The Paperless Classroom

The Paperless Classroom

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  Paperless Classroom Mystruggles, successes, and recommendations for teaching in a paperless classroom. By Steve Katz KORCOS Conference March 11, 2011
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  Objectives • Teachers willbe able to implement paperless assignments in their classes. • Teachers will be able to decide between Google Docs & e-mail for paperless assignments.
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  What is apaperless classroom?
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  Conditions for Success •1:1 computing • Bandwidth • E-mail (and Google Docs) • Method of disseminating information • CMS, web site, wiki, blog • Be prepared to fail
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  Reasons to goPaperless • Improved learning environment • Improved organization • More efficient • Save the Earth?
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  I’m Not TalkingAbout • Not using books • An absolute ban PS. I don’t hate paper!
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  Getting Started • Establisha routine • Collect e-mail addresses • Create group e-mail lists
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  E-mailing Assignments • Decideon a format (Word, Pages, rtf) • File naming system • Assignment name - block - student name
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  Create Filters • Trainstudents to put “HW” as the subject • Must be exact • Homework folder for mail • Grade, insert comments, send back
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  Benefits of E-mail •Student work on your hard drive. • Due date easy to measure. (On Time?) • Teacher is in control of work handed in.
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  Problems with E-mail •Students don’t name assignments correctly. • Student’s don’t put correct subject in email. • Many files on hard drive.
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  Google Docs • Create“collection” to share with students • Students create collection to share with teacher • Collection naming system • Class or block - student name • File naming system • Assignment name - block - student name
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  Benefits of gDocs •Access anywhere with Internet • Revision history • No email • Can copy docs • Collaboration
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  Problems with gDocs •No Internet • Student can erase file
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  Web 2.0 • Collaboration: • Blogs, wikis, & nings • Presentation: • Voicethread, Glogster, Prezi
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  Resources • Teach PaperlessBlog http:// teachpaperless.blogspot.com/ • Paperless Ideas http://bit.ly/korcos-paperless • My paperless blog posts http://bit.ly/twv-paperless
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  Paperless Classroom Mystruggles, successes, and recommendations for teaching in a paperless classroom. By Steve Katz http://www.stevenkatz.com http://twitter.com/stevekatz [email protected]