Please contact me and I'll share with you what we do here at our school
with a number of classes.
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From: Keith E Gatling [mailto:keith@gatling.us]=20
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 2:29 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: The "Green" (Paperless) Classroom
With all the push for us to go "green" and as paperless as possible, has
anyone thought about whether or not this really works for the kids?
I tried starting out the year by not giving the kids any handouts,
telling them that they were all available online. Even showing them
where to get them. It doesn't seem to be working. Or where it does work,
it works because they're printing out the handouts for themselves to
have in front of them to refer to.
I know from my own experience that if I'm trying to follow instructions
on how to do something on a computer, it's much easier to have those
instructions printed out on a piece of paper I can refer to as I'm doing
the work. Going back and forth between screens on the same computer just
doesn't work for me. And if it doesn't work for me, why should I believe
it will work for my students?
So I've started writing and giving out handouts again. But there's a new
twist to it. Now I make them write their names on the handouts the
moment I give it to them, and if I find it left behind or on the floor
somewhere, they lose points for it.
I just wrote a whole piece on this, that goes into greater detail, for
my blog at http://wordfromg.blogspot.com.
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Keith E Gatling
Email: keith@gatling.us
Blog: wordfromg.blogspot.com
Website: www.gatling.us/keith
The fact that I'm open-minded doesn't mean that I have to agree with
you.
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