The Practicalities of paperless classes
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The document discusses the transition to paperless classrooms, highlighting the volume of paper typically used and strategies to reduce it through technology and online resources. It emphasizes the importance of organizing materials and rethinking instructional methods to leverage digital tools effectively. Additional suggestions for facilitating this transition include using collaborative documents and engaging in discussions about technology's role in teaching.
The Practicalities of paperless classes
- 1. Practicalities of Paperless Classes by Peter Lahiff
- 2. Where to start ... Get on the wifi - Wifiguest & NjAX24wA Send me an email to peter@flireland.com to say hi. Name this sound Tell each other your most frustrating and most creative photocopier moments.
- 3. How much paper are we talking? Teacher Paper ● X 2 weeks, - Plans / Records (1 sheet X session X day) = 30 ● X 5 days per week, - Handouts (2 sheets X student X session X day) = 720 ● X 3 session per day, - Visuals / Flash Cards (5 X day) = 50 ● X 12 per class. = 800 ● 1600 pages X course Student Paper ● x 8 Classes - Notes (2 pages X student, X session, X day) = 60x12 ● = 12,800 - Collaborative Docs (= Handouts) ● x 2 Four-week Courses = 720 ● = 25,600 Admin Paper ● = 51 Reams X summer - Placement Tests (3 sheets X student X course) = 36 ● = 10 boxes of paper - Attendance Sheets (1 X session X week) = 6 - Reports (1 X student X course) = 36 = 78
- 4. Reducing teacher paper ... By switching to a communicative syllabus
- 5. & Organsing visual prompts online
- 6. Links to discussion Rethinking - What have you used technology for? - What you would like technology to do? - How could we kick each other’s buts? http://padlet.com/peterlahiff75/phqn8ncbpdoz
- 7. What paper does & The alternatives ● A takeaway to review after ● Saves waiting for them to write. ● Gives a scaffolding for writing. ● Cut it up and move it around. ● Give differentiated pieces of info. ● Give somewhere to write notes. ● Drawing pictures ● Cut it into shapes. ● Mind mapping
- 8. A few other suggestions Mine Blog provocation Facebook groups Clip converter SAMR Yours?