tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1594013070158399415.post4542464004875233796..comments2024-02-18T02:45:17.829-06:00Comments on My Adventures in Educational Technology: The road to a paperless classroom begins on MondayAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09375184718889353323noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1594013070158399415.post-81324664217219911582010-02-21T11:50:03.889-06:002010-02-21T11:50:03.889-06:00Sorry to take so long to respond to your comments....Sorry to take so long to respond to your comments. I just got back from my trip to the Winter Olympics and was neglecting my blog!<br /><br />Thanks for your kind wishes VKT. I look forward to your feedback and comments.<br /><br />Stacy, the road to a paperless classroom is one that I advise you do in bits and pieces. It won't happen overnight and takes some time to establish in your classroom. Also keep in mind that I have very good access to computers at school or most students have computers at home so it is easy for me to ensure my students are able to complete their assignments during class time or at home.<br /><br />One of the main tools I use with my students that cuts down on paper in Language Arts is Google Docs. Student write their essays and texts online and then use a different colour to edit them and show changes in different stages. If they are doing major revisions they save a copy of their draft and then rename it as a new draft for comparison. They then share them with me so that I can note their progress and evolution of their writing. I teach at a middle school level and not a high school level so I'm not sure what the expectations are at your level and if this would be satisfactory in demonstrating editing skills. I also have students share their writing with each other and provide comments and feedback to each other when doing peer-to-peer editing as part of my writing workshop. I like the fact that there are no papers to lose and that students can work from any computer at anytime. I also don't have to lug around piles of marking as I can access their work at anytime from any computer.<br /><br />Another part of Google Docs that I've recently discovered and have grown to love is Google Forms. I can develop an activity that requires the student to respond in a variety of ways (long answer, short answer, multiple choice, true or false, etc) and then submit the form online. You can make all of the questions mandatory and ensure that students have to fill out their name to submit the form. When you have prepared a form, you can post a link to it on your class website or blog and students can access it from anywhere. All of the answers are then tabulated into a spreadsheet where I can see who has completed the assignment and when they did it. For your traditional grammar sheets, you may be able to make them into different google form documents and have the students complete them online for you. It would be an initial time investment on your part but once it is developped, you wouldn't have to spend the time doing it again.<br /><br />Blogging is also a ways my students work on opinion text and share their views with each other. It has replaced the traditional form of a journal in my class and allows students to do daily or weekly writing.<br /><br />Those are only a few ideas I have for you off the top of my head. If you have other questions or you have some ideas to discuss, I would love to hear from you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375184718889353323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1594013070158399415.post-37521588865543837162010-02-20T20:02:06.266-06:002010-02-20T20:02:06.266-06:00Very good luck to you. I will be back to check on ...Very good luck to you. I will be back to check on your progress.VKThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017490749224577620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1594013070158399415.post-47677989438600157902010-02-15T21:44:24.534-06:002010-02-15T21:44:24.534-06:00Can you help me? When I watch your video, I find ...Can you help me? When I watch your video, I find it very inspiring. I am a language arts teacher in Columbus, Ohio, and I am working very hard to incorporate technology into my classroom. But I don't know how to go paperless. I just don't know how to replace written essays and grammar worksheets with paperless assignments that get at the same skills. Any suggestions?Stacy Nockowitzhttp://somenovelideas.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.com