1) The document discusses using the SAMR model to integrate technology into social work courses and assignments focused on social justice. 2) The SAMR model defines four levels of technology adoption from substitution to redefinition. Participants will learn to apply this model to develop social justice assignments using digital technologies. 3) Examples provided include transforming a literature review assignment into a blog post, wiki entry, or video or podcast. A role-playing assignment could be recorded as a video rather than performed live.

1. Changing Teaching Practices for Technology:
Using the SAMR Model for Tech Integration
Nancy J. Smyth, PhD
@njsmyth
University at Buffalo
Melanie Sage, PhD
@melaniesage
University at Buffalo
Laurel Iverson Hitchcock, PhD
@laurelhitchock
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Please Tweet:
#WeTeachwithTech
#APM19

2. Demonstrate how digital and
social technologies can be
incorporated into assignments
for social work courses
Participants will be able to
define the SAMR model for
technology adoption.
Participants will develop a Social Justice
assignment that uses technology.

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4. Teaching Social Justice with Tech
– How to transform your social justice assignments
– What is social justice tech content:
– Digital Justice
– Internet Access
– Big Data
– Use of Tech for Social Good

5. SAMR Model
Puentedura, R. (2013a). SAMR: A contextualized introduction. Retrieved from:http://hippasus.com/rrpweblog/archives/2014/01/15/SAMRABriefContextualizedIntrodu ction.pdf

6. Example: Literature Review on Social Justice Topic
Create a blog post of a literature review, with references
Create a Wikipedia entry for the literature review. Take screen shots
OR
Create a video with main findings and embed in a blog post
Infographic to accompany the literature review blog post
OR
Audio podcast, search strategy & main findings
Create an interactive Mind Map
users can click through to see entries for each
study

7. Example: Role Play about Advocating for a Social Justice Topic
Students video record role plays
rather than perform role plays in class
Students video record role plays
and then edit down to five minutes
with video editing software
Students video record role plays, edit, and then
annotates to label techniques used
Students create how-to videos about
interviewing, incorporating editing and
annotation software, to be posted on public
video sharing website

8. Social Justice Assignments from Book
Electronic Human Rights Advocacy Service-Learning Project
By Martha Addison Armstrong, Ohio Dominican University (pp. 475-477)
Using Wikis for Human Rights and Social Justice
By Cecilia L. Thomas, University of North Texas (pp. 422-424)
Infographics to Promote Advocacy & Brokering Skills
By Nathalie P. Jones, Tarleton State University
(pp. 416-418)
Engaging in YouTube E-Advocacy
for LGTBQ Issues
By Trevor G. Gates, University of the Sunshine
Coast (pp. 460-462)

9. SAMR your Assignment

10. Resources
Puentedura, R. (n.d.). Introduction to the SAMR Model.
Retrieved April 7, 2016, from
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/introduc
tion-to-the-samr-model
Blog post about presentation:

11. Questions?
Nancy J. Smyth, PhD
University at Buffalo
email: sw-dean@buffalo.edu
twitter: @njsmyth
Melanie Sage, PhD
University at Buffalo
email: msage@buffalo.edu
twitter: @melaniesage
Laurel Iverson Hitchcock, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
lihitch@uab.edu
twitter: @laurelhitchcock