Bringing It All Together
You've learned about the ISTE Standards for both educators and students, and you've explored the TPACK and SAMR frameworks. Now it's time to see how these powerful tools work together to create effective, technology-enhanced lesson plans.
Why This Matters: As a future educator, you need more than just knowledge of standards and frameworks—you need to know how to apply them in real classroom situations. This integration approach ensures your lessons are:
- Aligned with national educational technology standards
- Grounded in sound pedagogical and content knowledge
- Using technology in transformative, not just substitutive, ways
- Preparing students for success in a digital world
The Integration Framework
ISTE Standards
Define what students should achieve and what educators should demonstrate
TPACK
Guides how you integrate technology with your content and teaching methods
SAMR
Evaluates how deeply technology transforms the learning experience
Complete Example: Digital Storytelling Lesson
Lesson Overview
Subject: English Language Arts, Grade 6
Duration: 3 class periods (45 min each)
Topic: Creating Digital Narratives with Multimedia Elements
ISTE Standards
Educator: Designer (authentic learning experiences), Facilitator (technology-supported learning)
Student: Creative Communicator (multimedia creation), Knowledge Constructor (digital content curation), Global Collaborator (publishing for authentic audience)
TPACK Integration
CK: Narrative structure, character development, plot elements
PK: Process writing approach, peer feedback, scaffolded instruction
TK: Book Creator app, Canva for graphics, Soundtrap for audio
Integration: Students use digital storytelling tools (TK) to apply narrative writing skills (CK) through a scaffolded, collaborative process (PK) that allows for multimedia expression and global publishing.
SAMR Level: Redefinition
Why Redefinition? Students aren't just writing stories—they're creating interactive, multimedia narratives with embedded audio narration, original illustrations, background music, and hyperlinked vocabulary support. They publish their work on a class website for a global audience and receive feedback from students in partner schools across three countries. This task was previously inconceivable without digital technology.
Compare to Substitution: Simply typing a story in Google Docs would be substitution. This lesson goes far beyond that.
Learning Objectives
- • Students will create an original narrative with clear plot structure and character development
- • Students will integrate multimedia elements (images, audio, music) that enhance their story
- • Students will publish their work for an authentic global audience
- • Students will provide constructive feedback to peers using digital commenting tools
Assessment
Formative: Peer feedback via digital comments, teacher check-ins during creation
Summative: Completed digital story evaluated with rubric covering narrative elements, multimedia integration, technical execution, and creativity
Key Takeaway: This lesson seamlessly integrates ISTE Standards (students are creative communicators and global collaborators), applies TPACK (technology enables new forms of storytelling that align with writing pedagogy and narrative content), and reaches the Redefinition level of SAMR (creating tasks that were previously impossible).
Your Turn: Plan Your Lesson
Now it's time to apply what you've learned! For your next project, you'll create a complete lesson plan that integrates ISTE Standards, TPACK, and SAMR. Use the template provided above and aim for at least the Modification level on the SAMR model.
Checklist for Success
- Identify at least 2 ISTE Educator Standards and 3 ISTE Student Standards
- Clearly articulate your Content, Pedagogical, and Technological Knowledge
- Explain how all three TPACK domains intersect in your lesson
- Evaluate your lesson using SAMR and aim for Modification or Redefinition
- Include authentic assessment and differentiation strategies
Additional Resources
Ready to Create Your Lesson Plan?
Mark this lab as complete once you understand how to integrate ISTE Standards, TPACK, and SAMR into your lesson planning.