This document discusses and defines several educational technology buzzwords and frameworks, including ISTE standards, TPACK, SAMR, and the 4 C's. ISTE standards were created by educators to guide effective technology use in schools. TPACK describes the overlap of technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge. SAMR focuses on how technology enhances tasks from substitution to redefinition. The 4 C's emphasize 21st century skills of critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity. Tools are suggested for applying each framework in the classroom.

1. Debunking the Buzzwords
By Terry Bryant and Amy Starnes
Colorado Christian University

2. Tech Buzzwords
ISTE
TPACK
SAMR
4 C’s
Terry and Amy

3. ISTE Standards
ISTE-The International Society for Technology in Education
Created by group of teachers by asking “What if…?”
“Because ultimately, it’s not about technology at all. It’s about
changing the way learning takes place to make it more
meaningful and impactful for educators and learners around the
globe” (ISTE, 2018).
Terry and Amy

4. 7 ISTE Standards
1.Empowered Learners 2. Digital Citizen 3. Knowledge
Constructor 4. Innovative Designer 5. Computational Thinker.
6. Creative Communicator 7. Global Collaborator (ISTE, 2018).
Terry and Amy

5. TPACK
Framework of 3
Knowledge Areas
and How They
Intersect (TPACK, 2018).
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● Technological-
What tool?
● Pedagogical-It is
the how.
● Content-Subject
(Ex.-Math,
History, etc.)

6. Finding the “Sweet Spot
of TPACK”
A. Technology Knowledge (TK).
B. Pedagogical Knowledge (PK).
C. Content Knowledge (CK).
All three overlap and intersect.
The triangular middle is the
“Sweet Spot” where all work
together in harmony (Candace,
2013). Terry and Amy

7. SAMR
Where Technology and
Pedagogy Intersect Amy and Terry
● Substitution
● Augmentation
● Modification
● Redefinition (Spencer,
2015).

8. Enhancement Transformation
Substitution- “Tech acts
as a direct tool substitute
with no functional change.”
Augmentation- “Tech
acts as a direct tool
substitute with functional
improvement.”
Modification- “Tech
allows for significant task
redesign.”
Redefinition- “Tech
allows for the creation of
new tasks, previously
inconceivable.”
( Puentedura, 2018) Amy , Terry

9. The 4 C’s
The 21st Century
Skills RevisitedAmy, Terry
● Critical Thinking
● Communication
● Collaboration
● Creativity

11. Tools of the 4 C’s
Collaboration: Padlet,
TodaysMeet,
Educlipper
Creativity: Google
Draw, Canva, Pixlr
Express
Critical Thinking:
Kidblog, Breakout
EDU
Remind: Remind,
Google Classroom
(Pace, 2015) Amy and
Terry

12. Conclusion
“It is time to disrupt classrooms and change the way we think
about instruction…” (Clark and Avrith, 2017, p. xii).
“Being a disruptive teacher means that understanding that
although students know how to use technology, they don’t
understand how to use it to learn” (p.7).
“These tools put so much of the learning of humankind at our
fingertips, we should consider them as extraordinary, rather
than dismiss them as distractions” (p.5). Terry and
Amy

13. References
Spencer, J. (2015, November 3). What is the SAMR Model and what does it look
like in schools? Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC5ARwUkVQg&feature=youtu.be
TPACK. (2018). TPACK Explained. Retrieved from
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18vgyosEOjSoKdGlgL0cy0cX9YoSmgFzkgJ
z9CDonIm0/pub
Pace, Kyle B. (2015). How to Champion the Four C’s in the Classroom. Leading is
Learning. http://kylepace.com/2015/11/

14. References
Candace M.[User name]. (2013, April 26). TPACK in 2 Minutes. [Video File].
Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FagVSQlZELY&feature=youtu.be
Clark, Holly, Avrith, Tanya (2017). The Google Infused Classroom. Irvine, CA.
EdTech Team Press.

15. References
ISTE (2018). ISTE Standards for Students. https://www.iste.org/standards/for-
students
Puentedura, Rueben PhD. (2018). SAMR and Blooms. Kathy Schrock’s Guide to
Everything. http://www.schrockguide.net/samr.html