Lesson Design and Planning from scratch 10. SAMR The SAMR model was created to help teachers reflect on how they re using technology ➦ ➦ future. The four levels today while paving the way towards impacting their students move from simple substitution, to augmentation, modification and finally redefinition, ➦ where each successive level increases the tool s impact on the classroom. The SAMR Model for integrating technology into teaching, developed by Dr. Ruben Puentedura, has gained a good deal of exposure in recent years. SAMR is an acronym that ➧ ➨ stands for Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, and Redefinition. The SAMR model provides a technique for moving through degrees of technology adoption to find more meaningful uses of technology in teaching and move away from simply using tech for tech s sake . ➧ ➩ ➨ 191