The Paperless Classroom

http://teachpaperless.blogspot.com/

Objectives

• Teachers will be able to implement paperless assignments in their classes.

• Teachers will be able to decide between Google Docs & software based documents for paperless assignments.

Reasons to go paperless

• Improved learning environment

• Improved organization

• More efficient

• Save the Earth?

Getting Started

1. Establish a routine

2. Collect email addresses or

join an LMS

3. Create group email lists or

groups in the LMS

• Students create a folder to share with teacher

• Teacher creates a folder to share with students

• Use Google Classroom or scripts to automate this (Doctopus)

• Naming conventions:

• Class or period - assignment name - student name

• Google Classroom manages this for you!

• No Internet

• Student can erase file

Collaboration

• Blogs, wikis, & social networks

Presentation

• Prezi, SlideBean

Use Google Form for URL turn in

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By Steve Katz

Paperless Classroom

Conditions for Success

Paperless

Web 2.0

Google Docs (Cloud)

• Access anywhere with Internet

• Easy collaboration

• Revision history

• No email

• Set permissions

• Can copy docs

Benefits

1. Software-based documents (attached to an e-mail)

2. Cloud documents (Google)

3. Web 2.0

Assignment Formats

Problems

• Students don’t name assignments correctly.

• Students don’t put correct subject in email.

• Many files on hard drive.

Problems

• Assignments are emailed to you or turned in to a drop box.

• Due date easy to measure. (On Time?)

• Teacher is in control of work handed in.

Benefits of Software-Based Assignments

I don't hate paper.

This doesn't mean

• Not using books

• An absolute ban

• 1:1 computing

• Bandwidth

• Method of disseminating information

• (LMS, web site, blog, wiki)

• Be prepared to fail

• E-mail (and Google Docs)