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[Name] Jennifer Gaspar-Santos [Description] As schools begin to explore the role of iPads in the classroom, it is increasingly apparent that innovation requires more than the device in hand. In order to charter the sea of apps and workflows, one should know how to navigate using an important compass---the SAMR model: a model developed by Dr. Ruben Puentedura that serves as a framework to assess technology integration. How do we redefine teaching and learning in our classrooms? What is the difference between simply enhancing vs transforming with iPads? Attendees will learn how to use the SAMR Model to investigate these challenging questions. Attendees will also come away with ideas on how to strategically create their own App toolkits. They will learn how to assess apps based on what makes pedagogical sense--- arranged by learning goals. Attendees will come away with examples of App toolkits for collaboration, research and flipping the classroom and more importantly, will understand the importance of using the SAMR model to navigate through these toolkits to make meaningful connections in the classroom with their students. Concepts like “app-smashing” (combining apps that compliment each other) as well as “app-pruning” (identifying and eliminating apps that serve duplicate purposes or no meaningful purpose) will be shared. They will hear practical examples of how app toolkits are being used in the classroom and at what stage of the SAMR model those apps can be applied. Attendees will be given a padlet wall of resources to share with others at their school and will see how the SAMR model is the compass that points educators in the right direction towards transformation. [Session Materials] Presentation Slides [Title] 
Piloting iPads with the SAMR Compass
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