Smash it app for success

Simon McKenzie

By Simon McKenzie
Community contribution / May 11, 2015

Q. What is “App Smashing?” Why should I introduce it in my classroom?

DR. Ruben Puentedura formulated the SAMR model as a way of identifying how technology might impact upon student learning.

Unfortunately ...

This story appeared in the May 2015 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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