Going Paperless

Practical ways to implement paperless class.

Remember the promise of going paperless to Earth Day 2011!

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and please, your document paperless Earth Day
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Feel free to put ideas from the left, even if you have a solution without
paper.
Maybe somebody does.

With Book Paperless

As we prepare for paperless?
Check to see if your photo copier of the
The classroom is prepared for school is also a scanner. Many of the new
the role. ones are. Thus you can easily make more
donations in pdfs very quickly. Some will
even copy and mail the files to you.
Many ideas on this wiki http://cdspd.wikispaces.com/
Create a test video. Ideas here:
Write an essay
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SMS, Twitter, Facebook, TodaysMeetwiki
usage; / blog to download pdf / e-word
Passing notes document on your computer to read. Try
wallwisher too. Use Edmodo or Twiducate
as backchannel. Speaking.
Ask students to sign-in wiki, so Google,
Class attendance checklist
engine quiz, District Online Gradebook
Read an article online, put it under the
document camera. Email PDF version.
Create shared folders in Google Docs and
Distributing copies of an article
place items in the folder. To listen to him
to read in class.
instead.
Scan the document and use LMS to
distribute.
Use a site like mindmapping Mindmeister,
brainstorming session on board
or use Inspiration / Kidspiration software.
a white paper
Whiteboard.
 Using the chalkboard, taking pictures and
sharing them on Flickr, using an
interactive white board (SMART,
Using the framework of white
Promethean ...) More and brainstorming
paper
ideas about paperless boardwork
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Use Drop.io for students to turn work and
Students in turn, paper projects; use VoiceThread and the plethora
products and physical projects of Web 2.0 tools for the job. Use the
platform as
Use clickers or Google forms or Poll
Teachers Hand questionnaire Everywhere , or vote for cellular phone,
and testing the response of the there are several web 2.0 sites to online
student paper questionnaires, including the discovery of
streaming. Finger signs.
Use scrap paper for the
Use a little piece of white board as a slate.
development of math problems.
Scan the article and make it made
Distributing copies of an article available to students as PDF in a wiki,
to read Ning, or blog for availability 24 / 7. Show
you using a document camera
Brainstorming - students write Use Wallwisher, with mind mapping
ideas on the role of adhesive software Inspiration
Students blog their written work, post on a
Students turn handwritten wiki / Ning / Moodle, drop it into a shared
assignments, poetry, creative network folder Google Apps Education
writing, etc. Edition,
email or directly to the teacher.
e-mail assignments to the teacher.
Municipal School of tasks and duties.
Setting up a Google site with pages for
The students turn the paper
each student and have them attach their
product and physics projects
homework (in pdf) and subscribe using
RSS to know when it was transformed
within
Use individual dry-erase boards, hand
audio recorders, record lecture with
Use notebooks
GarageBandiMovie (or other programs for
PC users.)
 ff or ask to summarize the ideas of the
class using Twitter or texting you
Use Zoho Notebook for a truly interactive
notebook
Use OneNote to create shared notebooks
electronic lab (works fine in laptop
environment 01:01)
Use Zoho Notebook Laptop for a truly
Laboratory notebooks in science interactive
You can also use Google Forms to create a
digital form for students to report
laboratory results. (And collect class data
for graphing and easy sharing, etc.)
Use a document camera for the book
Each pupil has a copy of the project for the whole class. 20Technology/
book to read together in the Presentation%%
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20Products/Elmo.aspx
Students write their poems in WP and then
burn audio him, turn it on via dropbox,
drop.io or similar site (google.)
Students write poetry and turn
Students can choose a picture to go to the
it into
poem and post the photo and audio
recording of poem VoiceThread then other
students and teachers can comment.
Send PDFs home and also make
information available on the classroom.
teach parents how to use RSS to subscribe
to the blog of the school, which replaces
newsletters. Optimise your school
newsletter for smart phones with a Google
Sending newsletters and
Doc and encourage families to download
brochures for parents
Google Mobile App to access the
newsletter and automatically receive
notification.
parents begin signing up for a Twitter
account where you can post quick notes
and links to more information
Provide information on grades and
Sending paper report cards and
progress through web-based gradebook
home weekly grade reports
and SIS
Create a poster Create a Glog using Glogster EDU
 Search online own images: flickr, PBASE,
Draw a picture of the clipart, google images
vocabulary Tie together with FlockDraw - @
novemberMonster
Stroll documenting features, Take a tour using a webcam, create a
objects, etc. spreadsheet to speak, etc.
Sticky Notes / Post-its ideas
Use Wallwisher (@ dajbelshaw)
and brainstorming
Showcase student work in Use youblisher and post on a blog /
magazine form. website / wiki
Stay inside and do the busy Go out and explore hands on science
work concepts.
Engage in small groups and group
In literature, the understanding
discussions where all predetermined
to answer questions
outcomes are unknown. Record for later
individually
playback.
Use stationery to report on the
Use medium-size pictures
work group
Collect data, record pulse, shoe Use Google Spreadsheets to gather data in
sizes, etc. to make statistics a spreadsheet ready.
Making and displaying posters Use sidewalk chalk on the sidewalks
to advertise school events around the school building.

Use Google Forms to create MCQs and

Assessment, evaluation, tests
automated classification.
Collection of all written work of Allowing those wishing to simply e-mail to
students (tests, lab reports, you from home. (Or Google Docs, or what
questions) you are using).
design procedures, or print a copy of the
procedures / instructions that you reuse
each group for all periods throughout the
Print a copy of the laboratory
day.
procedures for each student in
Set up stations that have a copy of the
their individual sheet
instructions at each station that keeps the
station. Ask students to report their
findings in a form of Google.
Students turn their homework Students have homework to send email to
paper in the morning you and arrange everything for you in.
 Students post their documents on Google
Review peer, paper shares WAVE in a wiki or teacher to create
students in each Blogger account.
Create a poster to share what a Use free tools such as online Vuvox, Prezi,
group or individual has learned etc.
Post to a series of videos, pictures,
readings, etc on a site like Blogger or
Gallery Walk Vuvox and leads to student computer lab
to wander around all projects. Go to the
museum.
Use Google Wave to write a poem
Write an epic poem
collaboratively. Example
Use individual dry erase boards, project
And if students do not have a work from the instructor's computer to a
computer? (Many ideas above screen, use PollEverywhere.com and allow
involve computers) students to use their phones to answer
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LiveBinders is a great tool for Web 2.0
Collection of resources, sharing servers to a virtual 3-Ring Binder you can
of files, classes, presentations, gather resources and use for the
handouts presentation inside.
You can also use Microsoft OneNote or
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Stroll through the neighborhood Here is a lesson plan soon Chalk Lesson
school and pick up some trash Plans hot that could help.
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and / Don 't Talk about dealing MusicWriteRapSong68.htm There are also
with what they think). Then the online tools such as rhyme Rhymezone or
students write a rap. Write Express.
We have a Twitter feed for people to sign
quick reminders to parents up for ads fast - Public RSS feed
about school events Edmodo.com
Netvibes for class
Rather than have them do spreadsheets to
prove it can solve the problems, they have
practice in the classroom with dry-erase
Math homework boards or wireless tablets, then they have
to make a video tutorial for students
younger than them (or grandmother) to
demonstrate how to solve problems
Spelling test www.spellingcity.com,
 spellingbeethegame.com
www.classmarker.com Unfortunately,
students have to follow a few quick steps
to make an account, but you can make
Multimedia rich online testing,
great and easy online tests and
great for older students.
assignments integrated with sounds,
images and video. They really need to
change the name though.
www.bubbl.us like inspiration and clever
ideas, limited in advanced features, but
Web-based mind mapping
without the necessary software and it
looks decent. Try the beta version.
letter of permission for the trip
to be sent home for parent sent home pdf
signature
Challenge your class or have your
Litterless Lunch challenge for another class to bring a lunch
that is litterless.
Video lessons are a great way to teach in
Using video lessons in the the classroom without paper - check out
classroom this site of free resources for math
teachers teacher.tenmarks.com http:/ /
Ask students to write notes, calculations,
charts and tables on their desks with dry-
erase markers. If they are producing
Do you have a written work something that needs to be "past", take a
that should be adopted in picture and send it to a computer for easy
access fix it or display on your site or
digital desk. Example:Go out of paper,
write on your desk
Check out more ideas:
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Convert from paper to
Technology-Integration
Technology
"Is paperless really green as you think?"
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Store old family photos in a

Scan and distribute or make it available
binder that is displaced.
online.
print scripts for anchors to read
scripts e-mail (students have their own
during filming student produced
laptops at our school)
newscast
Make binders online www.livebinders.com
www.wordle.net Paste in any text and it
will make a "wordle" (a collage of words)
based on the usage and repetition of
words in the text. I tried it out with my
Make some cool art with Words.
resume and it made a collage of my life.
Students could paste in stories, or ideas
gather from brainstorming and make some
pretty cool Wordles based on their work.
Give Online Tests and Gather www.classmarker.com
Results for Free (already above)
Online Learning Management System Schoology.com
Anyone know of any great online discussion forums
for asking and sharing ideas about technology in
education?