I think some things work better for the kids, some worse, and that it varies
from student to student. My Humanities 7 class is nearly paperless, but
there are areas where they have choices
1. vocabulary lists: I ask them to submit these to individual email folders
2. vocabulary quizzes: These are printed out for each individual kid.
3. reading blogs: There are done entirely online.
4. independent writing: There is an individual email folder they may choose
to use. Most seem to prefer to handwrite.
5. homework reminders: Besides the standard "copy it off the white board
into your planner," I post daily homework reminders to their communal email
folder.
6. unit outlines: I post to the communal folder. Most choose to leave it
online.
7. unit projects: I ask these be word-processed, except for the PowerPoint
projects. They may print them out or email them to me.
8. Self-assessment sheets: These may be filled out electronically, or
printed and handwritten and given to me.
I think that covers it. Perhaps it's that I teach 7th grade, but my students
are not at all shy about letting me know what works for them. Some strongly
prefer paperless, some would handwrite everything if I'd let them.
Take care,
Bill Ivey
Stoneleigh-Burnham School
On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 5:28 PM, Keith E Gatling <keith@gatling.us> wrote:
> 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?
>
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