 UTC

Explain processes with time lapse photography (Camera > Time Lapse).

AI Image Generation

l_lethbridge — 2025-05-01 10:03:06 UTC

Teachers and students can use AI tools to generate a custom image, quickly creating an appropriate visualisation of a concept.

Collaborative Documents

l_lethbridge — 2025-05-01 10:08:56 UTC

Students can use the collaboration function on different types of Google and Apple documents, working simultaneously whether or not they are in the same room.

Technology acts as a direct tool substitute, with no functional change.

l_lethbridge — 2025-05-01 10:09:46 UTC

Technology acts as a direct tool substitute, with functional improvement.

l_lethbridge — 2025-05-01 10:10:09 UTC

Technology allows for significant task redesign.

l_lethbridge — 2025-05-01 10:11:12 UTC

Technology allows for the creation of new tasks, previously inconceivable.

l_lethbridge — 2025-05-01 10:11:39 UTC

Online Games (e.g. Quizlet and Blooket)

l_lethbridge — 2025-05-02 20:56:04 UTC

Turn flash card sets into engaging games for the whole class, allowing students to review and consolidate material with a fun element of competition!

Digital Illustration

jpressnell — 2025-05-04 07:54:54 UTC

Students can use digital drawing apps such as Paper, Concepts, Photoshop to create digital illustrations over the top of their own Photos

3D Scanning of Objects

jpressnell — 2025-05-04 07:57:42 UTC

Students can 3D scan their analogue sculptural creations by using the Reality Composer app and use the Augmented Reality function to place object anywhere in the environment.

Stop Motion & Digital Drawing

jpressnell — 2025-05-04 08:00:17 UTC

Students can take multiple photos of themselves using their iPad and then using ProCreate and/or CapCut apps, they can then draw over the top of each photo, then animate as stop motion turnaround.

Preserving Historical Objects

jpressnell — 2025-05-04 08:03:23 UTC

Using Augmented Reality and Polycam app, students can preserve personal historical items. They can use their camera app on their ipad and ARVid the Augmented Reality app to place in environment.

IMMERSIVE POSTERS IN VIRTUAL REALITY

jpressnell — 2025-05-04 08:13:11 UTC

Students can create interactive immersive poster designs which enable the user to move between layers of the poster and be 'immersed' within it using Open Brush software in the Meta Quest 3 VR Headsets.

THE KING'S ALPHABET PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE

jpressnell — 2025-05-04 08:22:40 UTC

Students can respond to the King's environment and school buildings by finding all of the letters of the alphabet in the various shapes, lines and patterns as they wander around. They can use their iPad to take photos and edit/crop images to focus on the different letters.

ARTSTEPS ONLINE GALLERIES

jpressnell — 2025-05-04 08:39:54 UTC

Exhibit/Showcase student work in online galleries/exhibitions by using the ArtsSteps online resource (artsteps.com). You can curate your own spaces, bring in walls, write information and create your own themes. It is a great way to share student work with parents online. The online virtual galleries can be viewed on iPad or on a mobile device.